Gulfcoast Eye Care, an ophthalmology practice with offices in Pinellas Park, Palm Harbor, and St. Petersburg, has agreed to pay $615,000 to settle allegations of submitting false claims to Medicare and Medicaid through a kickback arrangement involving medically unnecessary trans-cranial doppler ultrasounds (TCDs). According to the U.S. Department of Justice,Continue Reading
William Conway Broyles, 60, has been sentenced to life in Florida State Prison after pleading guilty to three counts of First-Degree Murder for the 2021 killings of his wife, son, and daughter, State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced. On December 1, 2021, the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 callContinue Reading
A Duval County jury has found Carlos Lofton guilty of Aggravated Battery (Discharge of a Firearm Causing Great Bodily Harm) and Attempted Armed Robbery (Discharge of a Firearm Causing Great Bodily Harm), according to Florida State Attorney Melissa Nelson’s Office. As a Prison Releasee Reoffender, Lofton now faces up toContinue Reading
Florida State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced that a Duval County jury has found Iris Williams guilty of two counts of Second-Degree Murder, Kidnapping with a Firearm, Tampering with Evidence, and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. The charges stem from the October 2023 murders of Charles Watkins andContinue Reading
Liridon Masurica, 33, of Gjilan, Kosovo, also known online as “@blackdb,” has been extradited to the United States to face charges of conspiracy to commit access device fraud and multiple counts of fraudulent use of unauthorized access devices. United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announced the extradition. If convicted onContinue Reading
A jury delivered a guilty verdict on Wednesday, May 7th, in the 2020 murder case of 44-year-old David Vega. Stanley Summer Jr., 49, was found guilty of Premeditated First-Degree Murder with a Firearm after a brief deliberation. Following the verdict, Judge McCourt sentenced Summer to life in prison. Chief AssistantContinue Reading
A Duval County jury has found James Conyers guilty of Second-Degree Murder and Dealing in Stolen Property, State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced. Conyers now faces up to life in Florida State Prison. Sentencing will be scheduled by the Honorable Judge Mark Borello at a later date. The case stems fromContinue Reading
On April 30th, 2025, 25-year-old Mackenzie Paige Deaton pled guilty to leaving the scene of a crash involving serious bodily injury and a violation of the Move Over Act. The incident occurred around 1 a.m. on January 6th, 2024, when a St. Petersburg Police Officer was conducting a traffic stopContinue Reading
A Manatee County jury on Wednesday found 28-year-old Nicholas Shermer guilty of second-degree murder in the 2023 death of his girlfriend, Amanda Shoaf. Shermer called 911 on August 27, 2023, to report that he had shot Shoaf following an argument at their apartment on Carlton Inlet Drive. He was takenContinue Reading
A Naples man who led Collier County deputies on a high-speed pursuit in 2022, carjacked a motorist, and was later found with a large quantity of fentanyl has been sentenced to 13 years in prison. Fritz Gerald Senatus, 27, received the 13-year sentence on multiple felony charges, including carjacking, high-speedContinue Reading