A federal jury has reached a verdict in the case of two individuals from Tampa, Elias Xavier Rosario Torres, aged 26, and Veronica Estefania Rodriguez Pinuela, aged 23. They have been found guilty of several charges related to drug trafficking and possession of illegal firearms. United States Attorney Roger B.Continue Reading
Deep Alpesh Kumar Patel, a 21-year-old resident of Sarasota, has been sentenced to six months in federal prison by U.S. District Chief Judge Timothy Corrigan for transmitting an interstate threat to injure. Patel pleaded guilty to the charges on December 15, 2023. As per the plea agreement, Patel was foundContinue Reading
Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan has sentenced 38-year-old Sam David Harris, Jr. of Middleburg to 25 years in federal prison for production of child sexual abuse images, to be followed by a lifetime of supervised release. The court also ordered Harris to pay $65,500 in restitution to theContinue Reading
United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found 58-year-old Gregory Allen Williamson a/k/a “Vlad Vlad” of North Port, Florida, guilty of enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity, three counts of production of child sexual abuse material, three counts of distribution of childContinue Reading
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is set to hold a five-day Global Entry Enrollment Event in Jacksonville, Florida, starting on March 4. This event aims to cater to applicants who have been conditionally approved for the trusted traveler program. “Global Entry is one of the most popular trusted travelerContinue Reading
U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton today sentenced Timothy Jones, a 60-year-old resident of Orlando, to 25 years in federal prison for bank robbery. Jones pleaded guilty to one count of bank robbery on September 26, 2023. The court also ordered Jones to forfeit $30,000 of unrecovered proceeds from hisContinue Reading
U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington has sentenced Scott Carpenter, Jr. of Lakeland to 28 years in federal prison for robbery and brandishing a firearm during violent crimes. Carpenter, 46, pleaded guilty on November 14, 2023. Carpenter was found guilty of committing 13 armed robberies between August 2018 andContinue Reading
U.S. District Judge Mary Scriven sentenced Benjamin Lara, 39, of Ruskin, to one year and one day in federal prison for mail fraud. The court also ordered Lara to pay $68,086.23 in restitution. Lara entered a guilty plea on November 13, 2023. Court documents revealed that Lara, while employed asContinue Reading
In Jacksonville, Nicole Danielle Devilbiss, 35, pleaded guilty to conspiring to produce and distribute animal crush videos, announced United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg. Devilbiss faces up to five years in federal prison with a sentencing date yet to be determined. Federal law defines animal crushing as the deliberate inflictionContinue Reading
U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. has handed down a seven-year federal prison sentence to Geoffrey Gaston, a 29-year-old resident of Orlando. Gaston pleaded guilty to committing five armed robberies between September 12 and October 12, 2022. Gaston’s crime spree involved targeting 7-Eleven stores across different locations, as revealedContinue Reading