Manatee County Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for 2022 Homicide

A Manatee County jury found Albert Wilcox guilty of second-degree murder and sentenced him to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 2022 homicide of Sherline White. The incident occurred on February 26, 2022, when BPD dispatchers received a call from a woman reporting that someone wasContinue Reading

Duval County Jury Convicts Man on Drug Trafficking and Possession Charges

A Duval County jury has found 42-year-old Antwon Piere Jenkins guilty of Trafficking in Substituted Cathinone, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Cocaine, Possession of Less Than 20 Grams of Cannabis, and Possession of Controlled Substance Paraphernalia. With the verdict, Jenkins faces up to 42 years in Florida State Prison. TheContinue Reading

Man Convicted in Duval County Shooting Over  Unpaid Debt

A Duval County jury has found 38-year-old Craig S. Fuce Jr. guilty of Attempted Second-Degree Murder and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. With the verdict, Fuce faces up to life in Florida State Prison due to enhanced penalties. The Honorable London Kite will sentence him at aContinue Reading

U.S. Seizes Sanctioned Venezuelan Aircraft in Dominican Republic

The Justice Department announced on February 6 that authorities in the Dominican Republic seized a Dassault Falcon 2000EX aircraft used by Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PdVSA), the sanctioned Venezuelan state-owned oil and natural gas company. The seizure was carried out at the request of the U.S. government for violations ofContinue Reading

Woman Charged with Smuggling Undocumented Aliens in Florida

United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg has announced the filing of a criminal complaint against 51-year-old Maria Lopez-Vega, a Mexican national, for allegedly being paid to transport undocumented aliens across the United States. If convicted, Lopez-Vega faces up to 10 years in federal prison. The complaint details that on FebruaryContinue Reading