A Florida man pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud the United States, filing a false tax return and to aiding and assisting the preparation of a false tax return. According to court documents and statements made in court, Rafael Ramos, of Orlando, recruited clients and prepared tax returns onContinue Reading
Arthur Petrov, a 33-year-old dual Russian-German citizen residing in Russia and Cyprus, was arrested on August 26 in the Republic of Cyprus at the request of the United States. He faces charges of export control violations, smuggling, wire fraud, and money laundering offenses related to his alleged involvement in anContinue Reading
The former mayor of the municipality of Humacao, Puerto Rico, was sentenced today to three years and one month in prison for his involvement in a bribery scheme in which he received cash payments for awarding municipal contracts to two companies. According to court documents, from 2021 until 2022, ReinaldoContinue Reading
U.S. District Judge William F. Jung has sentenced Hector Caballero (70, Venezuela) to 17 years and 6 months in federal prison for trafficking cocaine on the high seas. A federal jury had found Caballero guilty on May 11, 2023. According to testimony presented at trial, Caballero was the captain of aContinue Reading
U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza has sentenced Javier Alejandro Lopez Rivera (36, Orlando) to six years and six months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute or possess with the intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drugContinue Reading
In a swift and resounding verdict, Zachary Alexander Woods, 29, of Canyon Lake, TX, has been sentenced to life in prison for Aggravated Kidnapping, following a four-day trial that gripped the community. The trial concluded on July 14, 2023, as a Comal County jury deliberated for less than 20 minutesContinue Reading
Damien Deshaun Dennis, a 43-year-old from Jacksonville, has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for bank fraud and aggravated identity theft by Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan. Dennis was also ordered to pay restitution to the victims he defrauded. His arrest by the United States SecretContinue Reading