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2008
- 010408...President of Palmetto Company Pleads Guilty to Military Contract Fraud
- 010708...Inmate Gets Another 19 Years in Jail for Obstruction, False Claims
- 010808...Four Charged in Fraudulent Florida Drivers License Bribery Conspiracy
- 010808...Father Sentenced to 72 Months Imprisonment for Providing 13 Year Old Son with Steroids
- 010808...Man Charged with Traveling Between New York and Sarasota to Kill Elderly Couple
- 011108...Doctor Pleads Guilty to Charges of Conspiracy To Distribute Phentermine and Money Laundering
- 011608...Man Gets 16 Years for Identity Theft
- 011708...Bogus Landlord Pleads Guilty to Stealing Federal Rent Subsidies
- 011708...Immokalee, Florida Family Charged with Forcing Immigrants into Farm Labor
- 011808...Green Cove Springs Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge of Receipt of Child Pornography
- 012208...Former Hillsborough County Tax Collector Employee Sentenced in Bribery Scheme
- 012308...Two More "Kuntry Boyz" Gang Members Sentenced on Federal Drug Charges
- 012308...Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography
- 012408...St. Augustine Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
- 012408...Jacksonville Man Sentenced to More Than Seven Years in Counterfeit Check Case
- 012508...Five Aliens Sentenced for Illegal Entry
- 012808...Convicted Felon Sentenced to Fifteen Years
- 013008...Jacksonville Man Indicted and Arrested on Federal Charge of Possession of Child Pornography
- 013008...Jacksonville Man Gets Over Two Years in Prison for Making Counterfeit Travelers Cheques
- 013008...Orlando Child Pornography Producer Sentenced
- 013008...Jacksonville Man Sentenced to 15 Years on Gun Charges
- 013108...Passenger on Airplane Pleads Guilty to Assault of a Flight Attendant
- 020108...75 Years This Week for Gun Crime in Jacksonville
- 020108...Jury Finds Wesley Snipes Guilty on Three Misdemeanor Charges and Acquits Him of Two Felony Charges. Two Others Found Guilty on Felony Charges
- 020508...Former Lakeland Couple Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Obstruction Charges Arising out of Biodiesel Fuel Scam
- 020608...Flagler County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge of Possession of Child Pornography
- 020708...Orlando Man Sentenced to 5 Months for FEMA Fraud
- 020808...Manatee County Crystal Meth Dealer Sentenced to Ten Years
- 020808...Orlando Man Sentenced for Visa Fraud, His Partner Remains a Fugitive
- 021108...Former DCF Spokesman Arrested on Federal Charges of Production of Child Pornography
- 021108...Former Bartow Auto Dealer Guilty of Bank Fraud
- 021408...Three Convicted in Nationwide Fraudulent Workers' Compensation Insuranace Scheme
- 022008...Jacksoville Man Sentenced to Seven Years for Mortgage Fraud Scheme
- 022008...Major Drug Dealer Arrested on Federal Drug Charges
- 202108...Dunnellon Man Sentenced to Twenty Three Years on Federal Firearm and Ammunition Charge
- 022108... Tampa Man Gets 45 Years for Child Pornography
- 022508...Transporter of Illegal Aliens Sentenced
- 022508...Orlando Gun Dealer Sentenced for Selling Firearms to Convicted Felons
- 022808...Commercial Fishing Vessel's Captain Sentenced for Disposing of Spiny Lobster Tails to Prevent Their Seizure
- 022808...Second Former Tampa Housing Authority Offical Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy and Embezzlement Charges
- 022908... Jury Convicts South Florida Trucker of Transporting $950,000 Worth of Cocaine From Arizona to Central Florida
- 022908...Wesley Chapel Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than a Million Dollars from his Former Employer Quest Diagnostics
- 030308...Psychologist Who Worked at Okeechobee Correctional Institution Found Guilty of Tax Fraud
- 030408...Lou Pearlman Signs Plea Agreement that Includes Additional Charges that he Defrauded Investors
- 030408...Lou Pearlman Plea Agreement
- 030508...Bradenton Drug Dealer Gets Life
- 030508...Putnam County Man Found Guilty by a Federal Jury of Receipt and Transportation of Child Pornography
- 030608...Owner of Sarasota Construction Company Agrees to Plead Guilty to Willfully Making False Federal Income Tax Returns
- 031208...Three More Bogus Landlords Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Steal Housing Subsidies
- 031308...Father and Daughter Charged with International Investment Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme (see below for Complaint)
- 031308...Gunter Criminal Complaint
- 031308...Five Duffle Bags of Marijuana Recovered After St. Petersburg Man and Woman are Charged in Drugs and Gun Case
- 031308...Orange Park Man Sentenced to 17 1/2 Years in Prison for Interstate Transportation of Child Pornography
- 031608...Pasco County Sheriff's Deputy Arrested on Federal Drug Charges Along with Two Other Individuals (see below for Criminal Complaints)
- 031608... Donald Riggans, Kevin Massimino, Robert Caddick Criminal Complaint
- 031608...Rodney Philon Criminal Complaint
- 031808...Eleven Members of Firearm Trafficking Organization Indicted (Indictment Below)
- 031808... Firearm Trafficking Indictment
- 031808...Jacksonville Man Pleads Guilty in Federal Court to Receipt of Child Pornography
- 031808...Tampa Company and Two Employees Sentenced for Dumping Diesel Fuel into Storm Drain
- 031908...Former DHSMV Employee Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Receive Gratutities and to Make False Statements in DHSMV Applications
- 032008...Alabama Man Sentenced for Attempting to Sell Bogus U.S. Bonds in Tampa
- 032108...Naples Doctor Convicted of Illegally Providing Narcotics
- 032108...Serial Aircraft Burglar Sentenced to Eight Years
- 032508...Jacksonville Woman Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud
- 032608...Volusia County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Explosives Charge
- 032708...Lakeland Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing FEMA Trailer
- 032708...Tampa Man Pleads Guilty in Fraud Case Involving $6 Million in Mortgages
- 032808...Morgage Fraud Defendant Sentenced to Thirty Months
- 302808...Ponte Vedra Beach Man Indicted in Czech Republic Property Investment Scheme
- 032808...Sanford Man Sentenced to 100 Years in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and Possession of Child Pornography
- 040208...Palm Harbor Man Sentenced to More Than Seven Years for Child Pornography
- 040308..Ft. Myers Tax Preparer Arrested on Tax Charges
- 040808...Jacksonville Man Pleads Guilty in Federal Court to Interstate Transportation of Child Pornography
- 040908...Orlando Area Child Pornographer Sentenced to 20 Years
- 041008...Honduran Drug Transporter Sentenced
- 041008...Orlando Armed Career Criminal Sentenced to More Than 19 Years for Federal Firearms and Ammunition Offense
- 041508...Cocoa Woman Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy and Gun Charge
- 041508...Owner of Sarasota Construction Company Pleads Guilty to Willfully Making False Income Tax Returns
- 041508...Volusia County Man Sentenced to 6 Years in Federal Prison for Trading Child Pornograhy
- 041608...Mohamed and Megahed Charged in Superseding Indictment
- 041608...Former DCF Spokesmand Indicted on Federal Charges of Production of Child Pornography
- 041608...Owner of Taxpros Accounting Services, Inc. Indicted
- 041808...Julington Creek Man Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison for Possession of Child Pornography and Forfeits his Residence
- 041808...Multiple Defendants Arrested at Poultry Plant in Live Oak During Identity Theft Investigation
- 042208...Former Border Patrol Officer Sentenced
- 042208...Jacksonville Business Owner Charged with Harboring Illegal Aliens
- 042408...Pinellas County Teacher Sentenced to Five Years for Child Pornography
- 042408...Ponte Vedra Beach Man Sentenced to 17 1/2 Years in Prison for Interstate Transportation of Child Pornography
- 042408...Green Cove Springs Man Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison for Receiving Child Pornography
- 042408...Wesley Snipes Sentenced to Three Years Imprisonment
- 042408...South Carolina Man Sentenced to 58 Months in Prison for Interstate Travel to Have Sex with a Minor
- 042808...Man Pleads Guilty in Investment Fraud Scheme
- 042808...Orlando Man Sentenced to 20 Months for Selling Over $100,000 in Counterfeit Currency
- 042908...Ohio Man Sentenced to 6 1/2 Years in Prison and 20 Years Supervised Release for Possession of Child Pornography
- 050208...Two Plead Guilty to Drug Conspiracy and Gun Charges
- 050608...Tampa Woman Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud
- 050608...Cocoa Man and Wife Plead Guilty to Firearms and Drug Charges
- 050708...Two Men Charged in Downtown Fort Myers Edison National Bank Robbery
- 050908...Eleven Indicted on Charges of Internet Trafficking in Controlled Substances as Well as Money Laundering
- 050908...More Than 80 Arrested Following Large-Scale Marriage Fraud Round-Up Dubbed "Knot So Fast"
- 050908...Jury Convicts Orlando Man Who Shot and Killed Cousin of Federal Firearms and Ammunition Offense
- 051208...Former Bartow Auto Dealer Sentenced to More Than Eleven Years in Prison for Bank Fraud
- 051308...Former NFL Player Sentenced for Dealing Crack Cocaine
- 051508...Former Airline and Airport Employees Charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine Past Airport Security at Jacksonville International Airport
- 052308...Second Man Pleads Guilty in Murder of Two Homeless Men in Tampa
- 052308...Jacksonville Man Sentenced to Over Eight Years in Prison for Receiving Child Pornography Over the Internet
- 052308...ICE, USCG and CBP Team Up to Seize 27,000 Cuban Cigars and Cuban Rum
- 053008...Clarence Eugene Robinson Arrested on Drug and Gun Charges
- 060308...Former Crispers Chief Executive Officer Agrees to Plead Guilty to Embezzlement Charges
- 060408...Wesley Chapel Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Embezzlement
- 060508...Former Tampa Housing Authority Official and Bogus Landlord Sentenced in Section 8 Fraud Scheme
- 060508... Tampa Man Enters Plea of Guilty to Receipt of Images of Child Pornography
- 060608...Over 200 Law Enforcement Officers Participate in Counter-Terrorism/Extremism Symposium
- 061008...U.S. Attorney Turns Over Seized House to Clearwater Neighborhood Support Group
- 061108...Celebration Man Sentenced in Alien Harboring Ring
- 061108...Tampa Man Sentenced to Eight and a Half Years for Mortgage Fraud
- 061208...Two Sentenced to Prison for VA Fraud
- 061308...Daytona Beach Drug Offender Sentenced to Twenty Years' Imprisonment
- 061308...Prison Psychologist Setenced to 5 Years and More Prison Employees Charged for their Participation in Tax Fraud Scheme
- 061308...Federal Grand Jury Indicts Florida Man on Drug and Firearm Charges
- 061708...Fourth Defendant Found Guilty in the Murder of Haines City Police Officer
- 061808...Ahmed Abdellatif Sherif Mohamed Pleads Guilty to Providing Material Support to Terrorists
- 061808...Plea Agreement for Ahmed Abdellatif Sherif Mohamed
- 061808...Computer Laptop Thief Pleads Guilty to Nationwide Crime Spree
- 061908...Jacksonville Man Indicted in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
- 061908...Jacksonville Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge of Advertising Child Pornography
- 061908...Tampa Man Convicted of Robbery and Carjacking
- 061908...Samir Cabrera Indicted for Fraud
- 062008...Tampa Road Builder's Wife Sentenced to Jail for 1 Year and a Day
- 062008...Tampa Accountant Charged with Loan Fraud
- 062308...Ft. Myers Cuban Smuggling Organization Indicted
- 062408...Two More Men Indicted in Connection with Murder of Two Homeless Men
- 062608...Jacksonville Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Attempted Possession of Child Pornography
- 062708...California Cocaine Supplier Who Smuggled Drugs to Jacksonville Sentenced to More Than Twelve Years
- 063008...Haines City Man Sentenced for Possession of Document Making Implements
- 070108...Seffner Man Indicted for Gas Station Robbery
- 070308...Cape Coral Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Federal Perkins Loan Funds
- 070808...St. Augustine Man Sentenced to 16 Months in Federal Prison and Lifetime of Supervised Release for Failing to Register as a Sex Offender
- 071008...Federal Jury Convicts Florida Physician for Child Pornography Receipt and Possession
- 071008...Largo Man Sentenced for Stealing Computer Information (See Below for Plea Agreement)
- 071008...William Gary Sullivan Plea Agreement
- 071108...Tampa Man Convicted After Federal Trial
- 071408...Jacksonville Armed Career Criminal Receives 15 Years
- 071508...Jamaican Nationals Extradicted to Face Narcotics Charges
- 071508...Jacksonville Career Criminal Sentenced to 17 Years on Firearms Charge
- 072308...Plant City Felon Convicted on Gun and Drug Charges
- 072408...Convicted Felon Who Escaped from Jail Sentenced to 17 Years
- 072408...Jacksonville Beach Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge of Interstate Transportation of Child Pornography and Agrees to Forfeiture of His Residence
- 072508...Fort Myers Mental Health Counselor Arrested for Arranging to Beat and Have Sex with Minors
- 072808...Three Businessmen and one Attorney from the Tampa/Sarasota Area Charged in an $82.8 Million Mortgage Loan Fraud
- 072808... Mortgage Fraud Charges Chart
- 072908...Jacksonville Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Harboring Illegal Aliens
- 072908...Tampa Man Found Guilty of Federal Drug and Firearms Charge
- 073108...Polk County Man Arrested in Murder for Hire of IRS Employee
- 073108...Largo Man Indicted for Possessing and Receiving Child Pornography
- 080408...Cocoa Crack Dealer Sentneced to Life Plus Thirty Years for Drug and Gun Charges
- 080508...Six Men-Including John A. Gotti-Charged in Tampa with RICO Conspiracy for Roles in Gambino Crime Family
- 080508...Indicment: John A. Gotti
- 080508...Indictment: John A. Burke, James V. Cadicamo, David D'Arpino, Michael D. Finnerty and Guy T. Peden
- 080608...Wesley Snipes Ordered to Pay More than $217,000 in Prosecution Costs
- 080708...Volusia County Firearms Dealer Pleads Guilty, Surrenders Federal Firearms License
- 080708...Orlando Man Indicted for $181 Million Payroll Tax Fraud
- 080708...Orlando Attorney Found Guilty of Disability Fraud
- 081408...Brandon Drug Dealer Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
- 081408...Bahamian National Sentenced
- 081408...Manatee Man Sentenced to Forty Years for Trafficking Child Pornography
- 081508...Former Teacher at Private School in Pinellas County Sentenced for Receipt of Child Pornography
- 081508...Orlando Convicted Felon Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison on Federal Firearms and Ammunition Charges
- 082108...Six Cocaine Smugglers Sentenced
- 082208...Orlando and Miami Men Indicted for Bank Fraud
- 082208...Lakeland Couple Sentenced in Biodiesel Fuel Scam
- 082508...Longwood Woman Pleads Guilty to Failure to File Income Tax Returns
- 082608...Second Bahamian National Sentenced for Smuggling Cocaine to Tarpon Springs
- 082708...Superseding Indictment Returned Against Samir Nel Cabrera
- 082708...Federal Inmates Indicted for Murder at Coleman
- 082808...Former Florida Attorney and Hillsborough County Co-Conspirator Plead Guilty to Bank and Mail Fraud Conspiracy
- 082808...Two Pinellas County Businessmen Charged with Tax Fraud
- 082908...Former Tampa Housing Authority Official Sentenced in Section 8 Fraud Scheme
- 082908...Sanford Man Gets 10 Years for Enticing a Minor
- 082908...Illegal Aliens Plead Guilty to Hostage Taking
- 082908...Registered Sex Offender Indicted for Attempted Enticement of a Minor
- 090208...Jacksonville Man Indicted and Arrested on Federal Charges of Attempted Online Enticement of a Minor Child to Engage in Sexual Activity
- 091008...Cape Coral Couple Pleads Guilty in $30 Million Mortgage Fraud Case
- 091108...Ponte Vedra Beach Man Sentenced in Property Investment Scheme
- 091208...Three Plead Guilty in Navy Marriage Fraud Scheme
- 091708...Jacksonville Man Indicted for Interfering with Military Air Navigation
- 091808...Fourth Defendant Sentenced in the Murder of Haines City Police Officer
- 091808...Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison on Gun and Drug Charges
- 091908...Former President of Seminole County Youth Sports League Arrested on Fraud Charges
- 091908...Major Manatee Drug Dealer Sentenced
- 091908...Puerto Rico to Tampa Cocaine Smugglers Sentenced
- 092308...Orlando Man Pleads Guilty to $181 Million Payroll Tax Fraud
- 092308...Plant City Man Found Guilty ot Federal Firearms and Narcotics Charges
- 092308...Pinellas Park Grow House Operator Sentenced
- 092408...Fort Myers Man Indicted for Bank Fraud
- 092608...Former Crispers Chief Executive Officer is Sentenced on Embezzlement Charges
- 100108...Brooksville Man Indicted for Drug and Gun Charges Related to High Speed Chase that Injured Pasco County Sheriff's Deputy
- 100108...California Cocaine Supplier Sentenced to 18 Years
- 100208...Live Oak Business Man Sentenced to Prison for Tax Fraud
- 100208...Jacksonville Man Sentenced to More than 17 1/2 Years in Federal Prison for Transportation of Child Pornography
- 100208..."Operation Dirty Laundry" Nets Six for Trafficking in Counterfeit Merchandise
- 100208...Virginia Man Charged with Sex Trafficking of Minors
- 100308...Doctor Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Phentermine and Money Laundering
- 100308...Jacksonville Man Sentenced for Aggravated Identity Theft
- 100308...Jacksonville Man Sentenced on Fraudulent Check Charges
- 100308...Tampa Man Sentenced for Receipt of Child Pornography
- 100308...Putnam County Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Receipt and Transportation of Child Pornography
- 100608...Guilty Plea Unsealed-Man Acknowledges Role in Conspiracy to Defraud Florida Medicaid Program
- 100608...Plea Agreement
- 100608...Information
- 100808...Tampa Man Sentenced for Role in Two Armed Robberies
- 100808...Tampa Man Sentenced for Possessin of Crack Cocaine and Firearm
- 100908...Tampa Accountant Pleads Guilty to Loan Fraud
- 100908...Armed and Drunk Jacksonville Motorcycle Riders Sentenced to 16 Years
- 101008...Plant City Felon Sentenced For Possession of a Firearm and Crack Cocaine
- 101008...Altamonte Springs Police Officer and Wife Plead Guilty to Federal Narcotics and Firearms Charges
- 101408...Two Chief Engineers Aboard Cargo Vessel Plead Guilty to Pollution Related Charges
- 101508...A. Brian Albritton Begins His Term as U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida
- 101608...St. Petersburg Drug Dealer Sent to Prison for More Than 26 Years
- 101608...St. Johns County Commissioner Tom Manuel Indicted for Bribery
- 101608...Manuel Indictment
- 101708...Miami, Florida and Cali, Columbia Resident Convicted of Cocaine Charges
- 101708...Former Coast Bank Officer Agrees to Plead Guilty to Fraud and Money Laundering
- 101708...Guilty Verdict in Pinellas High Speed Crash
- 101708...Jacksonville Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge of Possession of Child Pornography
- 101708...Leader of Orlando Cocaine Conspiracy Sentenced
- 102108...Clearwater Man Sentenced to Ten Years for Mortgage Fraud