Colombian Female, Leila Zapata Convicted of International Cocaine Smuggling Conspiracy
A federal jury has found Lelia Vanessa Perdomo Zapata (26, Colombia) guilty of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute at least five kilograms of cocaine while onboard a vessel subject More...
Bank Robber, Clifford Montague from Hattiesburg Pleads Guilty for Bank Robbery Spree
Clifford Randell Montague, 53, of Hattiesburg, pled guilty Friday before U.S. District Sul Ozerden to bank robbery, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Michelle A. Sutphin, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal More...
South Florida Doctor, Rodolfo Garcia Pleads Guilty to Illegally Distribute Oxycodone
Ariana Fajardo Orshan, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Omar Perez, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General’s (HHS-OIG), Miami Regional More...
Kissimmee Man, Robert Pratersch Sentenced for Threatening to Behead Senator Bernie Sanders
U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza today sentenced Robert Pratersch (58, Kissimmee) to 15 months in federal prison for threatening a federal official and interstate transmission of a threat to injure. A federal More...
Maryland Man, Eric Lin Arrested for Making Multiple Threats to Injure and Kill Hispanics
Eric Lin, 35, of Clarksburg, Maryland, was arrested on Friday, August 16, 2019, in Seattle, Washington, after being charged with Making Threatening Communications, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section More...
Orthodontist Benjamin Burris Indicted for Bribery and Fraud Scheme with Arkansas State Senator
Benjamin Gray Burris, an orthodontist who owned several businesses that operated orthodontic clinics in Arkansas, was indicted today for perpetrating a bribery and fraud scheme involving former Arkansas State Senator More...
Chief Financial Officer, Alan Heide Charged with Securities Fraud in Relation to $330 Million Scheme
A former Chief Financial Officer of 1 Global Capital, LLC has been charged in connection with a $330 million securities fraud scheme, related to a commercial payday loan business that operated from early 2014 through More...
South Florida Resident, Jorge Garrido Sentenced to 70 months for Investment Fraud
Ariana Fajardo Orshan, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, and the Florida Office of Financial More...
Florida Man, Cesar Sayoc Sentenced to 20 Years for Mailing 16 Improvised Explosive Devices
Cesar Altieri Sayoc was sentenced yesterday to 20 years in prison in connection with his mailing of 16 improvised explosive devices to victims across the country. SAYOC pled guilty to a 65-count Superseding Information More...
Serial Bank Robber, Terrance Goss Sentenced to Nearly 11 Years
U.S. District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell has sentenced Terrance Maurice Goss (33, Tampa) to 10 years and 10 months in federal prison for committing four bank robberies and two attempted bank robberies. The More...
Florida Man, Lessie Proctor Guilty of Interstate Armed Robbery and Carjacking Spree
Following a five-day jury trial, an Escambia County, Florida man was convicted of participating in a two-week interstate crime spree during which the defendant and his then-girlfriend committed five armed robberies More...
FBI Releases Photographs of an Armed Robbery in Miramar
The FBI is releasing photographs from a Walgreens store robbery at 14501 Miramar Parkway, Miramar, Florida, on July 12, 2019, at approximately 10:30 p.m. The unknown robber entered the store, brandished a handgun More...
Hillsborough County Resident, Terence Daniely Pleads Guilty to Shooting at Police
A Hillsborough County resident pled guilty to all counts of a Superseding Indictment charging him with armed robbery of the Ocean Five Hotel on South Beach, discharging a firearm at a Miami Beach Police Department More...
Kitchen Supervisor, Oralia Aparicio Charged for Prohibited Relationship with Federal Inmate
A federal grand jury sitting in Laredo has indicted a 51-year-old Laredo resident for making a false statement and providing contraband in prison, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. A federal grand jury returned More...
South Florida Resident, Jack Kachkar Sentenced to 30 Years for International Fraud Scheme
A Key Biscayne, Florida, resident and the former CEO and Chairman of a now-bankrupt multinational pharmaceutical company was sentenced to 30 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release yesterday More...
FAA Aviation Safety Inspector, Manuel Fernandez Convicted of Bribery and Fraud Scheme
Yesterday, following a four-week trial before U.S. District Court Judge Marcia G. Cooke, a federal jury convicted a former Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Safety Inspector Manuel R. Fernandez, 42, of Miami, More...
South Florida Pill Mill Owner, Scott Novick Sentenced for $2.2 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
The owner of a pain clinic and a pharmacy in South Florida was sentenced today to 78 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his role in a $2.2 million Medicare fraud scheme. Assistant More...
Sergei Nkorina and Justin Boccio Indicted for connection with Torture and Kidnapping Plot
Two men accused of kidnapping a victim at gunpoint and torturing him with a blowtorch were indicted. One man is currently being detained in South Florida, and the second was arrested and is currently being detained More...
Florida Man, Robert Sciolino Sentenced to 10 Years for Downloading Child Pornography
U.S. District Judge James D. Whittemore has sentenced Robert Sciolino (51, Bradenton) to 10 years in federal prison for receipt and possession of child pornography. The court also ordered Sciolino to pay $57,000 More...
Jacksonville Pimp, Richard Moffett Pleads Guilty to 3 Counts of Forcible Sex Trafficking
Richard Anthony Moffett, a/k/a “Mook” (31, Jacksonville) today pleaded guilty to three counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion. Moffett faces a minimum sentence of 15 years, up to life, in federal More...
