Pinellas Man, Matin Steele Sentenced to 7 Years for Telemarketing Scam
U.S. District Judge Elizabeth Kovachevich today sentenced Martin Steele (46, St. Petersburg) to seven years and five months in prison for his role in a telemarketing fraud scam. As part of his sentence, the court More...
Savannah man, Stafon Davis indicted for 2018 murder on Fort Stewart
A Savannah man has been indicted for the murder last summer of the wife of a deployed U.S. Army soldier on post at Fort Stewart. In an indictment unsealed today, Stafon Davis, 27, of Savannah, is charged with More...
Thunderguards Motorcycle Gang Member, Andrew Shettler Sentenced to 10 Years for Meth
U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. has sentenced Andrew Shettler a/k/a “Yeti” (36, Daytona Beach) to 10 years in federal prison for conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine. Shettler More...
Florida man, David Culver Arrested in Ohio, charged with attempting to hire for Murder
The FBI, Bryan Police Department and U.S. Attorney’s Office announced this morning that a Florida man was arrested and charged in federal court with attempting to hire someone to murder a social worker. David More...
Owner of Miami Home Health Agency, Dennys Hernandez Sentenced to 30 Months for Medicare Fraud
An owner of a now-defunct Miami, Florida, home health care agency was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for his participation in a scheme that caused Medicare to pay approximately $1 million in false and fraudulent More...
Former Public Accountant, Jeffrey McKinney Pleads Guilty to Stealing over $750,000
Jeffrey McKinney (61, Minneola) has pleaded guilty to wire fraud for his scheme to steal over $750,000 from his employer and one of its executives. McKinney is facing up to 20 years in federal prison, three years More...
Orlando Healthcare Worker Convicted of Receipt and Possession of Child Pornography
A federal jury has found Vorarut Vorasiangsuk (36, Orlando) guilty of two counts of receipt of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. For each count of receipt of child pornography, More...
South Florida Patient Recruiter, Yamilet Diaz Sentenced for role in $1.6 Million Kickback Scheme
A South Florida patient recruiter was sentenced to 87 months in prison today for her role in a scheme involving approximately $1.6 million in Medicare claims for home health care services that were procured through More...
Weston Resident, David Brasher Sentenced for 2 Bank Robberies and Attempted Carjacking
A Weston resident was sentenced today to federal prison for two bank robberies and an attempted carjacking. Ariana Fajardo Orshan, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, George L. Piro, Special Agent More...
Lake Worth Resident, Alston Williams Sentenced to Life for Sex Trafficking and Obstruction
A Lake Worth resident was sentenced to life in prison today, after having been convicted at trial of sex trafficking and obstruction of a sex trafficking investigation. Ariana Fajardo Orshan, U.S. Attorney for the More...
Kissimmee Man, Robert Pratersch Convicted for Death Threats to Senator Bernie Sanders
United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces that a federal jury yesterday found Robert Francis Pratersch (57, Kissimmee) guilty of threatening a federal official and interstate transmission of a threat to More...
Florida Property Manager, Dale Wood Sentenced to 12 Years for Fraud Scheme
A former resident of Fort Lauderdale, Florida was sentenced to over twelve years in prison and ordered to pay over $7 million in restitution for orchestrating an international property fraud scheme. Ariana Fajardo More...
Miami Man, Alfredo Veloso Admits to Laundering $1.5 Million from Business Email Schemes
Alfredo Veloso, 43, of Miami, today admitted to opening bank accounts, and to recruiting others to open bank accounts, as a conduit for stolen funds in connection with a wide-ranging international money laundering More...
Serial Bank Robber, Ronnie Montsdeoca Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
A Jupiter resident was sentenced to twenty years in prison for a string of bank robberies in Palm Beach and Martin Counties in 2017 and 2018. Ariana Fajardo Orshan, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, More...
Violent Robbery Organization Ringleader, Marion Dwight Sentenced for Violent Robberies
U.S. District Judge James S. Moody has sentenced Marion Dwight, Jr., a/k/a “Woe,” (31, Lakeland) to 23 years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit robbery, robbery, and brandishing and discharging a firearm More...
Florida Man, Patrick Colvin Sentenced to 10 Years for Unlawfully Possessing a Handgun
A Florida man who formerly lived in Cresco, Iowa, was sentenced today to the maximum possible sentence of ten years in federal prison for unlawfully possessing a firearm. Patrick Colvin, age 29, from Lake Whales, More...
Colombian Police Officer, Santiago Silva-Ortiz Sentenced to 12 Years for Cocaine Smuggling
U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew today sentenced Santiago Silva-Ortiz (28, Colombia) to 12 years and 7 months in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute five kilograms or more More...
Floridian, Robert Stiver Pleads Guilty to Armed Robberies of 2 Pittsburgh area Banks
A former resident of Pompano Beach, Florida, has pleaded guilty to charges of violating federal armed bank robbery laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today. Robert Stiver, 71, pleaded guilty to More...
Fort Myers Man, Kenneth Minnick Sentenced 20 Years For Child Pornography
U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven has sentenced Kenneth Minnick (43, Fort Myers) to 20 years in federal prison for receiving and possessing images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children. Minnick had More...
Health Care Facility Owner, Philip Esformes Convicted for Role in Largest Health Care Fraud Scheme
A federal jury found a South Florida health care facility owner guilty today for his role in the largest health care fraud scheme ever charged by the Justice Department, involving over $1.3 billion in fraudulent More...
