U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida
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A federal jury in Ocala, Florida has found Clarence Christofer Ward, also known as Khaled Yaqud Mansur-El, guilty of wire fraud, money laundering, and making a false claim to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
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Jared Dean Eakes, a 34-year-old resident of Jacksonville, has pleaded guilty to charges of wire fraud and bank fraud, according to the United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe.
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Two individuals from Lee County, Taleah Williams and Javion Ward, both 21 years old, have been charged with Hobbs Act robbery following a series of armed robberies in several counties along Interstate 75.
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A Punta Gorda man has been charged with arson following a fire at the Chabad Jewish Center in Punta Gorda, Florida.
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Edwin Tollinchi-Rodriguez, a 40-year-old inmate at the Coleman Federal Correctional Complex in Sumter County, has pleaded guilty to possessing with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine.
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Thirteen individuals have been indicted in a case involving an alleged multi-million dollar scheme to defraud staffing companies across the United States.
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A Mexican national, Yuridia Rosas-Luna, has pleaded guilty to charges related to transporting undocumented immigrants for financial gain, according to an announcement from United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe.
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Semler Scientific Inc. has agreed to pay $29.75 million, and Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc., along with its related companies, will pay $7.2 million to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by causing false claims to be...
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A federal grand jury has indicted Michael Antwohn Wilson, 38, of Tampa, on charges related to the production and possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
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An Apopka resident, Keith Oelerich, has entered a guilty plea to charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
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A federal grand jury has indicted Tyriq Quentel Coger, 26, of Melbourne, Florida, on a charge of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
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A federal jury has convicted Phillip Michael Valeriani of Plant City for possessing cocaine and marijuana with the intent to distribute, as well as firearms offenses.
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Federal authorities have indicted five men in connection with drug trafficking and firearms offenses linked to Smoke Break Productions, a smoke shop in Orlando.
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A Honduran national, Juan Ariel Molina-Salles, has pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated identity theft, false representation of a Social Security number, and making a false claim of United States citizenship for employment purposes.
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A Guatemalan national, Jairon Micael Juarez-Gomez, has been indicted in Ocala, Florida on charges of illegal reentry after deportation and failure to register as a sex offender.
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A federal jury in Fort Myers, Florida has convicted Craig Austin Lang, 35, of Kyiv, Ukraine, on several charges related to the April 2018 double homicide and armed robbery of a Florida couple.
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Twelve individuals have been charged in a superseding indictment for their alleged involvement in an international operation that smuggled Cuban nationals into the United States, committed asylum fraud, and laundered money.
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Twelve individuals have been charged in a superseding indictment related to an international conspiracy that involved alien smuggling, asylum fraud, and money laundering.
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Cedrick Deon Hawkins, a 43-year-old resident of Cocoa, Florida, has pleaded guilty to charges of possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.
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Matthew Christopher Yates, a 30-year-old former eighth-grade teacher at Veritas Classical School in St. Augustine, has pleaded guilty to attempting to entice a 14-year-old child to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing a...