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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United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg has announced the indictment of Michel Serrano, Julio Sanchez, and Angel Mares for their alleged involvement in a theft organization targeting luxury vehicles.
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A man from Bonita Springs, Florida, has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for making interstate threats and engaging in cyberstalking. U.S. District Judge Thomas Barber delivered the sentence to Aaron Thomas Fister, aged 30, who...
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A teenager from California, Alan W. Filion, has been sentenced to four years in federal prison by United States District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza for making interstate threats.
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U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington has sentenced Jonathan Daniels, a 46-year-old resident of St. Petersburg, to 14 years and 7 months in federal prison.
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A federal jury in Tampa, Florida, has found Christopher Switlyk guilty of two counts of removal of property to prevent seizure.
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The Middle District of Florida's U.S. Attorney’s Office reported collections exceeding $47 million in civil and criminal actions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.
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A Clearwater man, Terence Taylor, has pleaded guilty to charges of obstructing and impeding the administration of internal revenue laws.
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A Mexican national has been indicted for illegal reentry into the United States.
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U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle has sentenced Nicolas Garcia Hernandez, a 27-year-old from Shelbyville, Tennessee, to 11 years and 3 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
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U.S. District Judge Wendy Berger has sentenced Kyle Garrett Prevatt, a 24-year-old resident of Orange Park, to four years in federal prison for possessing firearms as a convicted felon.
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U.S. District Judge Wendy Berger has sentenced Dedric Dwayne Rivers, a 52-year-old resident of Moscow, Idaho, to 18 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition after being convicted of a felony.
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A Canadian national, James Hjelmeland, 30, has been indicted in Orlando, Florida.
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Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced that Walner Josue Alvarado-Sabonje, a 27-year-old Honduran national, has pleaded guilty to being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm.
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United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg has announced that Jeremy Wayne Leggett, a 38-year-old resident of Jacksonville, Florida, has pleaded guilty to attempting to entice a minor into sexual activity.
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U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven has sentenced Buddy Allen Travis, a 42-year-old resident of Bradenton, to 15 years and 8 months in federal prison for producing and receiving child sexual abuse material.
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Stephen Michael Lippincott, a 70-year-old resident of Kissimmee, has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for producing child sexual abuse material.
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A Palm Bay resident, Erik Bjorndal, has been sentenced to 11 years and 4 months in federal prison for the receipt of child sexual abuse material.
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United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg has announced the indictment of Jose Flores Avila, a 33-year-old resident of Sorrento, on charges related to two robberies at Circle K stores in Lake and Orange Counties.
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U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington has sentenced Jermaine Jerome Campbell, a 35-year-old resident of Lakeland, to 12 years in federal prison for possessing fentanyl and methamphetamine with the intent to distribute.
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Orlando, Florida – The United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg has announced the unsealing of an indictment against three men from Orange County.