U.S. Attorney Markenzy Lapointe
Recent News About U.S. Attorney Markenzy Lapointe
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A Nigerian national, Okezie Bonaventure Ogbata, has admitted guilt in a U.S. District Court for orchestrating an inheritance fraud scheme that targeted elderly and vulnerable individuals across the United States.
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Henry Abdo, a 47-year-old from Lebanon, has admitted in federal court to conducting a Ponzi scheme exceeding $6 million through his company, Titanium Capital LLC.
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Blake Alfonso Kolessa, a 27-year-old resident of Greenacres, Florida, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison. U.S. District Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks delivered the sentence on December 10, following Kolessa's guilty plea for...
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On January 8, U.S. District Judge Melissa Damian finalized a judgment to forfeit over $20 million in proceeds from foreign bribery and money laundering schemes to the United States.
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Two Bahamian nationals face federal charges after authorities intercepted a vessel carrying 188 kilograms of cocaine into the United States.
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The Justice Department has announced a settlement with The Mortgage Firm, Inc., a non-depository mortgage company.
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A former track and field athlete, Olivier Ricardy Alexandre, was sentenced to 240 months in prison for firearms offenses. U.S. District Court Judge David S. Leibowitz imposed the sentence, which included an upward variance of 105 months.
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The Department of Justice has announced the forfeiture of two luxury condominiums in Miami, valued at approximately $1.8 million, following a court-ordered default judgment and final order of forfeiture issued on January 7.
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For the past two years, Markenzy Lapointe has served as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida.
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On December 17, James Edward Daniels and Frederick Eugene Rudolph were found guilty in a Miami court of conspiracy to commit kidnapping resulting in death, multiple counts of kidnapping resulting in death, and kidnapping.
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Vernell Syrethia Lawson, a former Miami-Dade Correctional Officer, and Gabrielle Nicole Bess-Mills appeared in court following an indictment related to a criminal enterprise.
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Michael John Pellicione, a 76-year-old firearms dealer from Port St. Lucie, Florida, has admitted guilt in a federal court to charges related to the improper documentation of firearm sales.
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Three defendants appeared in federal court on December 6, facing charges of conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery, Hobbs Act robbery, and brandishing and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence.
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An Illinois man, William Ahart, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison on December 13 for transporting child sexual abuse material.
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James Ray Nichols, a 32-year-old resident of Louisville, Kentucky, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for distributing child sexual abuse material.
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Daniel James Riggs, a 31-year-old tennis coach from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, appeared in court today facing charges of enticement of a minor and production of child pornography.
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Two men from Fort Pierce were sentenced to prison on December 4 by Senior U.S. District Judge Donald L. Graham for gun and drug charges.
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A Colombian national has entered a guilty plea for his involvement in the kidnapping and assault of two U.S. Army soldiers stationed temporarily in Bogotá, Colombia.
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Jeffrey Thurn, a resident of Hartford, South Dakota, has been sentenced to 46 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.
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Jean Volvick Moise has been sentenced to 36 months in prison for orchestrating a scheme involving false tax returns.