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Tyron Columbia Watson, 39, of Tallahassee, Florida was sentenced to Life in federal prison for two counts of Sex Trafficking of a Minor Under the Age of 14. Watson’s sentence was the result of a three-day federal jury trial resulting in a guilty verdict on April…
Read More Florida Man Gets Life In Prison For Sex Trafficking A Child
A former Florida teacher has been sentenced in a case of child pornography that dated back to 2017. Mark Robert Clow, 54, of Tallahassee, Florida, has been sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for receiving material constituting child pornography. The sentence was announced by…
Read More Former Florida Teacher Sentenced To 60 Months In Prison For Child Porn
A Florida man who worked as a United States Postal Service mail processor has been sentenced for a crime of mail and identity theft. Kevin Mark Streeter, Jr., 38, Tampa, was sentenced to four years and six months in federal prison for conspiracy, receipt of…
Read More Former Florida Mail Processor Sentenced After Stealing $400,000 In Federal Refund Checks
ORLANDO, Fla. – Two Orlando women have been convicted of preparing fraudulent tax returns over a three-year period. Erotida Natasha Harden Ortiz was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and six counts of aiding in fraudulent and false statements…
Read More Two Orlando Women Convicted Of Preparing Fraudulent Tax Returns Over 3 Year Period
The alleged Waukesha, Wisconsin, Christmas parade killer piled boxes obscuring himself from camera view Monday after the judge once again sent him to another room for hindering proceedings. Darrell Brooks’ defense was rested Monday, but he disruptively argued with Judge Jennifer Dorow as he had…
Read More Waukesha Parade Killer Builds Box Fort To Hide From Judge In Court
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida claimed that multiple assailants attacked and seriously injured a canvasser backing the senator Sunday night. “Last night one of our canvassers wearing my T-shirt and a Desantis hat was brutally attacked by 4 animals who told him Republicans weren’t…
Read More Florida Senator Marco Rubio Canvasser Attacked And Brutally Beaten
An Amazon delivery driver assisted deputies in rescuing two people trapped in an overturned vehicle that landed in a Florida canal. While Indian River County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Dan Whittington was on his way to an unrelated call, he happen to look over and see…
Read More Amazon Driver Assists Deputies In Rescuing People From Florida Canal After Crash
Minneapolis is having a tough time restaffing its police force amid a crime wave after officers left en masse following the May 2020 killing of George Floyd, according to The Associated Press. Then-Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said the department lost almost 300 officers by…
Read More Minneapolis Struggling To Recruit New Cops
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has rescued eight victims from the perils of human trafficking, while two suspects are behind bars for coercing them into commercial sex acts. On Monday, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister was joined by Florida Attorney General Ashley…
Read More Sheriff Rescues Eight Cuban Victims In Florida Used For Human Trafficking To Pay Off Debt
SARASOTA, Fla. – A Sarasota man has been sentenced to 23 years in federal prison for running an $80 million Ponzi scheme. Michael J. DaCorta, 57, Sarasota, has been sentenced to 23 years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud,…
Read More Sarasota Man Gets 23 Years In Federal Prison For $80M “Oasis” Forex Ponzi Scheme