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Federal Jury In Jacksonville Finds Miami Man Guilty In Case Of Hidden Cameras
Hidden Cameras Used (DOJ)
A federal jury in Jacksonville, Florida, has convicted Gray Edward Rivera, 46, of Miami, on multiple counts related to t [...]
Montana, Illinois Man Gets 15-Year Prison Sentence For Meth Trafficking In Michigan
Methamphetamine (File)
Bradley Scott Heard, 46, of Havre, Montana, and Chicago, Illinois, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for pos [...]
Virginia Man With Prior Murder Conviction Gets 18-Years For Drug Trafficking, Firearms Offenses
Jail Cell, TFP File Photo
Taurus McDaniel, a 43-year-old Lynchburg resident with a previous second-degree murder conviction, has been sentenced to [...]
Lakeland Man Apprehended After Standoff With Polk County Deputies Sunday Night
Robert Meador (PCSO)
LAKELAND, Fla. - A 39-year-old Lakeland man, Robert Meador, was arrested Sunday evening following a brief standoff with Polk [...]
Hernando County Man Found Guilty Of Sexual Battery On A Child
Joshua Reginald Velez
HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. - Joshua Reginald Velez, 43, was convicted last week on two counts of Sexual Battery upon a Child und [...]
Mississippi ‘Vice Lords’ Gang Member Sentenced For Firearms Possession
View Of Hallway From Jail Cell (File)
Desmond Robinson, a 28-year-old Yazoo City, Mississippi, resident and member of the Vice Lords street gang, [...]
Ladies’ Day Out In Winter Haven Turns Into A Tequila Heist – Can You Help Police?
Ladies' Day Out Turns Into A Tequila Heist - Can You Help Winter Haven Police?
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - Looks like someone's margarita nights are gett [...]
Alabama Woman Accused Of Murdering Partner, Dismembering Body With Chainsaw In Front Of Child
Joselina Elizabeth Lopez (GCSO)
A 41-year-old Alabama woman, Joselina Lopez, is accused of fatally shooting her partner, Benito Morales Guzman, an [...]
New Mexico Man Gets 10 Years For Trying To ‘Rentahitman’ To Kill Girlfriend’s Mother
Handgun (Source: TFP File Photo)
A New Mexico man, Leif Hayman, received the maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison for attempting to hire [...]
Mexican Man Gets 11 Years For Drug Trafficking From Texas To Boston
Inside of Jail. TFP File Photo
A Mexican national, Erasmo Lira-Mendez, 39, was sentenced in federal court on Thursday for his role in a large-scal [...]