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Virginia Man Accused Of Killing Missing Wife Amid Ongoing Investigation
Naresh Bhatt and Mamta Kafle Bhatt (MPD)
The husband of Mamta Kafle Bhatt, a 28-year-old mother from Virginia who has been missing for over three [...]
Florida Man Arrested In Ocala Walmart For Filming Young Girls In Back-To-School Section
Joshua Gaines (OPD)
OCALA, Fla. - Ocala police arrested 32-year-old Joshua Gaines at a Walmart on SW 19th Avenue Rd. for secretly recording young [...]
Pittsburgh Felon Who Attacked His Attorney Found Guilty
James Taric Byrd
A federal judge found James Taric Byrd guilty of contempt of court and assault after a non-jury trial. Byrd, 47, struck his court [...]
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody Sounds Alarm On Increased Fentanyl Dangers
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody
On National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day Thursday, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody highlighte [...]
Missouri Man Pleads Guilty To Attempted Bank Robbery, Foiled By Locked Door
Emergency Lights (File)
A Missouri man, Jacob Lowell Hessing, 26, has pleaded guilty in federal court to attempting to rob a local bank. His plan [...]
Hernando County Sheriff’s Office Needs Your Help Finding Absconded Sexual Offender
Mark Andrew Davis Jr.
HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. - The Hernando County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's assistance in locating Mark Andrew D [...]
Tennessee Man Indicted For Threatening To Assassinate VP Kamala Harris, Biden, And Obama
Vice President Kamala Harris
A Tennessee man has been charged with making threats against President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and f [...]
Former Medical Staff Coordinator In Indiana Sentenced For Embezzlement
Handcuffs, Source: Pexels
Michele M. Rose, 62, of Jasper, Indiana, has been sentenced to over a year in federal prison and ordered to pay restitut [...]
Florida Inmate Picks Up 20 Years For Threatening Federal Judges, U.S. Marshals, And Prosecutors
Inside of Jail. TFP File Photo
A Florida inmate who repeatedly sent letters threatening to kill federal judges, U.S. Marshals, and prosecutors was [...]
Tampa And Orlando Men Plead Guilty In Multi-Million Dollar Tax Fraud Scheme “Note Program”
Scam Cash (File)
Two Florida men, Christopher Johnson of Orlando and Jasen Harvey of Tampa admitted to their roles in a tax fraud scheme known as [...]