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Former Luxury Home Builder In Massachusetts Sentenced To 1 Day In Prison For Tax Fraud Case
View Of Hallway From Jail Cell (File)
Kent Pecoy, 66, the former owner of a luxury home building business in West Springfield, was sentenced to ti [...]
Kissimmee Man Arrested For Wire Fraud, Faces 20 Years In Prison Per Count
FBI Agent, Source: FBI
KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Levelle Joseph Harris, 38, from Kissimmee, Florida, has been arrested and indicted on four counts of wire [...]
Missouri Inmate Faces Life-Or-Death Hearing As Prosecutor Seeks To Overturn Murder Conviction
Marcellus Williams (MDOC)
A crucial hearing begins Wednesday for Marcellus Williams, a Missouri inmate scheduled for execution on September 24th. [...]
“Fed Up” Man Drives Truck Into Victim, Assaults Him In Lakeland Campground: Polk County Sheriff
Dwayne Knowles (PCSO)
LAKELAND, Fla. - Dwayne Knowles, 61, of Lakeland, was arrested on Monday afternoon for allegedly attempting to murder a man [...]
Kentucky Man Fakes Own Death To Avoid Child Support, Gets 81 Months For Cybercrimes
Jesse Kipf
A Kentucky man has been sentenced to 81 months in prison for computer fraud and aggravated identity theft.
Jesse Kipf, 39, from Som [...]
Ocala Man Indicted On Federal Charges For Attempted Enticement Of A Minor
Jhon Astudillo (MCSO)
OCALA, Fla. - Jhon Astudillo, a 45-year-old man from Ocala, has been indicted on charges of attempting to entice a minor int [...]
Virginia Man Sentenced To 12+ Years For Armed Robbery
Police Lights: TFP File Photo
A Virginia man received a 150-month prison sentence Wednesday for federal robbery and firearm charges.
Isaac Gra [...]
Florida Man Arrested For Porch Piracy In Titusville, Caught On Camera
Lynn Scott Foster
TITUSVILLE, Fla. - A Titusville man, Lynn Scott Foster, 62, was arrested and charged with Burglary after allegedly stealing a pa [...]
US Coast Guard Offloads Over $14 Million In Cocaine Seized In Caribbean Sea
US Coast Guard Offloads Over $14 Million In Cocaine Seized In Caribbean Sea
The Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier offloaded more than 1,115 pounds [...]
Chicago Man Receives Life Sentence For Fort Myers Murder-For-Hire
FBI Agent: Source: FBI
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Latrel Jackson, also known as “Kobe,” has been sentenced to life in federal prison for his role in a 201 [...]