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4 From Michigan, Texas, And Illinois Plead Guilty To International Elder Fraud Scheme
US Currency, Cash (File)
Four individuals have pleaded guilty to federal charges for their involvement in a Nigeria-based international mail and w [...]
Former Jacksonville Electric Authority CEO Aaron Zahn Gets 4 Years For Conspiracy And Fraud
Aaron Zahn (YouTube)
U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced former Jacksonville Electric Authority (JEA) CEO Aaron Zahn to four years in [...]
Lakeland Man Gets 3.5 Years For Attempting To Sneak Gun Onto Plane At Tampa International Airport
Abraham Othman Yacoub
LAKELAND, Fla. - A Lakeland man, Abraham Othman Yacoub, 26, has been sentenced to three and a half years in federal prison f [...]
Mississippi Man Sentenced For Human Trafficking, Firearm Charges Following Statewide Operation
James West, Jr.
Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced the recent sentencing of James West, Jr. of Jackson, Mississippi, who was arrested in Novemb [...]
Florida Ballerina Found Guilty In 2020 ‘Black Swan’ Killing Of Her Husband
Ballerina Ashley Benefield
Ashley Benefield, a 33-year-old former ballerina, was convicted of manslaughter on Tuesday in the 2020 death of her hu [...]
Lake County Felon Sentenced To Five Years For Firearm Theft and Possession
Jail Cell, TFP File Photo
LAKE COUNTY, Fla. - Frank Thomas Diviak, a 24-year-old from Altoona with a history of violent felonies, has been sentenc [...]
Texas Dentist Sentenced To Prison For $6.9 Million Medicaid Fraud
Dentist, X-Ray (File)
A Texas dentist is headed to federal prison after orchestrating a multi-million dollar fraud scheme targeting Medicaid.
H [...]
Kentucky State Police Announce Arrests In Prestonsburg’s Amber Spradlin Murder Case
Amber Spradlin (FB)
PRESTONSBURG, KY – After more than a year of investigation, Kentucky State Police (KSP) have announced arrests in the murder o [...]
Orlando Man Pleads Guilty To Fentanyl Distribution, Faces Up To Life In Prison
Inside of Jail. TFP File Photo
ORLANDO, Fla. – Luis Miguel Plaza, 33, of Orlando, has pleaded guilty to distributing and possessing fentanyl with [...]
Cops Injured In Sudden Shootout With Armed Suspect On Video – LEO Talk Show
Cops Injured In Sudden Shootout With Armed Suspect On Video
The Tampa Free Press will publish the LEO Round Table talk s [...]