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Maine Doctor Found Guilty Of Unlawfully Distributing Controlled Substances
Bottle Of Medicine (Unsplash)
A federal jury today convicted a Maine physician of multiple counts of unlawfully distributing controlled substances [...]
Florida Man Admits To Evading $400K In Taxes On Fishing Cash Earned In Massachusetts
Commercial Fishing (File)
Christopher Garraty, a Florida resident formerly of Rhode Island, pleaded guilty yesterday to federal charges of tax eva [...]
Georgia Prosecutor Indicted For Theft And Fraud: A Shocking Abuse Of Public Trust
Stephanie Woodard (HCSO)
The Georgia Attorney General's Office has announced the indictment of Hall County Solicitor General Stephanie Woodard on [...]
Titusville Man Gets 8-Years For Identity Theft And Bank Fraud While On Federal Supervision
Jail Cell, TFP File Photo
Carmel Linot, a 34-year-old Titusville resident, was sentenced today to eight years in federal prison for bank fraud, ag [...]
Orlando Man Pleads Guilty To Illegally Possessing Firearm And Ammunition
Inside of Jail. TFP File Photo
ORLANDO, Fla. - Benjamin Garmon Jr., a 25-year-old Orlando resident, pleaded guilty in federal court today to the c [...]
Four Indicted For Dealing Fentanyl That Killed University Of South Florida Student
University Of South Florida (TFP File Photo)
TAMPA, Fla. - A federal grand jury has indicted four individuals on charges related to the distributi [...]
Ohio Man Stabs, Kills Missouri Man Critically Injures His Wife At Nebraska Rest Area
Police Lights: TFP File Photo
A 72-year-old Missouri man is dead, and his wife was critically injured after a stabbing attack at an Interstate 80 [...]
Violent Tampa Gang Member Gets 15 Years For Orchestrating Shootings, Threats To Grandma And Child
Antonio McCray (HCSO)
U.S. District Judge Virginia Hernandez Covington has sentenced Antonio McCray, a 22-year-old Tampa resident, to 15 years in [...]
Virginia Woman Overpowers Officer. Beats Him With His Own Baton On Video, LEO Talk Show
LEO Round Table
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Draining Deadly Fentanyl Pipeline: Florida AG Ashley Moody Charges 39 In Massive Trafficking Ring
Operation-Wild-N-Out (VSO)
The war against the opioid crisis has taken a significant turn in Florida, as Attorney General Ashley Moody's Office of [...]