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New Mexico Man Sentenced In Kentucky For Role In Nationwide Grandparent Scam
Prison Photo (TFP File Photo)
Robert Louis Sanchez, a 57-year-old man from Albuquerque, New Mexico, became the fifth defendant sentenced in a spra [...]
Former Police Chief In Iowa Receives 60 Months In Prison For Fraud, Firearms Charges
Prison, TFP File Photo
Bradley Eugene Wendt, the former police chief of Adair, Iowa, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison yesterday for ch [...]
Florida Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence For Crips Gang Member James Herard
James Herard (BCSO)
The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed the death sentence of James Herard, a Broward County gang member convicted of [...]
U.S. Marshals Bolster California Manhunt For Man Who Murdered Woman, 2 Kids: Has Ties To Texas And Idaho
J. Carmen Cardona Rodriguez, aka Jose Carmona (US Marshals)
The U.S. Marshals Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force has joined the Stockt [...]
Human Smuggler From Mexico Gets 10 Years In Arizona
Southern Border Crossing (File)
A Mexican citizen, Jesus Ernesto Dessens-Romero, 28, was sentenced today to 120 months in federal prison for his r [...]
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office Nets 18-Time Felon In Fentanyl Bust
Alonzo Lewis (HCSO)
TAMPA, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) announced the arrest of 34-year-old Alonzo Lewis following a mon [...]
California ICE Agents Remove Mexican National Fugitive
Eduardo Jacob Cuencas Vivar, 41 (ICE)
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) San Francisco removed a Mexican national wanted in his home country [...]
Pasco Sheriff Seeks Help In Recovering Stolen Motorcycle
Pasco Sheriff Seeks Help In Recovering Stolen Motorcycle
PORT RICHEY, Fla. - The Pasco County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in [...]
Florida Man Who Tried To Engage A Child Online Later Found Out It Was An FBI Agent
FBI Agent, Source: FBI
A Kissimmee man has been sentenced to 12 years and 7 months in federal prison for attempting to entice a minor to engage in [...]
Inmate Pushes Texas Cop And Attempts To Flee Before Getting Shot On Video – LEO Talk Show
LEO Round Table
The Tampa Free Press will publish the LEO Round Table talk show five days a week, Tuesday through Sa [...]