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A member of a violent Venezuelan gang accused of kidnapping and strangling to death a man in Florida was in the U.S. illegally, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirmed to the Daily Caller News Foundation. Border Patrol in Danie Beach, Florida, issued a detainer with…
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An Illinois woman was sentenced Wednesday to 26 years in prison for her role in a conspiracy to murder her mother while they vacationed in Bali, Indonesia, in August 2014. According to court documents, Heather L. Mack, 28, originally from Chicago, admitted in a plea…
Read More Illinois Woman Gets 26 Years In 2014 ‘Suitcase’ Murder Of Her Mother
A Florida attorney pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy to defraud the United States and tax evasion arising out of his promotion of an illegal tax shelter scheme involving false charitable deductions. According to court documents, from at least 2013 through 2021, Michael L. Meyer, of…
Read More Florida Attorney Pleads Guilty To $10 Million ‘Ultimate Tax Plan’ Scheme
ORLANDO, Fla. – A Kissimmee man has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for making false statements to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in an interview relating to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization. Moad…
Read More Florida Man Gets 6 Years In Prison For Lying To FBI In ISIS Terrorism Investigation
SARASOTA, Fla. – A Sarasota methamphetamine has pleaded guilty to possession with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Alfred Clayton…
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A Texas drug trafficker was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for trafficking methamphetamine, according to U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton. In September 2023, after five days of trial, a federal jury convicted Mandis Charles Barrow, 45, Amarillo, of one…
Read More Violent Texas Drug Trafficker Gets Life In Prison
A Florida man has been charged by the Department of Justice (DOJ) after sending chilling messages on the internet, threatening a mass casualty event. Alexander Lightner, 26, Venice, FL, has been charged with interstate transmission of a threat to injure and unlawful possession of a silencer.…
Read More Florida Man Charged Posting Chilling Messages Threatening ‘High Score’ In Mass Casualty Attack
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a teen for threatening to conduct a school shooting on social media. On January 18, 2024, HCSO’s STAR team investigators responded to Wharton High School after the school resource deputy reported a threat made…
Read More 16-Year-Old Arrested For Threatening Shooting At Wharton High School On Social Media
The Tampa Free Press will publish the LEO Round Table talk show five days a week, Tuesday through Saturday. Warning: The video below contains scenes of violence and language 00:00 Intro01:57 Journalists with unbiased facts should be acknowledged09:54 Canadian police warn not to post pictures of thieves19:52 Naked suspect shot…
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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office conducted an undercover gang operation, resulting in the arrest of a seven-time convicted felon. Over the past six months, HCSO’s Gang Unit investigation led to the arrest of Lavanda Tillman, 38, a seven-time convicted felon and…
Read More Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Gang Unit Arrests 7-Time Convicted Felon