Law

Wesley Chapel Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For Exploiting And Producing Sexual Abuse Material Depicting Children

Wesley Chapel Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For Exploiting And Producing Sexual Abuse Material Depicting Children

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Mary Scriven has sentenced Clayton Everett Colborn (31, Wesley Chapel) to life in federal prison for enticement and coercion of a minor to engage in sexual activity, using minors to produce child sexual abuse images and videos, and possessing child sexual abuse material. The court also ordered Colborn to […]

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Law

Previously Deported Alien Sentenced To 10 Years For Illegal Re-Entry Into The United States

Wesley Chapel Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For Exploiting And Producing Sexual Abuse Material Depicting Children

Fort Myers, Florida – U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Israel Perez-Santiago (41, Mexico) to 10 years in federal prison for illegally re-entering the United States without authorization by federal immigration officials.  Perez-Santiago had previously been deported from the United States 11 times and convicted of the crime of illegal re-entry on 4 […]

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Armed Career Criminal Sentenced To 15 Years For Possessing Firearms And Ammunition

Wesley Chapel Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For Exploiting And Producing Sexual Abuse Material Depicting Children

Fort Myers, Florida – U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Samuel Robert Bruner (47, North Fort Myers) to 15 years in federal prison for possessing firearms and ammunition as a convicted felon. The court also ordered Bruner to forfeit the firearms and ammunition, which are traceable to proceeds of the offense. Bruner had […]

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Jacksonville Fugitive Pleads Guilty To Possession Of Counterfeit Government Check

Wesley Chapel Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For Exploiting And Producing Sexual Abuse Material Depicting Children

Jacksonville, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Verdell Terria Jones (58, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to possession of a fictitious government document involving a counterfeit government check. Jones faces a maximum penalty of 25 years in federal prison and payment of restitution to the victims that she defrauded. Her sentencing hearing […]

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Cape Coral Caretakers Sentenced To Federal Prison For Stealing More Than Half A Million Dollars From Elderly Victim

Wesley Chapel Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For Exploiting And Producing Sexual Abuse Material Depicting Children

Fort Myers, Florida – U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Diane Durbon (58, Cape Coral) to 10 years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Durbon’s daughter and co-defendant, Brittany Lukasik, was sentenced to 2 years’ imprisonment for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and filing a false tax return. The court […]

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Florida

Fitch Ratings Announces Florida’s AAA Credit Rating Ranks Higher than the Nation

Fitch Ratings Announces Florida’s AAA Credit Rating Ranks Higher than the Nation

After downgrading the Nation’s credit rating from AAA to AA+, Fitch affirms Florida’s AAA credit rating  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Fitch Ratings affirmed Florida’s AAA credit rating, the highest rating available. This announcement follows Fitch’s recent downgrade of the Federal government’s credit rating from AAA to AA+. The AAA rating reinforces Florida’s position as the standard-bearer […]

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Florida

Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Florida’s Private Sector Job Growth Rate Five Times Faster Than the Nation’s in July 2023

Fitch Ratings Announces Florida’s AAA Credit Rating Ranks Higher than the Nation

~ Florida’s economic stability and confident workforce leads to strongest month for job growth since September 2022   TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced Florida has continued to set the standard for economic success. Florida’s private sector job growth rate increased by 0.5 percent (+42,800 jobs) in July 2023, five times faster than the national […]

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