Florida

MEMORANDUM: Executive Order 23-140 (Special Election – House District 35)

MEMORANDUM: Executive Order 23-140 (Special Election – House District 35)

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order 23-140 (Special Election – House District 35), ordering a special election for Florida House District 35.   Last month, Representative Fred Hawkins resigned from his position, creating a vacancy in the State Legislature. By issuing an order for a special election in the district, Governor […]

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Law

Mount Dora Convicted Felon Sentenced To Seven Years For Illegally Possessing A Firearm

Mount Dora Convicted Felon Sentenced To Seven Years For Illegally Possessing A Firearm

Ocala, Florida – Senior United States District Judge John Antoon II has sentenced Woodrow Milton Butler (40, Mount Dora) to seven years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The court also ordered the forfeiture of the firearm and ammunition used in the offense. Butler had pleaded guilty on February 1, […]

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Florida

MEMORANDUM: Executive Order 23-141 (Special Election – House District 118)

MEMORANDUM: Executive Order 23-140 (Special Election – House District 35)

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order 23-141 (Special Election – House District 118), ordering a special election for Florida House District 118.   Last month, Representative Juan Alfonso Fernandez-Barquin resigned from his position, creating a vacancy in the State Legislature. By issuing an order for a special election in the district, […]

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Law

Former Correctional Officer Indicted For Wire Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft

Mount Dora Convicted Felon Sentenced To Seven Years For Illegally Possessing A Firearm

Ocala, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Katrina Denise McCoy (40, Minneola) with fourteen counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft. If convicted, faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison for each count of wire fraud and a two-year minimum […]

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Miami

Grants available for business owners

Grants available for business owners

Miami-Dade Economic Advocacy Trust (MDEAT) is accepting applications for it’s Business Resource and Education $2,500 Grant Program. A total of 24 grants will be awarded to qualified start-up businesses to improve or stabilize neighborhood businesses throughout Miami-Dade County. The grant can be used for the following: inventory/supplies/other than food item, business equipment, marketing/advertisting, business expansion […]

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Law

Zephyrhills Man Sentenced To 27 Months For Unlawful Making Of A Firearm

Mount Dora Convicted Felon Sentenced To Seven Years For Illegally Possessing A Firearm

Tampa, FL – U.S. District Judge Mary Scriven has sentenced James John Hall (34, Zephyrhills) to two years and three months in federal prison for unlawfully making a firearm. Hall had pleaded guilty on April 3, 2023. According to court documents, on November 1 and 2, 2022, Hall spoke by phone with a man to […]

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Law

Seventeen Charged In Multi-State Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Conspiracy

Mount Dora Convicted Felon Sentenced To Seven Years For Illegally Possessing A Firearm

Ocala, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of a superseding indictment charging 17 individuals with a drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy as a result of a joint investigation. Two of the defendants have also been charged with two additional counts of distributing and possessing with the intent to distribute […]

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