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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Ocala, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the arrest of Clinton Darnelle Kaham (24, Ocala) resulting from an indictment charging him with possession of a firearm as a convicted felon. If convicted, Kaham faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison. A federal grand jury had returned the indictment on […]

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Fort Myers, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Steven Dewayne Barnes, Jr. (26, Fort Myers) has been found guilty, following a bench trial before United States District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell, of possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial number. Barnes faces a […]

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Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Kathryn K. Mizelle has sentenced James John Melis (54, Largo) to four years and three months in federal prison for bank fraud and wire fraud. As part of his sentence, the court entered an order of forfeiture in the amount of $439,177, the proceeds of the charged criminal conduct. […]

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Ocala, Florida – Senior United States District Judge Gregory A. Presnell has sentenced Brandon Jamal Alex Grant (23, Gainesville) to three years and one month in federal prison for possessing counterfeit access devices with the intent to defraud and possessing firearms as a convicted felon. Grant had pleaded guilty on May 2, 2023. According to […]

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Orlando, FL – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Antione Oshea Ladson (29, Orlando) has pleaded guilty to two counts of possession with the intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana and two counts of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. Ladson faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in […]

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Orlando, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced today that a federal jury has found Gabriel Almenas Carrasquillo (35, Orlando) guilty of using the internet and his cellphone to attempt to entice a 13-year-old child to engage in sexual activity. Almenas faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 10 years, and up to life, […]

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Jacksonville, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Maisha K. Daniels (46, Jacksonville) today pleaded guilty to selling a stolen firearm. Daniels faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not been set. According to the plea agreement, Daniels worked for the U.S. Postal Service at […]

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Fort Myers, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return by a grand jury of an indictment charging Timothy Craig Jolloff (46, Fort Myers) and Lisa Ann Jolloff (56, Fort Myers) with wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and illegal monetary transactions. Timothy Jolloff is also charged with multiple counts of bank […]

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Florida Man Sentenced For Assaulting Law Enforcement Officers During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
Originally published at https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/florida-man-sentenced-assaulting-law-enforcement-officers-during-jan-6-capitol-breachThe post Florida …