Jacksonville, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Neal Evan Pollman (42, Panama City) has pleaded guilty to manufacturing counterfeit Federal Reserve notes. Pollman faces up to 20 years in federal prison and payment of restitution to the victims he defrauded. A sentencing date has not yet been set.    According to […]

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Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return from Cambodia of Rugh James Cline (40, Tampa) for his first appearance after being charged in a federal indictment with five counts of engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place and one count of possessing child sex abuse materials. If convicted, […]

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Fort Myers, Florida – U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Genaro Deleon, III (45, Lehigh Acres) to 11 years and 3 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. He is scheduled to be sentenced in January 2023. Earlier, co-defendants Michael Lee Faz (44, Labelle), Abel Deleon (45, Labelle), and Genaro Deleon, […]

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Texas Father and Son Sentenced for Assaulting Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
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Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Brandon Paul Smolinski (36, Middleburg) to 17 years and 6 months in federal prison for distribution of child sexual abuse materials. His prison term is to be followed by 10 years of supervised release. The court also ordered Smolinski to pay $33,500 in restitution […]

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Orlando, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury today found Brian Patrick Durning (52, Altadena, CA) guilty of assault of a minor on an aircraft and two counts of simple assault. Durning faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison on the first offense, and up to two […]

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Fort Myers, Florida – U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber today sentenced Alex Winters (44, Collier County) to 40 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon, possessing controlled substances with intent to distribute, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. The Court also ordered […]

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Tampa, FL – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Edward Ferraro (48, Odessa) has pleaded guilty to theft of Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) disability benefits. Ferraro faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not been set. According to public records, Ferraro, a former VA disability […]

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Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Tanner Michael Jackson (25, Jacksonville), a U.S. Navy petty officer, to 7 years in federal prison for distributing child sex abuse images. The court also ordered Jackson to serve 20 years of supervised release and register as a sex offender. In addition, he was […]

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Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger Handberg announces the successful extraditions of Akinola Taylor of the United Kingdom, Olayemi Adafin of the United Kingdom, Olakunle Oyebanjo of the United Kingdom, and Kazeem Olanrewaju Runsewe of Sweden. These individuals have been charged in the Middle District of Florida with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, filing […]

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