Tampa, FL – U.S. District Judge William Jung has sentenced Deshawn Martin (26, Orlando) to 20 years in federal prison for Hobbs Act robbery. Martin had pleaded guilty in February 2023. As part of his plea agreement, Martin acknowledged his guilt in four additional Hobbs Act robberies of businesses located in the Orlando area. According […]

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Tampa, FL – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging John Knight (45, St. Petersburg) with one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. If convicted, Knight faces up to 15 years in in federal prison. According to the indictment, on February 18, 2023, […]

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Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Kranston Algeno Rolle (33, Bradenton) has pleaded guilty to firearms trafficking.  Rolle faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. According to the plea agreement, on December 30, 2022, Rolle knowingly trafficked in and […]

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Fort Myers, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the arrest and unsealing of a criminal complaint charging Timothy Craig Jolloff (46, Fort Myers) and Lisa Ann Jolloff (56, Fort Myers) with one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering and one count of illegal monetary transactions. Timothy Jolloff is also charged with […]

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Ocala, Florida – Senior United States District Judge John Antoon II has sentenced Christopher Richard Munroe (55, Ocala) to four years and nine months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Munroe had pleaded guilty on March 20, 2023. According to court documents, on November 14, 2022, the Ocala Police Department […]

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Two Jacksonville Compounding Pharmacies and Their Owner Agree to Pay at Least $7.4 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
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Foreign National Sentenced for Trafficking Child Pornography
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Ocala, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the arrest of Brian David Casey (35, Clermont) on a one-count indictment charging him with possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. If convicted, Casey faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison. A federal grand jury had returned the indictment on June […]

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Jacksonville, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Lyndsey Rhea Markland (41, Panama City) has pleaded guilty to four counts of passing counterfeit Federal Reserve notes. Markland faces up to 20 years in federal prison on each count and payment of restitution to the victims she defrauded. A sentencing date has not […]

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Fort Myers, Florida – U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Alphonso Lataurean James (29, Fort Myers) to seven years and eight months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon. The court also ordered James to forfeit the firearm and ammunition possessed during the offense. James had pleaded guilty […]

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