Florida readers may be interested to learn that the brother of Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock, who gunned down 58 people on Oct. 1, has been arrested for allegedly possessing child pornography. He was taken into custody on Oct. 25. Los Angeles authorities accuse...
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Month: October 2017
Florida man sentenced in wire fraud case
The owner and operator of a Florida investment firm received a sentence of five years in federal prison on October 17 on fraud charges. Federal prosecutors claim the man was involved in a conspiracy with others to defraud investors, which allowed them to accumulate...
Florida woman pleads not guilty to human trafficking charges
According to an investigation led by the Gadsden County Sheriff's Office, a woman from Tallahasee and her partner allegedly enabled the sexual abuse of a young girl for 13 years. Investigators had been tracking the woman and her boyfriend since last year. Multiple...
Drug and gun charges send 3 Florida gang members to prison
Investigations by the Operation Northern Lights Task Force have resulted in the convictions of three men, ages 23, 24 and 33, for multiple drug and firearms charges. According to federal officials, they belonged to the street gang "Boss Life" that has been associated...
Man convicted on tax fraud scheme
A Florida man was convicted on several fraud charges following a jury trial that lasted almost two weeks. The Miami jury found the 28-year-old man guilty of 16 counts of wire fraud, eight counts of aggravated identity theft and four counts of money laundering. The man...
Third DUI in Florida? Here’s what you need to know
When a person gets his or her first DUI, it may be a fluke. First offenses are treated fairly lightly, and although they're penalized, people may walk away without spending time in prison or paying extreme fines. That's not the case when it's your third offense.A...
Court rules even sex offenders can use Facebook
Florida residents may be wary of how sex offenders use technology. However, the Supreme Court ruled on June 19 that they can still use social media. The court reasoned that the tool has become too important as a source of information to bar them from doing so. This...