Approximately 6 months ago, two men connected through a program called MeetMe.com. The one man, known as A.K., had expressed on his page that he was gay. The other man, Brice Johnson, indicated that he was not gay. The two individuals "connected" through this program...
Tampa Federal Criminal Defense Lawyer
Federal Crimes
Illegal Cancer Drugs Result in Federal Charges
The American Cancer Society has estimated that approximately 1,665,540 new cancer cases are expected to be diagnosed in 2014. With new treatment options available, a majority of these cases will see positive results. But what if the treatment they are receiving is...
What should I expect if I was caught crossing the border illegally?
If an individual gets caught crossing the border, they are looking a federal charges; even if that individual is a first-time crosser. A program titled Operation Streamline has created a "no tolerance" policy on those that enter this country illegally. But what should...
What does it mean to be charged as a co-conspirator?
A ring of co-conspirators were busted last week after running a drug ring that was worth $550 million. One of the doctors involved, Dr. Robert Terdiman, was responsible for writing 18,700 prescriptions worth $90 million alone. The main conspirator, Dr. Kevin Lowe,...
Mandatory Minimum Sentences: No Longer Seen as a Positive Solution
Mandatory minimum sentences were once created as a "one-size-fits-all" solution for sentencing disparities. However, these sentences have recently been recognized as coming up short of these expectations. This recognition arises from reasons such as the fairness of...
Banker Involved In Wire Fraud Rises From the Dead
Aubrey Lee Price, a banker wanted for $21 million wire fraud, was arrested in south Georgia. The banker had fooled many into thinking he had committed suicide in 2012 after he told family he was planning on jumping from a boat in the Florida Keys. The banker was...
Man Sent to Prison for Secretly Making Child Porn
A federal investigation that started in 2012 is finally over after an Orange County man was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison. A 31-year old man, Daniel Heffield, had been secretly videotaping girls while they used the bathroom at his mother's home during their...
Seven Florida Residents Involved With Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Seven Florida residents have been arrested on multiple charges in a mortgage fraud scheme involving a development in North Carolina. The defendants are being accused of using fraudulent loan applications to get construction mortgages. The loans were valued at almost...
‘Otherwise Illegal Activity’ by FBI Informants Is on the Increase
While our overall crime rate has been declining for decades, it appears the opposite is true for one type of federal crime. Unfortunately, this criminal activity is officially sanctioned during FBI investigations, and it's on the rise. It's called "otherwise illegal...
Federal Crimes Court Rules on Entrapment
The Cortes decision from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is an important sentencing entrapment ruling in which the Ninth Circuit held, for the first time, that a Tampa federal crimes attorney and a federal defendant "is entitled to present his sentencing entrapment...

