Three Clay County sheriff’s deputies are facing discipline after a high school student spent more than a month in jail charged as an adult in a sexual battery case all because he had the same name as the accused. After a girl under the age of 12 told police she…
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services arrested three people on Friday in connection with alleged illegal telemarketing operations in central Florida. According to the agency, an investigation into three companies following a series of consumer complaints revealed the businesses were operating illegally. The owners of the three telemarking…
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, a St. Augustine man was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison Monday for transporting images and videos of child pornography to Canada. The U.S. Attorney’s Office claims the 67-year-old man used a fake name to send a package from St. Augustine to Ontario…
A former 53-year-old information technology specialist for the Clay County School District was arrested Tuesday after deputies allege he stole $19,000 worth of equipment from several schools and then sold the items online. The Green Cove Springs man was arrested at his home Tuesday afternoon after detectives claim he stole…
A 32-year-old former Florida Department of Law Enforcement crime lab analyst was arrested Tuesday on charges of grand theft, 12 counts of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence and nine counts of trafficking illegal drugs. Investigators allege the man replaced prescription pain pills with over-the-counter medications while processing drug cases. The former…
A Florida man plead guilty in early 2014 to attempting to defraud Medicare of more than $28 million after buying several rehabilitation clinics, including one in Venice. The U.S. Department of Justice claims the man bought up the clinics so he could gain access to the clinics’ Medicare provider numbers.…
Cape Coral police took down a marijuana grow house in a NE Cape Coral neighborhood on Wednesday, allegedly seizing more than 57 pounds of raw marijuana and $13,000 in cash. Police responded to the residence after LCEC personnel discovered that electrical power was being illegally diverted to the residence. As officers…
A four-day child predator investigation in Pinellas County that involved local, state and federal investigators resulted in 35 arrests. The sting, dubbed “Operation Home Alone,” targeted people seeking minors online for sexual relations. The suspects, ranging between 19 and 65 years of age, are from Pinellas, Hillsborough, Pasco and Manatee…
A Bradford County Sheriff’s Office jail corrections officer who was arrested two weeks ago on allegations he sexually battered a child was re-arrested last week on 12 new counts including child pornography charges. According to a Bradford County Sheriff’s Office report, the new charges against the 59-year-old Starke man stem…
A 63-year-old man was sentenced to six years in federal prison last week for bank fraud, mail fraud, and wire fraud. The man pleaded guilty to the above charges on March 14, 2013. Court records indicate that the man was president and director of a realty company in southwest Florida.…
