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.…
A 71-year-old retired Tampa police captain accused of shooting a man that was texting during a Mark Wahlberg war movie will be arraigned on a second-degree murder charge Tuesday in a Florida court. The ex-Florida law enforcement officer is charged with gunning down the 43-year-old man and his wife with…
A 44-year-old Largo woman was sentenced to four years in federal prison on Thursday for defrauding student financial aid and filing false claims with the Internal Revenue Service. Additionally, the Court also ordered her to pay restitution to the IRS, in the amount of $110,971, and to the Federal Stafford…
Police arrested two men on Thursday for allegedly trafficking cocaine and a slew of other charges following a routine traffic stop. Members of the Marion County Sheriff’s Office Tactical Investigations Unit apparently witnessed a driver not utilizing proper signals in the 4000 block of West State Road 40. Police claim…