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Florida Man Arrested For Multi-Million Dollar Alcohol License Fraud
Rajiv Shashikant Shah
A Florida man has been arrested for orchestrating a complex fraud scheme that manipulated the state’s annual alcohol license [...]
Arizona Man Sentenced To 15 Months In Federal Prison For Threatening Public Officials
Inside of Jail. TFP File Photo
An Arizona man has been sentenced to 15 months in prison and 36 months of supervised release after he pleaded guilt [...]
Laurie Shaver Sentenced To Life For Husband’s Murder In Lake County
Laurie Leigh Shaver
LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – Laurie Shaver, 41, was sentenced to life in prison today by Judge Cary F. Rada after being convicted of mu [...]
FBI Captures Most Wanted Terrorist Daniel Andreas San Diego
FBI Capture Most Wanted Terrorist Daniel San Diego
Daniel Andreas San Diego, a fugitive wanted in connection with two bombings in the San Francisc [...]
Pasco County Sexual Offender Sentenced To 10 Years For Possession Of CSAM
Jason Alan Wacker (PSO)
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday has sentenced 28-year-old Jason Alan Wacker of Pasco County to 10 [...]
The Less-Lethal Rounds Were No Problem To This Knife-Wielding Woman! LEO Talk Show
The Less-Lethal Rounds Were No Problem To This Knife-Wielding Woman! LEO Talk Show
The Tampa Free Press will publish the LEO R [...]
Florida Fish And Wildlife Recovers 37 Stolen Gold Coins From Historic 1715 Fleet Shipwrecks
FWC recovers 37 stolen gold coins from 1715 fleet shipwrecks
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has announced the success [...]
Hernando County Sheriff’s Office Busts Cocaine Trafficking Operation At Spring Hill Jewelry Store
Hernando County Sheriff's Office Busts Cocaine Trafficking Operation At Spring Hill Jewelry Store
SPRING HILL, Fla. - The Hernando County Sheriff' [...]
Florida Dentist Pleads Guilty To Sending Threats To Public Figures And Election Official
Richard Glenn Kantwill (Tampa, DOJ)
Richard Glenn Kantwill, a 61-year-old dentist from Tampa, pleaded guilty to sending over 100 violent threats t [...]
Arrests Made In Florida, California After $280K SIM Card Swap Money Laundering Scheme
Phone Scam (File)
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody's Cyber Fraud Enforcement Unit (CFEU) has announced charges against two individuals involv [...]