Brett Michael Bartlett, 37, of Fountain Valley, California, has been sentenced to 188 months (over 15 years) in federal prison for orchestrating a complex fraud and money laundering scheme that defrauded investors of more than $22.5 million. In addition to his prison term, Bartlett will…
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LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – Laurie Shaver, 41, was sentenced to life in prison today by Judge Cary F. Rada after being convicted of murdering her husband, Michael Douglas Shaver, whose disappearance and death remained a mystery for years. “We hope the defendant’s life sentence brings…
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POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A homicide victim who remained unidentified for over five decades will finally receive a proper burial thanks to the efforts of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) and community partners. Mack Lavelle Proctor, murdered on May 17, 1972, was laid to…
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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – Hillsborough County Sheriff’s detectives have arrested a man accused of stealing over $8,000 worth of jewelry from a Walmart store in Tampa. The investigation began on November 14th after the Sheriff’s Office Organized Retail Theft Unit received reports of stolen jewelry…
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston has arrested three foreign fugitives in Massachusetts accused of committing sex crimes against children. Alexandre Romao De Oliveira, 41, of Brazil: Convicted in Brazil of rape of a child and sentenced to 14…
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POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A Polk County Sheriff’s deputy had a memorable start to his career when he found himself wrangling an alligator on just his third day of patrol. The encounter occurred Wednesday afternoon when a woman called the Sheriff’s Office to report an…
Read More Polk County Deputy Helps Wrangle Gator In Lakeland On Third Day Of Patrol
TAMPA, Fla. – A future U.S. Navy Sailor, Jason Garcia from Tampa, Florida, took the oath of enlistment during a special ceremony held at halftime of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Salute to Service game on November 10, 2024. Garcia was one of 300 individuals who…
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HENDRY COUNTY, Fla. – Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson has announced a significant expansion of the state’s agricultural land preservation efforts. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Rural and Family Lands Protection Program will now include Howard Cattle Corporation, a 754-acre cattle…
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On the first day of Florida’s trade and business development mission to Italy, Governor Ron DeSantis announced several key partnerships designed to boost Florida’s aerospace sector and strengthen economic ties with Italy. In a major collaboration, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Sapienza University of Rome signed…
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A Florida man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for possessing a large quantity of methamphetamine with intent to distribute in Oklahoma. Dimitri Antoine-Zacharia Grant, 26, of Miami, was arrested in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, in May 2023 after a traffic stop led…
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