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Illegal Alien Gets 3 Years For Illegal Reentry After Prior Indiana And Illinois Drug Convictions
Jail Cell, TFP File Photo
Juan Morales, a 49-year-old national of Mexico, has been sentenced to 37 months in federal prison, to be followed by one [...]
Louisiana And Mississippi Men Indicted In Auto Loan Fraud, Vehicle Theft Scheme
Handcuff (File)
A federal grand jury has indicted five men from the New Orleans area and Mississippi in connection with an alleged scheme to use f [...]
Four Sentenced To Over A Decade Each For Major Fentanyl, Meth Trafficking In Michigan
DEA, ICE Operation
Four defendants were sentenced last week in separate cases in the Western District of Michigan, receiving lengthy federal priso [...]
Ethiopian National Sentenced To 12 Years For Armed Robbery In Mississippi
FBI Agent, Source: FBI
An Ethiopian national was sentenced Friday to 12 years in federal prison for the armed robbery of a local supermarket in Mi [...]
Georgia Man Sentenced In Montana For Multi-State Bank Fraud Scheme
Inside of Jail. TFP File Photo
A Georgia man who participated in a scheme to defraud banks in multiple states, including Montana, was sentenced ea [...]
Two Miami Men Arrested After Altercation At Key Largo Wendy’s
Wendy's (File)
MONROE COUNTY, Fla. - Two Miami men were arrested late Saturday night following an altercation at a fast-food restaurant in Key Lar [...]
Winter Haven Man Steals Cell Phone, Kicks Victim In Face Shortly After Jail Release
Axel Mascorro-Taylor (PCSO)
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – A Winter Haven man recently released from jail is back in custody after being arrested on outstan [...]
Davenport Man Arrested On Ohio Robbery Warrant After Traffic Stop
David Richardson (PCSO)
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A traffic stop for speeding resulted in the arrest of a Davenport man wanted on an Aggravated Robbery [...]
Oregon Sex Criminal Faces Murder-For-Hire Charges From Florida Jail
(L) Leland Harper, 2021 (MCSO, KOIN News), (R) Leland Harper, 2025 (SCSO)
A convicted sex offender from Oregon is now facing charges in Florida af [...]
Florida Man Indicted After Booby-Trapped Rifle Discharges During Arrest New Jersey Transit Center
Jeffrey O. Kennerk (BCSO)
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) announced Wednesday the indict [...]