JACKSONVILLE, Florida, Jan. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: United States District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Keith Allen Dixon (46, Jacksonville) to 10 years in federal prison for distribution of 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Dixon had pleaded guilty on October 4, 2023. According to court documents, on January 6, 2023, Dixon sold methampheta  more

TAMPA, Florida, Jan. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the results achieved by the Middle District of Florida's efforts to combat fraud related to COVID-19. Those efforts have included complementary actions by the United States Attorney's Office's (USAO-MDFL) Criminal, Asset Recovery, Appellate, and Civil Divisions, along with federal, state, and local law enforcement age  more

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, Jan. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: Senior United States District Judge Henry Lee Adams, Jr. has sentenced Mario Lenard Elbert (34, Jacksonville) to seven years in federal prison for possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense. Elbert had pleaded guilty on August 22, 2023. According to court documents, on May 11, 2022  more

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, Jan. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: Senior U.S. District Judge Henry L. Adams has sentenced Geoffrey Scott Carter (44, Jacksonville) to 15 years in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute and to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm as a convicted felon. The court also ordered Carter to forfeit 10 firearms and assorted ammunitio  more