TAMPA, Florida, June 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle has sentenced Avery Jones-Neal (29, Dunedin) to 12 years and 7 months in federal prison for distributing cocaine. Jones-Neal entered a guilty plea on February 21, 2024. According to court documents, Jones-Neal sold cocaine to a confidential informant on July 25, July 26, and July 31, 2023. On July 26, 2023, Jones-Neal also s  more

MIAMI, Florida, June 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release: On May 28, Daniel Navarro, 50, of Miami Lakes, Florida, the former Vice President of Sofly Aviation Services (Sofly), an aviation parts distribution company, and Jorge Guerrero, 71, of Hialeah, Florida, a Procurement & Asset Management Specialist for Sofly, were sentenced to federal prison after previously pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud t  more

ORLANDO, Florida, June 6 -- 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 return by a grand jury of an indictment charging Jordanish Torres Garcia (28, Orlando), Kevin Ocasio Justiniano (27, Orlando), Giovany Crespo Hernandez (27, Orlando), and Dereck Alexis Rodriguez Bonilla (21, Orlando),with carjacking resulting in death, kidnapping resulting in death, and use of a firearm during an  more

ORLANDO, Florida, June 6 -- 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 return by a grand jury of an indictment charging Giovany Joel Crespo Hernandez (27, Orlando) and Monicasabel Romero Soto (28, Orlando) with possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and use of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. If convicted on all counts, Crespo Hernandez faces a maxim  more