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Federal Tipoffs Involving Florida Newsletter for Friday June 21, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Fla. U.S. Attorney: Four Indicted For Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in the Death of University of South Florida Student
TAMPA, Florida, June 20 -- 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 unsealing of an indictment charging Miguel Cintron (36, Tampa), Marquise Trant (35, Tampa), David Chudhabuddhi (37, Tampa), and Darrius Gustafson (20, Tampa) with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, resulting in death. All four are also charged with additional distributions of fentanyl over 40 grams. Cintron is fur  more

Fla. U.S. Attorney: Jacksonville Resident Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl and Methamphetamine
JACKSONVILLE, Florida, June 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan has sentenced Andre Lee Long (48, Jacksonville) to 10 years in federal prison for the distribution of 40 grams or more of fentanyl and 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine. The court also ordered Long to forfeit a rifle and $113,074, which were traceable to proceeds of the offense. Long entered a guilty plea on Marc  more

Fla. U.S. Attorney: Justice Department Sues Five Individuals for Violation of Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act
TAMPA, Florida, June 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: The Justice Department filed a civil federal lawsuit today in the Middle District of Florida against five people for violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, which prohibits anyone from using force, threats of force or physical obstruction against any person because they are seeking or providing reproductive health services. The lawsuit alleges  more

Fla. U.S. Attorney: Tampa Gang Member Sentenced to 15 Years' Imprisonment, Maximum Sentence Allowed by Law, for Orchestrating Shootings and Threatening to Commit Violence on Child and Grandmother
TAMPA, Florida, June 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: U.S. District Judge Virginia Hernandez Covington has sentenced Antonio McCray (22, Tampa) to 15 years in federal prison--the maximum sentence allowed by law--for possessing a firearm after having been convicted of a felony offense. McCray pleaded guilty on November 14, 2023. According to court documents and evidence presented at sentencing, McCray was a member of the  more

GSA Administrator Announces $80 Million for Smart Building Technologies as Part of Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America Agenda
TAMPA, Florida, June 21 -- The General Services Administration issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: At RealComm, a major gathering of real estate technology leaders in Tampa, the Administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) today announced plans to invest $80 million from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the largest climate investment in U.S. history, into smart building technologies that will help reduce emissions, increase efficiency and reduce costs, and e  more