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A Hernando County judge denied Barbara Diffendal’s motion to reduce her 13-year prison sentence for DUI manslaughter earlier this week. Diffendal accepted a plea agreement this summer but, shortly after arriving at the state prison in Ocala, she reconsidered and... [Read More]
Locations: Florida
Criminal Charges: Vehicular CrimesThe National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers issued a report this week which analyzes the national use of drug courts.The group says that low-level drug offenders deserve treatment in the public health sector without being penalized by the criminal justice... [Read More]
Earlier this month, we wrote about the federal indictment of Beau Diamond of Sarasota for wire fraud and money laundering. Federal prosecutors allege that Diamond ran an elaborate Ponzi scheme involving foreign currency (Forex) trading. Although the national headlines have... [Read More]
A Pasco County jury took just minutes to deliberate and then acquit Robert Corbin of driving under the influence. Back in March, Pasco deputies were dispatched to a storage center to diffuse a fight between Corbin and his girlfriend. When... [Read More]
Locations: Florida
Criminal Charges: Vehicular CrimesDerrick McNeal of Tampa escaped the death penalty this week in a Hillsborough County courtroom. McNeal was convicted of the first-degree murder of a toddler but the jury recommended that he be sentenced to life in prison without parole. On... [Read More]
Barbara Branks, the owner of a Clearwater immigration services business, was indicted last week on federal charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States. Federal prosecutors in Tampa allege she conspired to prepare fraudulent applications for asylum and forged documents... [Read More]
Locations: Clearwater, Florida, Hillsborough County, Pinellas County, Tampa
Criminal Charges: White Collar CrimesA Sarasota jury voted 12-0 earlier this month to recommend giving Michael King the death penalty for killing Denise Lee in January 2008. Before the judge sentences King, though, he will have the opportunity to present more evidence in support... [Read More]
A Sarasota County grand jury indicted David Myers of Venice, Florida, last week on on first-degree murder charges. He was previously charged with second-degree murder. The speculation is that prosecutors may now seek the death penalty for Myers. Prosecutors now... [Read More]
Beau Diamond of Sarasota, son of “Fit for Life” health guru Harvey Diamond, was charged last week in federal court with wire fraud and money laundering. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Tampa alleges that Diamond engaged in a fraudulent Ponzi... [Read More]
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