February 28, 2011
by
K. McKinney
Eric Perez was stopped by Hernando County sheriff’s deputies last weekend as he drove a golf cart in the wrong direction along State Road 50 just after midnight. The cart had no lights and, according to law enforcement, Perez had...
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Locations: Florida
Criminal Charges:
Vehicular Crimes
February 28, 2011
by
K. McKinney
Will we be seeing more prescription drug and pain clinic prosecutions out of Hernando County in 2011? Hernando County Sheriff Al Nienhus hopes so. Nienhuis told the media that the top priority in his new position will be to end...
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Locations: Florida
Criminal Charges:
Drug Crimes,
Felonies
February 28, 2011
by
K. McKinney
The FBI, the U.S. Attorney, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) and the Sarasota County Sheriff announced charges against 14 individuals related to a years-long mortgage fraud investigation last week. The indictment alleges 44 counts, including charges of wire fraud...
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Locations: Florida
Criminal Charges:
Drug Crimes,
Felonies
February 27, 2011
by
K. McKinney
According to federal prosecutors in Tampa, Steven B. Rodd and William P. Kress targeted 250 people in Pinellas, Hillsborough and Pasco counties as they solicited supposed investments in imprisoned music mogul Lou Pearlman’s company, Trans Continental Airlines. Rodd, a Tampa...
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February 26, 2011
by
K. McKinney
Federal prosecutors in Tampa announced this week that a Port Richey father and son were indicted on charges of manufacturing hallucinogenic mushrooms in a “super lab”. Gerald Hannafin Sr. and his son, Gerald Hannafin Jr., were arrested last year and...
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Locations: Florida
Criminal Charges:
Drug Crimes,
Felonies
February 25, 2011
by
K. McKinney
Back in 1989, Gregory Capehart was sentenced to death in a Pasco County court for murder. Twenty-two years later, Capehart received a re-hearing in the penalty phase of his case and was instead sentenced to serve life in prison. In...
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Locations: Florida
Criminal Charges:
Felonies,
Violent Crimes
February 24, 2011
by
K. McKinney
The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Hudson woman last week after her car rear-ended a Pinellas County school bus. The collision occurred at State Road 580 and Virginia Street in Dunedin at about 8:15 a.m. Donna Jones was arrest...
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February 16, 2011
by
K. McKinney
Reggae star Buju Banton’s second trial on drug conspiracy charges began Monday, one day after he won his first Grammy award. Federal prosecutors in Tampa claim that Banton helped set up a deal to buy $135,000 in cocaine. Banton (real...
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Locations: Florida
Criminal Charges:
Drug Crimes,
Felonies