Tampa Teacher Arrested on Drug Charges

Hillsborough County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Keith Jones, a sixth-grade teacher at Davidsen Middle School in Tampa, after he allegedly tried to buy methamphetamine from an undercover detective. Jones was charged with trafficking in methamphetamine. Law enforcement reports alleged that Jones... [Read More]

South Florida Doctor Acquitted of Medicare Fraud Charges

We’ve reported here frequently over the last year or so about the increasing number of Medicare fraud charges being brought by federal prosecutors in the Tampa Bay area and in Florida as a whole. A doctor in Miami-Dade, though, challenged... [Read More]

Pasco Man Charged with Fraud Related to Investments

Pasco resident Michael Motola was charged with organized fraud this week. According to the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office, Motola offered to handle the investments of friends and acquaintances but instead of investing their money, Motola pocketed it for himself. His... [Read More]

Lakeland Man Charged with Manslaughter for Death of Girlfriend

Tony Renard McNeal was arrested in Lakeland this week and charged with manslaughter in connection with the August death of his live-in girlfriend, Arlene Arocho. Arocho was found deceased in the apartment she shared with McNeal on August 14, 2010... [Read More]

Former Hillsborough Detective Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud

Brian Ouellette of Valrico, a former Hillsborough County sheriff’s detective, pleaded guilty in a Tampa federal courtroom last week to five counts of mail fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud. He faces up to 20 years... [Read More]

Tampa Grand Jury Indicts Mother, Son on Mortgage Fraud, Drug Charges

A federal grand jury in Tampa indicted a mother and son earlier this month on separate mortgage fraud and drug charges. According to the indictment, Maxine Williams-Salter claimed on forms with the IRS that her business was losing money in... [Read More]

Pasco Judge Grants Acquittal in Abuse Case, After Jury Returns Guilty Verdict

Avon Alicia McKoy was charged with aggravated child abuse in early 2007 after fractures were discovered in the skull of an infant in her care. McKoy went to trial last month and a jury found her guilty of the lesser... [Read More]