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A federal judge in Tampa sentenced Elias Estupinan Rengifo of Colombia to 135 months in federal prison for conspiring with others to possess with intent to distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine on-board vessels subject to the jurisdiction of... [Read More]
Six months after Tampa physician, Dr. Christina Paylan and her boyfriend, Joseph Abdo, were charged in state court for drug possession, the charges have now been dismissed. Last summer, police found syringes and empty boxes of Demerol in the trash... [Read More]
A 44-year-old father and his 24-year-old son were arrested last week by Hillsborough County Sheriff’s deputies for trafficking in cocaine in Tampa. Joseph Quintana Sr. and Joseph Quintana Jr., 24, both Tampa residents, had reportedly been the subject of a... [Read More]
The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office arrested two men in conjunction with raids at two separate alleged marijuana grow houses in Port Richey last week. Whiskell Escandell and Jose Ramon-Escandell were both arrested and charged. The first house was at 10811... [Read More]
A Brooksville mother and son were arrested last week by Hernando County sheriff’s deputies for dealing marijuana. Johanna Jorgensen and her 19-year-old son Ryan were charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of a church... [Read More]
Another local Tampa Bay area doctor faces federal drug charges this month. Dr. John Anthony Gianoli, III, a physician practicing in St. Petersburg and Largo, was indicted recently on five counts of illegally distributing or causing the distribution of oxycodone... [Read More]
A Tampa federal court judge sentenced Leon J. Wood of St. Petersburg to twenty years in federal prison for drug and gun charges earlier this month. Wood pleaded guilty back in February to charges of conspiracy to possess 1,000 kilograms... [Read More]
Many Tampa Bay drug cases are now in question after a federal judge ruled a Florida drug law unconstitutional. Many area defense attorneys have already filed motions to dismiss some pending drug cases, citing the new ruling. U.S. District Judge... [Read More]
Tennessee Titans backup quarterback (and former Tampa Bay Buccaneer) Chris Simms was acquitted by a New York court last month of driving while high on marijuana. A Manhattan jury reportedly deliberated for about an hour on the misdemeanor charge before... [Read More]
Criminal defense attorneys for a Tampa medical clinic asked a Hillsborough judge to dismiss the drug case against the clinic’s owners and physicians. They argue that 1st Medical Group was a high-volume pain clinic but that their practice was not... [Read More]
Hillsborough County sheriff’s detectives arrested Felipe Tamayo Hernandez of Valrico last weekend after allegedly discovering a marijuana grow house in his residence. Investigators executed a search warrant on the home on Clareside Drive. They claim to have found “a sophisticated... [Read More]
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]
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]
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... [Read More]
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... [Read More]
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