March 30, 2013
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K. McKinney
For the first time, St. Petersburg police arrested and charged someone with selling synthetic marijuana. Meherun Nessa, the owner of a St. Petersburg convenience store, allegedly sold illegal “spice” or “K-2″ to an undercover detective on February 4th of this...
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February 26, 2013
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K. McKinney
Last week, Hillsborough County commissioners unanimously passed an ordinance that will fine people selling synthetic drugs such as bath salts and synthetic marijuana up to $500 for each package. They hope it will persuade store owners countywide to take the...
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December 31, 2012
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K. McKinney
Kimberly Losudo of Spring Hill now faces two child abuse charges after authorities discovered cocaine in the systems of two children, 9- and 11-years-old. Losurdo reportedly admitted to investigators that she smoked crack in the residence where the children were...
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December 5, 2012
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K. McKinney
Firm News
Jervis Wise, an attorney here in the Law Offices of Bjorn Brunvand, obtained a not guilty verdict this week for a client in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division. Wise’s client was charged...
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July 27, 2012
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K. McKinney
A Florida Highway Patrol trooper from Tampa was arrested this week and charged with three counts of withholding information from a practitioner. He is accused of “doctor shopping” to obtain prescription painkillers. According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement...
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July 26, 2012
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K. McKinney
Not long after Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri announced a crackdown on synthetic marijuana in that county, federal agents and Pasco County deputies raided a synthetic marijuana laboratory in neighboring Pasco County. Pasco Sheriff Chris Nocco alleges the laboratory was...
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July 18, 2012
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K. McKinney
Samantha Heather Nachman, a 25-year-old North Port woman was charged last weekend with cultivating marijuana for her participation in a marijuana growing operation at a Sarasota County home. Sheriff’s deputies arrested Nachman at her home in North Port. Detectives allege...
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July 5, 2012
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K. McKinney
Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri announced a plan to aggressively enforce Florida’s newly expanded ban on many of the chemicals found in “synthetic marijuana.” He acknowledged, however, the difficulty in fighting the drugs because manufacturers frequently tweak their formulas to...
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July 2, 2012
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K. McKinney
Investigators in Polk County arrested 30 people following a 10-month investigation into drug trafficking. The arrests were part of “Operation City Sweep,” a multi-agency effort that involved four search warrants and undercover purchases of drugs and weapons. Investigators included members...
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June 27, 2012
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K. McKinney
Two Tampa men were arrested this weekend after investigators seized 48 pounds of marijuana in a garage near Carrollwood. According to the arrest affidavits, undercover investigators watched the garage for several months. They served a search warrant Saturday afternoon after...
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Jervis Wise, attorney with the Law Offices of Bjorn Brunvand, here in Clearwater, obtained a not guilty verdict this week for a Honduran client charged in Tampa’s federal court with possession with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine while...
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May 19, 2012
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K. McKinney
Sanjeev Grover, a Lutz physician, was sentenced this week to five years in federal prison for distributing the painkiller oxycodone outside the scope of his practice. Grover also was ordered to relinquish his medical license with the state and his...
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April 29, 2012
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K. McKinney
Ashraf Ali Abukhdeir of Tampa was charged in Polk County with selling synthetic marijuana out of his Winter Haven convenience store. Undercover Polk County sheriff’s detectives arrested Abukhdeir after he allegedly sold them the synthetic marijuana K-2. Detectives served a...
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As reported in the Tampa Bay Times, five Tampa Bay area defense lawyers, including Bjorn Brunvand of this office, are seeking a federal civil rights investigation of the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office over allegations that narcotics detectives have trespassed and...
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As reported in the Tampa Bay Times earlier this week, dozens of Pinellas County marijuana cases are being reconsidered and possibly dismissed amid allegations that narcotics deputies trespassed and lied to gather evidence. The Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday...
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