Sarasota County
Sarasota County, Florida criminal law news and events
January 31, 2013
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K. McKinney
A Sarasota man was sentenced to five years in federal prison this month for his role in a complicated mortgage fraud scheme. Arthur R. Seaborne had previously pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit bank fraud. In addition to the prison...
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October 30, 2012
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K. McKinney
A Washington State couple and a Nokomis man were sentenced this week to federal prison for participating in a Sarasota mortgage fraud scheme. They were convicted earlier this year following a three-month jury trial in Tampa’s federal court. George Cavallo...
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September 22, 2012
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K. McKinney
According to law enforcement in Sarasota, four local men were charged last week with scheming to defraud in an alleged scheme to use trashed store receipts to make fraudulent refund requests. Brandie Horsley, Thomas Harrison, David Walshaw, and James Buck...
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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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April 28, 2012
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K. McKinney
Federal prosecutors in Tampa unsealed a thirty-count indictment this week charging Luis Duluc, formerly of Weston, Florida, and Margarita Grishkoff of North Carolina with conspiracy to commit health care fraud, and additional substantive counts of health care fraud, making false...
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July 30, 2011
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K. McKinney
Earlier this month, a Tampa federal judge sentenced three Michigan residents for bank fraud, mail theft, and aggravated identity theft that occurred in Duval, Charlotte, Hillsborough, Manatee, Monroe, Orange, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota, and Seminole Counties between 2007 and 2009...
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Locations: Charlotte County, Duval County, Florida, Hillsborough County, Manatee County, Monroe County, Orange County, Pasco County, Pinellas County, Polk County, Sarasota County, Seminole County
Criminal Charges:
Felonies,
White Collar Crimes
March 29, 2010
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K. McKinney
Sarasota County authorities have charged Morgan Jane Smith of North Port with premeditated murder and attempted murder relating to a shooting over the weekend. Prosecutors allege that Smith pointed a 20-gauge shotgun at Andrea Stranko, the current girlfriend of Smith’s...
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September 13, 2009
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K. McKinney
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...
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