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Crawfordville Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison

April 21, 2023
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Justin Deangelo Randolph, 38, of Crawfordville, Florida was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, distribution of methamphetamine, and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for...
April 21, 2023
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Tampa Man Arrested for Possessing Fentanyl with the Intent to Distribute

March 21, 2023
TAMPA , Fla. –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced the arrest of Perry Ivory Wims (37, Tampa) on a criminal complaint charging possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. Wims was arrested on March 9, 2023 and ordered detained pending the outcome of his case. According to the...
March 21, 2023
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Clearwater Drug Dealer Sentenced to More Than 3 Years in Federal Prison

March 21, 2023
TAMPA, Fla. – U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday sentenced Terrel Lewis (26, Largo) to 3 years and 10 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine. Lewis had pleaded guilty on December 21, 2022. According to court documents, in 2021 the Clearwater Police Department (CPD) and...
March 21, 2023
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Armed Leader of Fentanyl and Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison

March 21, 2023
ORLANDO, Fla . – U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton Jr. sentenced Carlos Roman (57, Orlando) to 40 years in federal prison for possession of cocaine and possession of a firearm equipped with a silencer in furtherance of drug trafficking. Judge Dalton also sentenced three individuals who conspired with Roman...
March 21, 2023
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Leader of Multi-Kilogram Cocaine Conspiracy Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison

March 21, 2023
ORLANDO, Fla . – U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. sentenced James Mirabal (46, St. Cloud) to 15 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute cocaine. The court also ordered Mirabal to forfeit $124,598, traceable proceeds of the offense. Mirabal had pleaded guilty on December 27, 2022. Mirabal’s...
March 21, 2023
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Alleged Drug Trafficking Members Indicted on Multiple Drug Charges

March 10, 2023
TAMPA, Fla. – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced the unsealing of an indictment charging Marcus Jamar Fowler (32, Tarpon Springs) a/k/a “Drastic,” and Abelardo Torres (36, Tampa) with conspiracy to distribute narcotics and possession with the intent to distribute a controlled substance. Pierre Marquise Fowler (34, Port Richey)...
March 10, 2023
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Armed Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced to Life in Prison for Causing Fatal Overdose

March 10, 2023
TAMPA, Fla. – U.S. District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell has sentenced Justin Kelly (36, New Port Richey) to concurrent terms of life in prison for conspiracy to distribute 40 grams of fentanyl resulting in death and distribution of fentanyl resulting in death, and 15 years’ imprisonment for three counts of...
March 10, 2023
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Desoto County Career Criminal Sentenced to More Than Twenty Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

March 10, 2023
FORT MYERS, Fla. – U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Robert Steven Harrelson (45, Arcadia) to 21 years and 10 months in federal prison for possessing with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. The court also ordered Harrelson to forfeit a firearm and ammunition...
March 10, 2023
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Defendants Convicted and Sentenced in Long-Term Methamphetamine and Oxycodone Drug Trafficking Investigation in Bay County

March 10, 2023
PENSACOLA, Fla. – A federal judge sentenced the seventh defendant in a large-scale methamphetamine and oxycodone trafficking organization operating primarily in Bay County. The convictions and sentences were announced by Jason R. Coody United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. “Our local, state, and federal law enforcement partners...
March 10, 2023
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Jury Finds Felon Guilty of Possessing Firearm and Multiple Bags of Drugs for Distribution

February 13, 2023
ORLANDO, Fla. – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Curtis Tyrone Johnson (35, Melbourne) guilty of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon and possession with the intent to distribute various controlled substances. Johnson faces a minimum mandatory term of...
February 13, 2023
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