TAMPA, Fla.?? U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Elias Xavier Rosario Torres, 26, of Tampa, and Veronica Estefania Rodriguez Pinuela, 23, of Tampa, guilty of possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl and over 500 grams of cocaine and possession of a...

TAMPA, Fla.?? U.S. District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell has sentenced Efrain Rivera Matos, 45, of Tampa, to 12 years and 7 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl charges. Rivera Matos pleaded guilty on Dec. 8, 2023. According to court documents, on July 27, 2022...

TAMPA, Fla. ? U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Dovontate James Wright, 26, of Bradenton, has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Wright faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. According to court...

FORT MYERS, Fla. ? U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Christopher Jorge Ponce, 37, of Naples, to six years and 10 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon. The court also ordered Ponce to forfeit the firearm and ammunition possessed...

OCALA, Fla. ? U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Robert Edward Smith, 59, of Fort McCoy, with possession of unregistered National Firearms Act weapons; a machinegun and two silencers. If convicted, Smith faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.

ORLANDO, Fla.?? U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Reginald Dugger, 42, Orlando, with attempted possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. If convicted, Dugger faces a maximum penalty...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.?? U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Allen Tereal Grimes, 33, of Keystone Heights, with possession of ammunition by a convicted felon. If convicted, Grimes faces up to 15 years in federal prison. The indictment also notifies Grimes...