Eight Robles Park Gang Members and Associates Indicted for Drug Trafficking Violations

Press Release on August 13, 2020

Tampa, Florida ? United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the unsealing of an indictment charging eight members of a drug trafficking organization with offenses related to the distribution of cocaine and heroin. (See chart for details).??? According to court records,...

Plant City Man Indicted for Murder Committed in Park Next to Elementary School

Press Release on August 12, 2020

Tampa, Florida ? United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Wilmer Rosales (22, Plant City), a/k/a ?DoubleU,? and Joel Sierra (25, Plant City), a/k/a ?Jojo,? with conspiring to traffic in controlled substances, conspiring to commit robbery, and...

Polk County Man, Previously Convicted for Domestic Violence, Pleads Guilty to Making False Statement in Attempt to Acquire a Firearm

Press Release on August 11, 2020

Tampa, Florida ? United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces that Daniel John Ferrer (29, Davenport) has pleaded guilty to making a false statement while attempting to purchase a firearm. Ferrer faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set...