Ocala, FL ? United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the return of a two-count indictment charging Brandon Barnes (29, Lecanto) with possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon and possessing an unregistered National Firearms Act weapon (sawed-off shotgun). If convicted...

Tampa, Florida ? U.S. District Judge Charlene Honeywell has sentenced Tavares Speaight (25, Tampa) to two years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The court also ordered Speaight to forfeit the firearm and ammunition used in the offense. Speaight had pleaded guilty...

Orlando, Florida ? United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez, along with federal and state law enforcement partners, announces that six individuals have been charged by federal criminal complaints, as part of a joint investigation ? ?Operation Paydirt? ? targeting firearms and drug trafficking in...