WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The FBI issued the following news release: * * * Paul W. Brown Named Special Agent in Charge of the Atlanta Field Office The Federal Bureau of Investigation has named Paul W. Brown as the special agent in charge of the Atlanta Field Office. Mr. Brown most recently served as the special agent in charge of the Mobile Field Office. Mr. Brown joined the FBI as a special agent in 2006 and was first assigned to the Bedford Resident Agency in New Hampshire. In 2012, Mr. Brow  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * Florida woman ordered to pay $3+ million for wire, tax fraud scheme JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A Florida woman has been sentenced March 3 to house arrest and ordered to pay more than $3 million in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service for wire fraud and tax fraud following a joint investigation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Feliciano  more

TAMPA, Florida, March 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release on March 4, 2025: * * * Middle District Of Florida U.S. Attorney's Office Collects More Than $47 Million In Civil And Criminal Actions In Fiscal Year 2024 Tampa, FL - Acting U.S. Attorney Sara C. Sweeney announced today that the Middle District of Florida (MDFL) collected $47,486,214 related to local criminal and civil matters in the fiscal year ending September 30,   more

TAMPA, Florida, March 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: * * * Naval Reservist Charged With Paying Bribe To Obtain Department Of Defense Identification Cards For Unauthorized Individuals, Including A Chinese National Jacksonville, Florida - Acting United States Attorney Sara C. Sweeney announces that Raymond Andres Zumba (27, Staten Island, NY) has been arrested and charged by indictment with bribery of a public official.  more

TAMPA, Florida, March 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: * * * Orlando Woman Ordered To Pay Over $3 Million For Her Involvement In Wire And Tax Fraud Scheme Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Wendy W. Berger has sentenced Marielys Feliciano Rodriguez (47, Orlando) to one year of house arrest and ordered her to pay $3,338,558 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service for wire fraud and tax fraud. She was also  more

TAMPA, Florida, March 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: * * * Tampa Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Recruiting Individuals To Pass Counterfeit Federal Reserve Notes Jacksonville, Florida -U.S. District Judge Wendy Berger has sentenced Trentavius Quntez Scott (37, Tampa) to two years and six months in federal prison for passing counterfeit Federal Reserve notes and ordered him to pay restitution to the victims he defr  more