Tag: Florida
Maxwell David Horvath, Firearms Possession, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read Maxwell David Horvath, a 37-year-old Orlando business owner, has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for illegally possessing an arsenal of firearms. Horvath, who pleaded guilty on March 4, 2026, was found to have 38 firearms, including silencers, short-barreled rifles, and machineguns, as well as thousands of rounds of…
Candia V. Williams, Tax Refund Fraud, Florida 2023
⏱ 2 min read Candia V. Williams, a Jacksonville woman, has been charged with conspiring to submit false claims and submitting false claims to the United States government. Williams, also known as Wisdom Shield El, allegedly caused at least four fraudulent tax returns to be submitted to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) seeking over $130…
Pattreon Stokes, Methamphetamine Possession, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read Pattreon Stokes, a 35-year-old from Summerfield, has been busted for possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute in Ocala, Florida. The incident occurred on July 14, 2026, while Stokes was on federal supervised release from a prior conviction. Stokes faces a minimum of 25 years to life in federal prison due to…
Edward Winn, Child Pornography Distribution, Florida 2024
⏱ 2 min read Edward Winn, a 47-year-old inmate at Okaloosa Correctional Institution in Florida, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for distributing and receiving child pornography. Despite being incarcerated for previous child porn convictions since 2015, Winn continued to exploit children by using a prison-issued tablet to receive and distribute child porn…
Anthony Bernard Allen, Cocaine Trafficking, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read Anthony Bernard Allen, a 54-year-old felon from Fort Walton Beach, Florida, has been busted for a massive cocaine trafficking operation. Allen was caught with over 500 grams of cocaine and more than 28 grams of cocaine base, as well as a firearm, which is a big no-no for a convicted felon.…
Michael Joseph Branham, Production of Child Pornography, Florida 2024
⏱ 2 min read A 38-year-old Texas man, Michael Joseph Branham, has pleaded guilty to producing child sexual abuse material by secretly recording two minor children in his Florida condominium. The recordings took place between June and December 2024, in the condominium’s bathroom and bedroom, where Branham had installed hidden cameras. The victims, aged 11…
Corbit Sterling Earvin, Methamphetamine Distribution, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read Corbit Sterling Earvin, a 47-year-old Ocala resident, has been indicted for distributing methamphetamine in Marion County, Florida. Between April and May 2026, Earvin sold approximately 1,290 grams (or 2.8 pounds) of methamphetamine to an undercover law enforcement officer on six occasions. The investigation was led by the Drug Enforcement Administration and…
Jon Christopher Williams, Tax Evasion, Florida 2020
⏱ 2 min read Jon Christopher Williams, a dentist from Jacksonville Beach, Florida, has been indicted for evading personal income taxes, failing to pay employment taxes, and attempting to obstruct an IRS investigation. Williams, who operated a dental practice in Jacksonville Beach, allegedly failed to report over $3 million in gross income from his business…
Jose Manuel Barron, Conspiring to Transfer Firearms, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read Jose Manuel Barron, a 31-year-old from Fort White, Florida, has been indicted for conspiring to transfer firearms to Mexico. The alleged crime took place in the Northern District of Florida, with Barron’s arraignment held in federal court in Gainesville, Florida. The indictment is part of a larger effort to combat firearms…
Tania Rosa Rodriguez, Naturalization by Deceit, Florida 2018
⏱ 2 min read Tania Rosa Rodriguez, a 57-year-old Cuban national, was convicted of obtaining US citizenship by deceit in Miami. Rodriguez had applied for naturalization in 2017 and was granted citizenship in 2018, but she had concealed her involvement in a multi-million dollar healthcare fraud conspiracy during the naturalization process. The conspiracy, which lasted…
