Tag: Florida
Ceyon Calvert, Fraud, Pennsylvania 2026
⏱ 2 min read Ceyon Calvert, 43, and Christal Calvert, 38, of Pembroke Pines, Florida, were arrested on June 28, 2026, for orchestrating a wide-scale Publishers Clearing House scam targeting elderly victims in Pennsylvania. The couple allegedly told victims they won multi-million-dollar prizes and instructed them to provide tens of thousands of dollars as upfront…
Michael Paul Linnan, Child Sex Abuse Material Distribution, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 76-year-old Ruskin man, Michael Paul Linnan, has been sentenced to 7 years and 3 months in federal prison for transporting, distributing, receiving, and possessing child sexual abuse material. The crimes occurred in Tampa, Florida, and involved the use of an encrypted messaging platform to distribute over 100 images and videos…
Ian Nathaniel Grice, Arson and Interstate Travel in Aid of a Racketeering Enterprise, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read Ian Nathaniel Grice, a 28-year-old from Dixon, Tennessee, has been indicted for a politically motivated arson attack. The incident, which is still under investigation, allegedly involved Grice traveling from Tennessee to Florida to commit the crime. The exact date of the attack is not specified, but Grice has been charged in…
Matthew Fooladian, Child Pornography, Florida 2025
⏱ 2 min read Matthew Fooladian, a 25-year-old Air Force member from Panama City, Florida, has pleaded guilty to federal child pornography offenses. In September 2025, the Department of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations seized Fooladian’s cell phone, which contained explicit material. An investigation involving the Bay County Sheriff’s Office, FBI, and Homeland…
Carlos Felipe Jaramillo Grajales, Identity Theft and Voting Fraud, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read Carlos Felipe Jaramillo Grajales, a 55-year-old Colombian citizen, has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for making false statements to obtain a US passport, committing aggravated identity theft, and voting in an election under a false identity in Jacksonville, Florida. Between 2003 and 2024, Jaramillo Grajales posed as a…
Razhane Harrison, Arming a Convicted Felon, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read Razhane Harrison, 31, of Pensacola, Florida, has been accused of arming a convicted felon, Marcellous Likely-McWilliams III, with a Glock 9-millimeter pistol. The alleged transfer occurred in Pensacola, where Likely-McWilliams III was already facing charges for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm by a convicted…
Antonio Carlos Shine, Methamphetamine and Marijuana Possession and Distribution, Florida 2024
⏱ 2 min read Antonio Carlos Shine, a 38-year-old from Dania, Florida, has been sentenced to 17 years and five months in federal prison for possessing and intending to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetamine and marijuana in Tallahassee, Florida. The sentencing comes after law enforcement intercepted a package containing nearly two pounds of methamphetamine…
Joseph Rocco Giancola, Making Interstate Communications of Threats to Injure, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 73-year-old Cape Coral man has been sentenced to federal prison for threatening to kill Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers. Joseph Rocco Giancola made the threats online, posting messages on the social media platform BlueSky, including "Just shoot ice to kill" and "Shoot the ICE Nazis down like the rabid…
Brian Gregory Brightman, Racketeering, Florida 2019
⏱ 3 min read In the gritty streets of Jacksonville, a notorious gang known as Slime has been wreaking havoc for years, engaging in racketeering, drug trafficking, and even murder-for-hire. The gang, led by Brian Gregory Brightman, has been operating in the Northside and Oceanway neighborhoods, using violence and intimidation to establish its dominance. Thirteen…
Laquinton Harris, Hobbs Act Robbery, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read A masked gunman, later identified as 36-year-old Laquinton Harris, robbed the Z Mart convenience store in Tallahassee, Florida, on January 30, 2026. The gunman discharged his firearm into the floor during the robbery, which occurred at 4015 Fred George Road. Harris’s motive for the crime is not explicitly stated, but his…
