Staff ReportsSeptember 18, 2019
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A “change of plea” hearing has been set.
Tag: U.S. Attorney
Staff ReportsSeptember 18, 2019Staff ReportsJanuary 3, 2019
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The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to be the new U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida: Veteran trial lawyer Larry Keefe. Keefe now will become the top federal prosecutor in North Florida, in a district that covers 23 counties, from Escambia in the west to Alachua in the east. […]
Jacob OglesDecember 12, 2018
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A federal jury has indicted Tallahassee City Commissioner Scott Maddox and Downtown Improvement Authority Executive Director Paige Carter-Smith on public corruption charges. The Tallahassee Democrat reported news of the indictment Tuesday evening. On Wednesday morning, the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Northern District of Florida released the 44-count indictment. That indictment, according to the Northern […]
Peter SchorschJune 7, 2017
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After a news report listed him as one of six candidates in the running for U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, two-term Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg has taken himself out of consideration. “I’m honored that my name was mentioned, but I withdrew from consideration,” Aronberg, 46, told Florida Politics Wednesday morning. “I […]
Drew WilsonMarch 11, 2017
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President Donald Trump has asked for resignations from 46 U.S. Attorneys appointed by former President Barack Obama, possibly including A. Lee Bentley of the Middle District of Florida. The Tampa Business Journal contacted multiple sources to see if Bentley had been asked to step aside, but did not get a confirmation as of Friday evening. […]
Melissa RossNovember 25, 2015
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Federal prosecutors say a massive pharmacy fraud settlement in Florida is just the beginning. “Early next year, we’ll start bringing criminal charges against individual doctors,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Mehta says. Mehta says his office thinks the scam began in 2013 when the military health care program Tricare started seeing a big spike in compounded […]