A teenager in Miami is facing murder charges after authorities say he shot and killed a local high school football coach.Police say the 15-year-old was living at the victim's home at the time of the murder. They say he had a close relationship with the defendant,...
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Month: September 2020
California Drug Company Pays Feds $97 Million To Dismiss Claims Of Illegal Kickbacks
A California pharmaceutical company agreed last week to pay the Federal government $97 million for allegedly paying illegal kickbacks through a foundation that paid the copays for thousands of Medicare patients.According to prosecutors, the firm established a...
Seffner Man Facing DUI Manslaughter Charge In Fatal Crash
A Seffner man is facing a DUI manslaughter charge after police say he ran a red light and caused a fatal accident while drunk.Troopers of the Florida Highway Patrol say a 21-year-old man was driving his truck north on McIntosh Road on the evening of September 19 when...
Crystal Beach Man Facing Murder Charges After Allegedly Shooting Brother
A Crystal Beach man is facing a charge of attempted murder after Pinellas County authorities say he shot and seriously wounded his brother. Deputies say they were summoned to a residence on Avery Avenue last weekend to find a 36-year-old man critically wounded. They...
OFAC Sanctions Chinese State-Owned Firm For Alleged Human Rights Abuses In Cambodia
The Federal government announced last week new sanctions against a Chinese state-owned corporation for allegedly engaging in human rights abuses in Cambodia. According to the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the firm was...
Major Biomed Research Institute Agrees To Pay $10 Million To Feds To Drop Allegations Of Mis-Charging NIH
A major non-profit biomedical research institute has agreed to pay $10 million to the Federal government in exchange for dismissing claims that it improperly charged the National Institute of Health's grants for non-grant-related activities. Federal prosecutors say...
Major Biomed Research Institute Agrees To Pay $10 Million To Feds To Drop Allegations Of Mis-Charging NIH
A major non-profit biomedical research institute has agreed to pay $10 million to the Federal government in exchange for dismissing claims that it improperly charged the National Institute of Health's grants for non-grant-related activities.Federal prosecutors say the...
Fight In Nightclub Leads To Murder Charge For Largo Man
A Largo man is facing a murder charge after deputies say he shot and killed another man in the course of an argument at a local night spot. The 32-year-old man was allegedly at the nightclub in the pre-dawn hours of September 19th when some sort of argument took place...
DUI Manslaugher Charge Facing Riverview Man After Fatal Crash With Cyclist
Troopers of the Florida Highway Patrol say a 24-year-old Riverview man was intoxicated when he fatally struck a cyclist and left the area afterwards. The defendant was allegedly driving along U.S. 41 in the early morning hours of September 19 when he approached a...
A look at recent trends in federal drug crimes
Federal criminal cases kept the authorities busy in 2019, with over 76,000 cases resulting in sentencing. While immigration cases accounted for a large number of arrests, drug crimes also were prevalent. Here is a look at some of the numbers from fiscal year 2019, as...
