Prosecutors in Florida have announced that they will seek the death penalty against a hip-hop star accused of committing two murders. Jamell Demons, who is more widely known as YNW Melly, has been charged with gunning down two men in Miramar in October 2018. The...
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Florida man sentenced to 12 years in prison for SUV crash
On April 17, a Florida judge sentenced a man to 12 years in prison for running over another man with an SUV in Miami in 2017. A jury convicted the 25-year-old defendant of vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of a crash. According to authorities, a fight broke out...
Florida man charged after 2001 murder case is reinvestigated
A Florida man has been charged with a murder that took place in the fall of 2001. The incident, which occurred on Sanctuary Drive in New Port Richey in Pasco County, involved a man who had been beaten to death with a baseball bat. He had gone to visit a new home...
3 men arrested for Ponzi scheme after settling civil SEC case
At least 700 people in Florida were invested in real estate acquired by the Woodbridge Group of Companies until its financial collapse. The aftermath of the company's bankruptcy filing revealed a Ponzi scheme that cost investors $1.3 billion. The company's former CEO...
Florida Waffle House shooting captured on surveillance video
The generosity of a customer at a Waffle House restaurant in Gainesville triggered an altercation that led to the death of a 41-year-old man. According to the Alachua County Sheriff's Office, surveillance cameras in the restaurant recorded the entire episode that...
Florida facility owner convicted in health care fraud case
A Florida man has been convicted in a Medicare and Medicaid fraud case for allegedly billing over $1.3 billion in false claims to the government-run health care programs. The 50-year-old man's trial ran for eight weeks and included extensive testimony on the nature of...
Felicity Huffman pleads guilty in college admissions scandal
Florida fans of "Desperate Housewives" heard many apologies from actress Felicity Huffman, former star of the series, after she entered guilty pleas in the college admission scandal. She accepted responsibility for conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services...
Two men cleared of murder after wrongful conviction
Two men in Florida have finally received justice after 42 years of imprisonment. The 76-year-old and 61-year-old men, an uncle and nephew, had their convictions vacated on March 28 after prosecutors filed a request. Prosecutors said that they were no longer convinced...
Florida police say Gifford home was a drug and gun den
Police in Florida have reported that a large cache of weapons, illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia were discovered during the search of a Gifford home on March 29. A 38-year-old man has been taken into custody in connection with the seized items and is being held...
Man charged with murder after applying for job
On March 27, a 51-year-old Florida man was arrested on suspicion of murder after undergoing a background and fingerprint check while applying for a job. The incident took place in Delray Beach. According to NBC News, the defendant applied for a job at a fire and water...
