Jake Grissom

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Juan Morales, a 49-year-old national of Mexico, has been sentenced to 37 months in federal prison, to be followed by one year of supervised release, after pleading guilty to illegal reentry of a removed alien after deportation. This marks at least the third federal conviction for illegal reentry for Morales. According to court documents, Morales’s latest legal entanglement began on November 6, 2024, when he was convicted of operating a motor vehicle without ever receiving a license.

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Four defendants were sentenced last week in separate cases in the Western District of Michigan, receiving lengthy federal prison terms for trafficking significant quantities of fentanyl and methamphetamine, including dangerous counterfeit pills designed to mimic legitimate prescription drugs. Acting U.S. Attorney Andrew B. Birge announced the sentencings today, emphasizing the ongoing threat posed by these dangerous substances.

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A Georgia man who participated in a scheme to defraud banks in multiple states, including Montana, was sentenced earlier this month to 57 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release. The defendant was also ordered to pay $161,401.17 in restitution. Stanford Wilvin Lightfoot, 33, Atlanta, had previously pleaded guilty in November 2024 to charges of bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. U.S. District Judge Susan P. Watters presided over the sentencing.

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LAKE WALES, Fla. – A 29-year-old Lake Wales woman sought in connection with the theft of a 32-gallon water well last month was taken into custody by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office on Friday morning. Deputies say Tawnya Michelle Vega was arrested at a residence in Camp Mack, nearly a month after the alleged crime occurred on March 17th. Authorities had also identified 55-year-old Michael Vega as a suspect in the same incident.

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POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A traffic stop for speeding resulted in the arrest of a Davenport man wanted on an Aggravated Robbery warrant out of Ohio, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office reported. According to officials, a PCSO deputy initiated a traffic stop on a white Lexus for speeding shortly after 11:00 PM on Friday at the intersection of US Highway 27 and Central Grove Road in Davenport. The driver was identified as David Richardson, 30, of Davenport.