On behalf of Mandell Law | Jul 31, 2019 | drug offenses
Drug abuse and addiction is a common problem that impacts families across the country. A loved one may start using drugs to fulfill a need or socialize. Eventually, this can turn into tolerance, dependence and addiction. At this point, the drug consumes the person’s...
On behalf of Mandell Law | May 17, 2019 | drug offenses, Firm News
On May 9, a Florida man pleaded guilty to multiple counts of tax evasion and wire fraud in a federal court in Pensacola. The defendant is the former mayor of Milton, but the charges stemmed from his job as the executive director of the Santa Rosa branch of the United...
On behalf of Mandell Law | May 10, 2019 | drug offenses, Firm News
On April 25, authorities arrested four people on various drug charges following a drug raid at a Port Charlotte home. The defendants include three women, ages 40, 43 and 45, and one man, age 50. According to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office, investigators...
On behalf of Mandell Law | May 3, 2019 | drug offenses, Firm News
Florida authorities recently announced a major drug bust that led to the indictment of nearly 50 people in Polk County. Several of the defendants have reportedly been living in the United States without authorization. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s...
On behalf of Mandell Law | Apr 4, 2019 | drug offenses, Firm News
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...
On behalf of Mandell Law | Mar 28, 2019 | drug offenses, Firm News
On March 21, a 30-year-old Florida man was arrested for allegedly attempting to sell cocaine close to a school. The incident took place in Fort Walton Beach in Okaloosa County. According to authorities, deputies from the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s office took the...
On behalf of Mandell Law | Mar 6, 2019 | drug offenses, Firm News
On Feb. 22, six individuals were arrested for allegedly dealing drugs out of a home in Wakulla County. The property was brought to the attention of authorities when several citizens complained that it was a “hot spot” for drug activity. Deputies from the...
On behalf of Mandell Law | Feb 19, 2019 | drug offenses, Firm News
Marketers want people in Florida who visit Las Vegas to think that what happens there stays there. This was not the case for a retired technology business billionaire who now faces charges of drug trafficking alongside his girlfriend after a stay at the Wynn Encore...
On behalf of Mandell Law | Feb 8, 2019 | drug offenses, Firm News
On Feb. 4, 14 Florida residents pleaded guilty to distributing methamphetamine in Central Florida. The pleas were announced in a press release issued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Orlando. According to the release, the defendants conspired to distribute large...
On behalf of Mandell Law | Feb 7, 2019 | drug offenses, Firm News
A Florida sheriff has released 11 people from jail after a deputy was fired for allegedly falsifying drug tests in order to make arrests. The deputy was let go on Jan. 14. According to media reports, a state attorney notified the Martin County Sheriff’s Office...
