For Immediate Release
February 14, 2025
 
TAMPA, Fla. – Inspectors and agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) partnered with Tampa Police Department (TPD) and the United States Marshals Service (USMS) investigators to conduct Operation Matchmaker, resulting in 44 arrests. 
 
The yearlong operation targeted sexual offender and sexual predator registrants who had unreported online dating accounts in violation of Florida’s registration laws.
 
The joint operation was conducted in partnership with Match Group Americas, which owns/operates multiple dating applications, including match.com, used throughout the country. During the investigation, online dating accounts associated with registered sexual offenders/predators were identified. All confirmed accounts were immediately terminated by Match Group Americas in accordance with their user agreement policies which prohibit sexual offenders and predators from accessing their applications.
 
Arrests:
 

Jose Aguirre, sexual offender	Michael Long, sexual offender
Charles Allen, sexual PREDATOR	Leonardo Lopez-Navarro, sexual offender
Donnell Armstead, sexual offender	Kristipher Mathis, sexual offender
Nicolas Bergin, sexual offender	Kirt Mclane, sexual offender
Marcus Bostic, sexual offender	Jeffrey Mentzer, sexual offender
Jack Bozeman, sexual offender	Gregory Miller, sexual PREDATOR
Donald Brown, sexual offender	Cheryl Vazquez, sexual PREDATOR
Christopher Burston, sexual offender	Jorge Nieto, sexual offender
David Coronel, sexual offender	Jacqueline Numata, sexual offender
Anna Cosenza, sexual offender	Stephen Olman, sexual PREDATOR
Gary Daughtry, sexual offender	Arthur Passeri, sexual offender
Jacob Doyle, sexual offender	Geremi Pierce, sexual offender
Isaac Edwards, sexual offender	Howard Renew, sexual offender
Gary Eichner, sexual offender	Salvador Rivera, sexual offender
Garry Gallagher, sexual offender	Anthony Rodriguez, sexual offender
Robert Gibson, sexual offender	Ian Rouse, sexual offender
Bernard Gold, sexual offender	Michael Rowland, sexual offender
Julius Halyard, sexual PREDATOR	Paul Shamonsky, sexual offender
Chad Hanson, sexual offender	Matthew Spedding, sexual offender
James Hill, sexual offender	William Stratman, sexual offender
Daimanion Jones, sexual PREDATOR	Guarionex Villate, sexual offender
Johnnie Lane, sexual offender	Bakeebakeem Whitfield, sexual offender

 
FDLE’s Enforcement and Investigative Support (EIS) Unit partners with sheriff’s offices, police departments and federal law enforcement across Florida to verify compliance with Florida’s registration laws requiring sex offenders and predators to report to their local sheriff’s office and provide information including residential addresses, telephone numbers, vehicle information, internet identifiers, photograph, passport and conviction information.
 
Citizens can access Florida’s Sex Offender Registry by downloading the FDLE Mobile App and search the online Florida’s Sex Offender Registry at Sexual Offenders and Predators Search.
 
For Further Information Contact:
FDLE Office of Public Information
Info@fdle.state.fl.us