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FDLE arrests Kissimmee felon for driver license counterfeiting scheme | 5/1/2023
Following an FDLE investigation, Yonathan Rosario, 30, of Kissimmee, was arrested.  

Law enforcement supervisors graduate from Florida Leadership Academy | 4/28/2023
Forty-two first-line supervisors from the Florida Leadership Academy, Class 53

FDLE arrests 70-year-old Largo man for soliciting minor for sex | 4/25/2023
Joseph Moore Walter faces 10 felony counts.

ICYMI: Attorney General Ashley Moody, FDLE and Lakeland PD encourage Floridians to take part in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day | 4/21/2023

AG Ashley Moody, FDLE Special Agent in Charge Mark Brutnell and Lakeland Chief of Police Sammy Taylor, Jr. are encouraging Floridians to help fight the opioid crisis by participating in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 22.



FDLE joins Brevard law enforcement agencies to fight fentanyl | 4/20/2023
Operation Unified Front nets 477 arrests and 17 pounds of fentanyl.

FDLE identifies human remains found in Old Town | 4/11/2023
Following a Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and Dixie County Sheriff’s Office investigation and FDLE crime lab analysis, the body of Nicole Darling, 35, was identified.

ICYMI: FDLE joins Attorney General Moody’s xylazine public safety event | 4/6/2023
 Similar to fentanyl, xylazine is commonly mixed with other drugs and sold to unsuspecting users.

FDLE arrests former bank employee for grand theft, fraud | 4/5/2023
Johnathan Toriana Coleman Jr., 28, of Delray Beach, faces felony charges for role in $357K fraud scheme.

FDLE arrests three in Gadsden County, illegal guns, drugs seized | 4/3/2023
The joint investigation between state, federal, and local partners took eight firearms and more than a pound of drugs off the streets.

FDLE arrests Jackson County man for possession of child sexual abuse material | 3/31/2023
John Pren Burdeshaw, 65, of Grand Ridge, faces 10 felony counts.

FDLE arrests sexual predator on nine felony counts | 3/30/2023
Edward Deon Cain, 64, is behind bars after harrassment of former victim leads to new charges.

FDLE members honored at Attorney General’s women in law enforcement event | 3/30/2023
Six FDLE members from across the state featured at event.

FDLE congratulates graduates of Special Agent Training Class 44 | 3/24/2023
The 28 graduates will be assigned to FDLE’s seven regions.

FDLE is on Instagram | 3/23/2023
FDLE expanded its social media presence to include Instagram (@fdlepage).

Two arrested for election crimes violations following FDLE investigation | 3/15/2023
FDLE arrested Donna Prentes Brady, 66, of Ocala, for casting more than one ballot in any election. In a separate investigation, Toye Ann La Rocca, 63, of Fort Walton Beach was arrested for false swearing of voter registration information and unqualified electors willfully voting.

FDLE’s MEPIC marks 40 years helping to find missing persons | 3/9/2023
This month marks the 40th anniversary of Florida’s Missing Endangered Persons Information Clearinghouse (MEPIC).   Florida was the first state in the country to establish a missing persons clearinghouse.

FDLE arrests former school board official for grand theft, official misconduct | 3/6/2023
Former Glades County Schools Finance Director Sue B. Woodward is charged with abusing her position to steal more than $15,000.

FDLE arrests Mary Esther man on possession of child sexual abuse materials | 3/1/2023
FDLE arrests Mary Esther man on possession of child sexual abuse materials

FDLE arrests Broward pastor charged with defrauding church | 3/1/2023
FDLE agents arrested James Edward Smith II, 49, of Lauderhill, on multiple charges related to fraud and grand theft involving a Pompano Beach church.  

FDLE arrests sexual predator for failing to comply with registration laws | 2/28/2023
Agents began their investigation during the Keys mass migration deployment

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FDLE is composed of five areas: Executive Direction and Business Support, Criminal Investigations and Forensic Science, Criminal Justice Information, Criminal Justice Professionalism and Florida Capitol Police. FDLE’s duties, responsibilities and procedures are mandated through Chapter 943, FS, and Chapter 11, FAC. To learn more about these areas, read our Statement of Agency Organization and Operation or visit our Open Government page.