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FDLE charges Miami woman for petition fraud, perjury offenses | 09/09/2025
Arrestee faces 144 charges

FDLE arrests Lake Helen man for possession of child sexual abuse material | 09/09/2025
FDLE arrests Lake Helen man on 50 counts of possession of child sexual abuse material

FDLE arrests pair of suspects in separate CSAM investigations | 09/03/2025
One arrestee is Ukrainian national residing in Florida illegally

FDLE investment fraud investigation leads to arrest of Winter Park man | 09/03/2025
Arrestee pocketed several million dollars of investment loans from victims
 

Criminal justice leaders graduate from Executive Leadership Seminar | 08/29/2025
31 graduates from 26 agencies across Florida.

ICYMI: Attorney General James Uthmeier Announces Arrest of Winter Springs Man for 38 Counts for Petition Fraud | 08/29/2025
Suspect is facing thirty years with a ten-year mandatory minimum for the first-degree felony charge, and a combined 585 years for all charges.

ICYMI: Attorney General James Uthmeier Announces Arrest in Voter Petition Fraud Investigation | 08/15/2025
Woman arrested for voter petition fraud.

FDLE arrests Orlando man for trafficking fentanyl | 08/08/2025
Arrestee is high-level member of Mexican cartel
 

Law enforcement supervisors graduate from Florida Leadership Academy | 08/08/2025
44 first-line supervisors graduate from Class 60

FDLE dismantles drug trafficking ring tied to Mexican cartel | 08/01/2025
Illegal alien with deportation order among those arrested

FDLE celebrates its 10 K-9 teams in 2025 "Dog Days of Summer" campaign | 08/01/2025
Social media campaign to feature department's K-9's and their handlers

FDLE breaks ground for state-of-the-art Fort Myers Regional Operations Center facility | 07/31/2025
Estimated completion is expected by October 2026

ICYMI: Sanford Police Make Child Pornography Arrest | 07/16/2025
Sanford Police Investigators have arrested Silverio Edinson Paez Lezama (D.O.B. 01/06/1978), on charges of Possession of Child Pornography, including some enhanced charges.

FDLE members officially become 287(g) certified Task Force Officers | 07/10/2025
This marks a milestone towards strengthening Florida’s immigration enforcement efforts.

HHPD, FDLE arrest Holly Hill man for possession of child sexual abuse material | 06/20/2025
Offender is a Volusia County 6th grade teacher

FDLE hosts inaugural Statewide Human Trafficking Symposium | 06/18/2025
More than 200 participants engaged in prevention and response initiatives

FDLE: Dozens arrested in statewide retail theft operations | 06/13/2025

Operations led to the discovery of organized crime rings


FDLE arrests Altamonte man for possession of child sexual abuse material | 06/11/2025
The arrest is the result of FDLE’s statewide initiative to locate and arrest criminals targeting children and sharing files depicting the sexual abuse of children.

FDLE arrests Ocoee man for possession of child sexual abuse material | 06/06/2025
Suspect shared CSAM files on a peer-to-peer platform
 

FDLE: Leesburg man arrested for possession of child sexual abuse material | 05/23/2025
Suspect used his Snapchat account to upload CSAM
 

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