Press Releases

Two Third Shift Gang Members Sentenced to Prison
06/29/2009: TALLAHASSEE, FL—Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced two Manatee County gang members pled guilty to criminal charges of racketeering and conspiracy to commit racketeering. . Members of the Manatee County...

Third Shift Gang Member Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison
06/24/2009: TALLAHASSEE, FL—Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced a Manatee County gang member pled guilty to criminal charges of racketeering and conspiracy to commit racketeering and was sentenced to eight years in...

Key Members of Violent Ft. Pierce Gang Arrested
06/18/2009: TALLAHASSEE, FL – Attorney General Bill McCollum today joined State Attorney Bruce Colton, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office, and the Ft. Pierce Police Department to...

Florida Attorney General, The HSUS Ask U.S. Supreme Court to Uphold Federal Law Banning Depictions of Extreme Animal Cruelty
06/15/2009: ~ Twenty-Five states join Florida in brief to Highest Court ~ WASHINGTON, D.C. — Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum and The Humane Society of the United States, joined by nearly half of the state Attorneys General,...

Manatee County Gang Member Gets 30 Years in Prison
06/05/2009: TALLAHASSEE, FL - Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced that a Manatee County gang member was sentenced to 30 years in prison for criminal charges of racketeering and conspiracy to commit racketeering. Keith...

Attorney General Hosts 24th Annual Crime Prevention Conference
05/21/2009: ~ Conference highlights strategies communities can utilize to keep crime out of their streets ~ TALLAHASSEE, FL – Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum today addressed attendees at the 24th Annual Conference on...

Attorney General Touts 2009 Legislative Accomplishments
05/07/2009: ~ Significant progress made toward protecting Floridians’ investments, promoting public safety ~ TALLAHASSEE, FL – Attorney General Bill McCollum today praised members of the Florida Legislature for partnering with him...

Numerous Members of Central Florida Gang Arrested
05/05/2009: TALLAHASSEE, FL – Attorney General Bill McCollum today joined the Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation (MBI), the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to announce the...

Attorney General Presents Top Award to Key Staff Member
03/27/2009: TALLAHASSEE, FL – Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced the recipient of the Attorney General’s Award of Merit as Emery Gainey, Director of Law Enforcement Relations and Director of Victims Services and...

Member of Dangerous Manatee County Gang Gets 30 Years in Prison
02/27/2009: TALLAHASSEE, FL - Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced that a Manatee County gang member has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after he was convicted of criminal racketeering and conspiracy to commit...