Pensacola, Florida Kevin C. Bui, of Fort Walton Beach, was sentenced yesterday to 78 months in federal prison following his August conviction on drug and money laundering conspiracy charges. Bui and four co-conspirators trafficked thousands of pounds of marijuana into North Florida from California and laundered hundreds of thousands of dollars in proceeds to send back to their supplier in California. Lawrence Keefe, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced the sentence. So much crime is motivated by greed. IRS Special Agents play a unique role on task forces aimed at dismantling criminal enterprises: we follow the money. That s exactly what we did in this case, said Special Agent in Charge Brian Payne of Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation. We are proud to add our financial investigative skills to this operation, and we commend the exemplary efforts of our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners in bringing these criminals
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Anticipated protests at the Florida Capitol never materialized, but prosecutors say Daniel Baker made credible threats online.
A federal magistrate judge did not rule Thursday on whether a Tallahassee man accused of plotting to “violently confront” potential protesters at the Florida Capitol over the weekend will remain in jail until trial. An attorney for Daniel Baker asked for pretrial release.
Prosecutors pointed to online posts made by Baker as credible threats, focusing mainly on a Facebook event Baker created issuing a “call to arms” for like-minded people to surround would-be protesters.
Law enforcement and local officials had been anticipating protests at the Florida Capitol ahead of President Joe Biden’s inauguration this week, but the protests never materialized.
Jesus D. Rivera
A suspect in the January 6 siege at the U.S. Capitol has made an appearance in Federal Court in Pensacola.
FBI agents and agents from the Florida Department of Law Enforement and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office arrested Jesus D. Rivera, 37, of Pensacola at his home Wednesday morning, said Lawrence Keefe, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
Rivera was taken into custody without incident.
Appearing Wednesday before Chief U.S. Magistrate Elizabeth Timothy, Rivera was granted pretrial release after prosecutors deemed him not to be a flight risk.
Rivera’s freedom is conditional: limited travel; meeting with a probation officer, and forfeiting all firearms. He faces a myriad of charges, including entering restricted grounds without authority; impeding with government business, and disorderly and disruptive conduct.
Florida Capitol security remains strong ahead of Inauguration Day
Armed spotters remain on the Capitol itself and surrounding buildings.
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Additional security precautions remain in effect and will continue at least through Wednesday’s Presidential Inauguration.
An occasional helicopter circled the Capitol Tuesday, just as it has since Sunday.
Armed spotters remain on the Capitol itself and surrounding buildings.
On the advice of law enforcement, City Hall and the county courthouse, which sit as bookends on a short street next to the Capitol, are closed for business through Wednesday.
“There are no services being provided to the general public at this point, because we are hoping people will stay home and not come to the downtown area so that they can be safe and not put themselves and others in harms way,” said Curtis Richardson, the longest-serving Tallahassee City Commissioner.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested Antifa activist Daniel Alan Baker on Friday on allegations of plotting and calling to arms on social media platforms against the Florida state Capitol.