Inflammatory statements by sheriff cited as reason why man guilty of killing Nassau deputy should be sentenced elsewhere

NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. – The attorney for Patrick McDowell filed a motion for a change of venue on Monday in an attempt to move his client’s sentencing trial to another…

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Opening statements begin in federal trial for ex-JEA execs accused in Jacksonville’s largest fraud scheme

What began in 2019 as a proposal to sell city-owned utility JEA, ballooned into what many consider the largest attempted fraud scheme in Jacksonville’s history. The alleged scheme resulted in…

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Opening statements begin in federal trial for ex-JEA execs accused in Jacksonville’s largest fraud scheme

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – What began in 2019 as a proposal to sell city-owned utility JEA, ballooned into what many consider the largest attempted fraud scheme in Jacksonville’s history. The alleged…

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Trial of former JEA execs on track for opening statements Wednesday

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Nearly two years after former JEA executives Aaron Zahn and Ryan Wannemacher were indicted on federal charges of conspiracy and wire fraud, prosecutors and defense attorneys will…

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Federal judge agrees that prosecutors built case against former JEA execs without protected statements

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Over the objections of defense attorneys, a federal judge has ruled that prosecutors built their criminal case against two former JEA executives without using evidence that came…

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Federal judge finds prosecutors built case against former JEA execs without using protected statements

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A federal magistrate judge has found that the criminal case against two former JEA executives was built without the use of protected statements made by the two,…

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Watch Live | Opening statements begin in trial of man accused of killing niece after impregnating her

The trial begins after three days of questioning more than 100 jurors; 12 jurors and four alternates were selected late Wednesday. Quiles pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and sexual…

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Jury selected in trial of man accused of impregnating, murdering teen niece; opening statements set for Thursday

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A jury was selected Wednesday in the trial of the man accused of raping, impregnating and killing his niece. Johnathan Quiles could face the death penalty if…

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