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You are subscribed to USAO - Florida, Middle news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Former St. Augustine Eighth Grade Teacher Sentenced To 15 Years In Federal Prison For Attempting To Entice And Use A 14-Year-Old Child To Produce A Sexual Abuse Video 01/08/2026 07:00 AM EST Jacksonville, Florida – Senior United States District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan has sentenced Matthew Christopher Yates (31, Hastings) to 15 years in federal prison for attempting to entice and use a child to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing a video of her own sexual abuse. Yates was also ordered to serve a 10-year term of supervised release and to register as a sex offender. Yates pleaded guilty on August 27, 2025. At the time of his arrest on March 11, 2022, Yates was employed as an eighth-grade teacher at a school in St. Augustine.  Registered Sex Offender Sentenced To 30 Years For Transporting And Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material And AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material 01/07/2026 07:00 AM EST Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge William F. Jung has sentenced James Matthew Oxley (53, Polk City) to 30 years in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for transporting child sexual abuse material. Oxley was also sentenced to 20 years, to run concurrently with the 30-year sentence, for possession of child sexual abuse material and possession of obscene visual depictions of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct. The court also ordered Oxley to forfeit a cellphone used in the commission of the offense, pay $18,000 in restitution to victims, and register as a sex offender. Oxley pleaded guilty in September 2025. Tampa Man Pleads Guilty To Interstate Threat To Kill A Member Of The United States House Of Representatives 01/07/2026 07:00 AM EST Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces that Myles M. McQuade (30, Tampa) has pleaded guilty to interstate transmission of a threat to injure a Member of the United States House of Representatives. McQuade faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison.  A sentencing date has not yet been set. Sports Agent Indicted For Embezzling Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars From Clients 01/07/2026 07:00 AM EST Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces the  unsealing of an indictment charging Lucas Mirtl (42, Prosper, TX) with four counts of wire fraud. If convicted, Mirtl faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison for each count. The indictment also notifies Mirtl that the United States intends to forfeit at least $351,797, which is alleged to represent proceeds obtained from the offenses.

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