Attorney General of Florida — Press

Attorney General James Uthmeier Disrupts Con Man’s Hawaiian Vacation with Arrest for Securities Fraud Scheme

May 8, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Announces Life Sentence for Palm Beach Predator for Human Trafficking of a Child

May 8, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Announces Arrest of Zephyrhills Man for Child Sexual Abuse Material Possession; Now Facing 270 Years in Prison

May 8, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Announces Conviction for Hillsborough County Predator Who Tried to Pay $300 to Sexually Abuse Underage Girls

May 8, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Announces Arrest of New York EBT Fraudster

May 6, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Announces Eighty Felony Charges in Child Sexual Abuse Material Case

May 5, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Launches Civil Investigation, Subpoenas SPLC over Deceptive Fundraising Practices

May 4, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Secures 30-Year Prison Sentence for Illegal Alien Fentanyl Trafficker with Valid California Driver's License

May 1, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Charges Violent Career Criminal with Sexual Battery, Nine Additional Felonies

Apr 30, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Charges Bradford County Child Predator for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material

Apr 29, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Announces Charges Against UCF Student for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Materials

Apr 28, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Announces Arrest of Summer Youth Camp Counselor for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material

Apr 23, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Recognizes Outstanding Law Enforcement and Victims’ Advocates during 2025 Crime Victims’ Rights Awards Ceremony

Apr 22, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Launches Criminal Investigation into OpenAI, ChatGPT

Apr 21, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Launches Investigation into Major Corporations, Environmental Groups over Potential Antitrust Violations

Apr 21, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Secures Death Sentence of 1990’s Rapist-Murderer at Florida Supreme Court

Apr 17, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Launches Investigation into Environmental Law Institute

Apr 16, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Secures Victory for Floridians Against Live Nation-Ticketmaster Monopoly

Apr 16, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Launches Public Assistance Fraud Task Force

Apr 15, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Announces Historic Crypto Fraud Recovery; Returns Record Funds to Victims

Apr 14, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Petitions Census Bureau to Correct 2020 Apportionment

Apr 13, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Secures Five Consecutive Life Sentences for Violent Gang Leader

Apr 10, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Launches Statewide Partnership to Solve Florida Cold Cases

Apr 8, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Secures 22-Year Prison Sentence for Central Florida Snapchat Predator

Apr 7, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Announces 16 Child Predator Arrests in Undercover Central Florida Operation

Apr 1, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Warns NFL Over Use of Race-Based Hiring Practices

Mar 25, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Secures 60-Year and 30-Year Prison Sentences for Hillsborough Couple in Fentanyl Trafficking Scheme

Mar 24, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Secures 81-Year Prison Sentence for Career Criminal in Prison Drug Trafficking Scheme

Mar 23, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Launches Investigation into Discord over Child Safety Concerns

Mar 18, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Announces One Hundred Criminal Charges for Predator Arrested in Seminole County

Mar 17, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Announces Consequences for Child Predators Caught on Popular Social Media Apps

Mar 9, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Announces Takedown of Large-Scale Organized Retail Theft Ring

Mar 4, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Announces Seizure of Over 500 Gambling Machines in Large-Scale, Multi-County Illegal Gaming Crackdown

Feb 27, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Announces Arrest in Multi-County Organized Retail Theft Scheme

Feb 26, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Announces Arrest of Dangerous Criminal Commuted by Biden Admin Autopen; Initiates Review of all Biden Autopen Commutations

Feb 24, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier and State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle Sign Historic Agreement to Combat Human Trafficking

Feb 20, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Launches Public Integrity Unit to Investigate Legislative Appropriations, Prosecute Misuse of Public Funds

Feb 19, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Secures 21-Year Prison Sentence for Crypto Criminal who Targeted Seniors

Feb 17, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Announces Gang Takedown, Seizure of Large Quantities of Meth and Fentanyl

Feb 13, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Secures Convictions in Multi-Million-Dollar Organized Retail Theft Scheme

Feb 13, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Charges Six in Organized Cargo Theft Ring Responsible for 33 Thefts, $7.8 Million in Losses Across Florida

Feb 12, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Announces Convictions, Final Arrest in Operation 13 Tiers

Feb 11, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Secures 120-Year Prison Sentence for Convicted Human Trafficker

Feb 10, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Leads Multi-State Coalition Putting Corporations on Notice Over Involvement with Anticompetitive Environmental Groups

Feb 10, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Announces Arrest, Extradition of Snapchat, Roblox Child Predator

Feb 9, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Announces Largest Seizure of Illegal Vapes in Florida History

Feb 6, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Announces 15-Year Prison Sentence for Illegal Alien Convicted of Stealing Disaster Aid from Hurricane Ian Victims

Feb 5, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Launches CHINA Prevention Unit to Counter Foreign Adversaries and Protect Floridians’ Data

Feb 5, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Announces 27-Year and 11-Year Sentences in Tallahassee Drug Trafficking Case

Feb 4, 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier Announces Arrests, Prosecutions, and Convictions of Sexual Predators

Feb 2, 2026