Florida AG, Hillsborough deputies to hold press conference on 'Operation Dfence'
May 13, 2026
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier and the Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office (HCSO) are scheduled to hold a press conference on a retail theft and bootlegging investigation on Wednesday morning.WATCH LIVEHCSO said the Ope
ration D-Fence investigation spanned multiple states and uncovered a criminal enterprise responsible for moving millions of dollars in stolen merchandise through Hillsborough County and elsewhere.The press conference is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. on May 13 at the Falkenburg Road Jail in Tampa.Tampa Bay 28 will be at the event and stream it live on the website and Facebook.This is a developing story. Tampa Bay 28 will provide more details as they become available.
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