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Funeral
AIKENS
The visitation will be held at Aikens Funeral Home on Tues- day, June 13th from 4 to 7 p. m. The family and friends are asked to meet at the church on Wednesday for the service.
“Aikens Funeral Home”
Crime
Man Charged With Having Sex With 14-Year-Old
DEATH LISTING
Aikens Funeral Home
Mr. Richard Moultrie III, Tampa. Mrs. Pearlyne Wilson, Tampa. Mrs. Delores Myers, Tampa.
Harmon Funeral Home
Mrs. Rosetta G. Whitaker, Tampa. Mr. Samme Smith, Jr., Tampa.
Integrity Funeral Services
Ms. Patricia Brown, Tampa. Ms. Carmen Iris Lopez, Tampa.
Ray Williams Funeral Home
Mr. Willie A. Johnson, III, Tampa. Mr. Thomas Young, Tampa.
Wilson Funeral Home
Mrs. Louise Desir, Tampa.
Mrs. Bertha Wilson, Tampa.
Ms. Willie Mae Jones, Gainesville.
Ms. Elouise Buckins, Tampa.
Mr. Edward Fletcher, Tampa.
Mr. Willie J. Graham, Thomasville, Georgia (formerly of Tampa).
Ms. Karla Kauf, Tampa.
Ms. Genifer Lee, Tampa.
Mr. Nathaniel Reeves, Tampa.
Ms. Doris Moore, Tampa.
MRS. PEARLYNE LOUISE WILSON
A Homegoing Funeral Mass for Mrs. Pearlyne Louise Wilson of Tampa, will be held on Wednesday, June 14th, 1 p. m. at St. Peter Claver Catholic Church, 1203 N. Nebraska Av- enue, Father Hugh Chikawe, officiating. The interment will be in Rest Haven Memorial Park Cemetery.
Pearlyne L. Wilson was born on December 21, 1930 in Memphis, Tennessee. She was the eldest of 11 children born to C. W. and Rosa Lee Perkins. She went home to be with the Lord June 7, 2017, where she joins her beloved husband, Ed- ward and son, Anthony.
She moved with her family to Bay City, Michigan. She was a gifted student athlete ex- celling on the debate team and playing field hockey for Bay City Central High School. She received an academic scholar- ship to Aquinas College where she attended for 2 years. She used this time to sharpen her aptitude for music, studying voice and music.
She left school moving to New York where she met and married Edward F. Wilson. They were married 48 years, and to this union they had 4 children; Gregory, Mark, Katherine and Anthony. The family relocated to Detroit, Michigan.
While raising her children, Pearlyne returned to school completing a B. S. degree in Special Education at Wayne State University in Detroit. She was recruited and subse- quently worked for the Detroit School System.
She and Edward moved to Tampa where they built a home. She resumed her teach- ing career with the Hillsbor- ough County School System. Pearlyne and Edward joined St. Peter Claver. She was a member of the Ladies Auxil- iary of the Knights of St. Peter Claver and also a lector. She served on a variety of church related projects and served as a mentor and inspiration to some of the children at St. Peter Claver School, where she volunteered.
Pearlyne was preceded in death by: her husband, Ed- ward; and son, Anthony.
Pearlyne leaves behind: 3 children, Gregory Q. Wilson (Brenda), Dr. Mark E. Wilson (Karen Livingston-Wilson, Esq.) and Katherine F. Carey (Rev. Aaron Carey); grandchil- dren, Jessica, Greg, Jr. and Mark, Jr.; her siblings, James Perkins, Juanita Dungey, Shirley Rogan, Harris Perkins and Barbara Peterson; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, friends and other relatives.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 22- year-old man last Thursday. He was charged with having consensual sex with a 14- year-old girl.
According to police, be- tween February 14, 2017 and May 17, 2017, Tyrone An- thony Tucker and the girl had consensual sexual inter- course approximately 20 times while at a home in Hillsborough County.
Through their investiga- tion, detectives were about to obtain evidence confirming Tucker had sex with the girl. Tucker later admitted the crime to detectives dur- ing an interview.
TYRONE ANTHONY TUCKER
He was arrested and charged with 5 counts of felony lewd and lascivious behavior. Tucker was trans- ported to the Hillsborough County Jail, where his bond was set at $37,500.
Ex-FDOT Worker And Husband Accused Of $370,000 Theft
The U. S. Attorney’s Of- fice for the Middle District of Florida has indicted a couple in connection with the theft of more than $370,000. The wife is a former employee of the Florida Department of Transportation.
According to a press re- lease, Mrs. Tracy “Dean” Tronco, 51, and her hus- band, Alejo Tronco-Diaz, 50, both of Lakeland, were indicted by a federal grand jury. They are facing one count of mail of fraud, con- spiracy to commit federal program theft, one count of mail fraud, and two counts of federal program theft.
According to the indict- ment, Mrs. Tronco was employed as a Transit Coor- dinator and Passenger Oper- ations Specialist at FDOT, District 7, from May 2010 through August 2015.
Her responsibilities in- cluded administering trans- portation projects and funds to benefit Florida residents. As part of her responsibili- ties, she awarded federal grant funds provided by FDOT.
The indictment states that she married her hus- band in 2012, and that he was an FDOT grant applicant who operated the Ministerio A. Gran Voz De Trompeta Campus, Inc., Church. The church reportedly provided transportation services to underserved populations, such as the elderly, disabled,
or unemployed.
The indictment alleges
that Mrs. Tronco used her position to award more than $370,000 in federal funds to the church and another min- istry in partnership with the church to provide trans- portation.
The indictment also al- leges that the grant money was earmarked to be used to purchase and renovate a commercial property in Hillsborough County, to pro- vide job and transportation– related services, the purchase of 3 new vehicles, and to re- imburse the operation’s vehi- cle maintenance cost.
However, the press re- lease stated, the money and vehicles were not used for the purpose stated in the grant paperwork. The couple and their co-conspirators al- legedly kept the money.
The indictment stated that Mrs. Tronco also failed to disclose her per- sonal relationship with her husband to FDOT, which constituted a conflict of in- terest that would have pre- vented her from handling the awards.
She resigned from FDOT on April 27, 2016.
If convicted, each is fac- ing a maximum sentence of 5 years in federal prison for the conspiracy charge, up to 20 years in prison on the mail fraud charge, and up to 10 years in prison on each charge of theft of a program.
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