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Suzie Schottelkotte @southpolkscene TAMPA – A federal judge sentenced a Tampa man to 30 months in prison Tuesday for stealing firearms from two Lakeland gun stores in January. Oscar Garcia Garcia , 33, pleaded guilty to the thefts in May. A warrant has been issued for his co-defendant, Jerry Nelson Reyes Torres , on an indictment for stealing firearms and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, according to a Justice Department press release . Court documents say Garcia and Torres burglarized Rapture Guns and Knives, 8216 U.S. 98 N., on Jan. 9, and broke into Guns Galore, 2440 U.S. 92 East, 20 days later. In total, 104 firearms were taken. The men dismantled the lock on the front door to gain access to each store, then broke the display cases and loaded the firearms into duffel bags before leaving in a vehicle outside, the press release states . The following month, law officers detained Garcia and another man after witnessing them smoking ma...

Huma Abedin has gone high fashion and high society, with the Hillary Clinton aide enjoying a weekend in the Hamptons just days after she was featured in the September issue of 'W.' A single and ready to mingle Abedin, 41, was spotted on Sunday at the Southampton home of Moda Operandi founder Lauren Santo Domingo and her music executive husband Andres .  Lauren and Andres, whose father is billionaire Colombian business magnate Julio , were hosting their annual all- white Badminton tournament at the estate this weekend, which they scooped up for a reported $30 million. The couple split their time between that residence, an apartment in Paris and their $18.5million townhouse on Gramercy Park in New York City.  And while Abedin certainly does not have that kind of money, she still seems to be doing just fine in the wake of her boss' defeat last November, with the latest quarterly filings from the Hillary for America campaign revealing that the aide has received $64,369.94 ...