JACKSONVILLE, Florida, July 28 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, Roger B. Handberg, issued the following news release: United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Deconna Burke (34, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to wire fraud involving COVID Relief Fraud through the Paycheck Protection Program. Burke faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison and payment of restitution to the United States government. No sentencing date has been set. According   more

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, July 28 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, Roger B. Handberg, issued the following news release: United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Scott Andrew Hollington (58, St. Augustine) guilty of 14 counts of unlawfully distributing and dispensing controlled substances not for a legitimate medical purpose in the usual course of professional practice, and 5 counts of obstructing justice. Hollington faces a maximum p  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: After two hours of deliberation, a jury in Gainesville, Florida, convicted David Emanuel, 62, on all counts for committing hate crimes for his racially motivated attack on a group of Black men who were surveying land along a public road in Rosewood, Florida. On March 15, Emanuel was charged with willfully intimidated of the victims, F.D.D., and attempted to injure and intimidate F.D.D. through the use Eman  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a proposed rule (50 CFR Parts 224, 226), published in the Federal Register on July 24, 2023, entitled "Endangered and Threatened Species; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Rice's Whale." The proposed rule was issued by Samuel D. Rauch III, deputy assistant administrator for regulatory programs in the National Marine Fisheries Service. COMMENT DEADLINE: September 22, 2023 Her  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a proposed rule (50 CFR Parts 224, 226), published in the Federal Register on July 24, 2023, entitled "Endangered and Threatened Species; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Rice's Whale." Here are excerpts: (Continued from Part 1 of 3) * * * Critical Habitat Identification In the following sections, we describe the relevant definitions and requirements in the ESA and implem  more