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Tipoffs for Jacksonville, Florida (Federal Agencies) Newsletter for Wednesday March 27, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Justice Dept.: Man Ordered to Remove Shipping Container and Floating Docks From Lake Worth Lagoon After Violating Rivers and Harbors Act
WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida ordered a man to remove a shipping container and floating docks on which it rested from Lake Worth Lagoon near Palm Beach, Florida. A 2021 complaint (https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-florida-man-flagrant-violations-rivers-and-harbors-act) alleged that Fane Lozman violated the Rivers and Harbors Act (RHA) by placing the ship  more

U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida: Orange Park Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Possessing Over 5 Kilos of Cocaine With Intent to Distribute
JACKSONVILLE, Florida, March 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Peterson Fils-Aime (37, Orange Park) to 10 years in federal prison for possessing over 5 kilograms of cocaine with the intent to distribute it. Fils-Aime entered a guilty plea on December 12, 2023. According to court records, Fils-Aime was the subject of a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) investiga  more