WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Yesterday, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Anna M. Gomez and Congressman Darren Soto (FL-09), member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, hosted a roundtable at the Orlando Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) with Veterans Affairs (VA) social workers and community stakeholders to discuss the positive impact of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) on Ve  more

MIAMI, Florida, March 29 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: The Justice Department announced today that its long-running investigation into international commodities trading companies that paid bribes to win business with state-owned and state-controlled oil companies in Latin America and Africa has resulted in six corporate resolutions, 20 convictions of individuals, and total fines, forfeitures, an  more

MIAMI, Florida, March 29 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Trafigura Beheer B.V. (Trafigura), an international commodities trading company with its primary operations in Switzerland, pleaded guilty today and will pay over $126 million to resolve an investigation by the U.S. Justice Department into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), stemming from the company's corrupt scheme to p  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida -- Northeast Florida law enforcement leaders announced the results of the first year of the Northeast Florida Inter-Agency Child Exploitation and Persons Trafficking Task Force (NEFL INTERCEPT) during a joint press conference March 27, 2024, in St. John's County, Florida. One year ago, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Jacksonvill  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: The Justice Department filed a civil injunction suit today to permanently bar Dexter Bataille and his tax return preparation business, Capital Financial Holdings LLC, from preparing federal income tax returns for others. The United States also seeks an order demanding Bataille disgorge his ill-gotten gains earned by preparing fraudulent tax returns. The complaint, filed in the U.S. Distr  more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, March 27 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. - Between 2:00 and 2:20 a.m. (Sanaa time) on March 27, United States Central Command successfully engaged and destroyed four long-range unmanned aerial systems (UAS) launched by Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen. These UAS were aimed at a U.S. warship and engaged in self-defense over the Red Sea. There were no injuries or damage reported to U.S. or coalition ships. It wa  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Approximately 50 percent of Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio's military and support personnel is comprised of women. Therefore, it is fitting that the 2024 theme of Women's History Month be "Women Who Have Made Great Achievements." One of the highly professional women within Navy Medicine is Cmdr. Rachel Werner, Dental Corps, NAMRU Sa  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: A Florida man admitted his role in a conspiracy to receive kickbacks and bribes from laboratories in exchange for referrals of patient DNA samples and genetic tests, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced today. Jeffrey Tamulski, 50, of Tampa, Florida, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Brian R. Martinotti in Newark federal co  more

ORLANDO, Florida, March 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: U.S. District Judge Wendy W. Berger has sentenced E'Chavion Semaj Flewellen (24, Cocoa) to 16 years and 8 months in federal prison for distribution of 40 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl. Flewellen entered a guilty plea on January 4, 2024. According to court documents, from June through August 2023, Flewellen dis  more