MIAMI, Florida, March 30 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release: On March 27, a former police officer with the City of Miami Police Department (MPD) pleaded guilty to attempted Hobbs Act extortion under color of official right and attempted possession with intent to distribute cocaine. The charges arose from the use of his police position and authority, and MPD-issued vehicle and equipment to conduct two illegal traffic st  more

MIAMI, Florida, March 30 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release: A Miami federal district judge sentenced a longtime fugitive and Cuban national, Ariel Nunez-Finalet, to 36 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his role in a massive 18-defendant conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud through various south Florida pharmacies. The judge also ordered Nunez-Finalet to pay $1,910,222   more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, March 23 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. - From 2:50 to 4:30 a.m. (Sanaa time) March 23, the Iranian-backed Houthis launched four anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBM) into the Red Sea in the vicinity of M/V Huang Pu, a Panamanian-flagged, Chinese-owned, Chinese-operated oil tanker. At 4:25 p.m. (Sanaa time), a fifth ballistic missile was detected as fired toward M/V Huang Pu. The ship issued a distress call but did not   more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, March 28 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. - Between 6:00 and 10:56 p.m. (Sanaa time) on March 28, and for the second day in a row, U.S. Central Command successfully engaged and destroyed four unmanned aerial systems (UAS) launched by Iranian backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen. These UAS were aimed at a Coalition vessel and a U.S. warship and were engaged in self-defense over the Red Sea. There were no injuries or damage r  more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, March 29 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. - U.S. Central Command conducted an air drop of humanitarian assistance into Northern Gaza on March 29, 2024, at 12:17 p.m. (Gaza time) to provide essential relief to civilians affected by the ongoing conflict. The joint operation included two C-17 U.S. Air Force aircraft, and U.S. Army Soldiers specialized in aerial delivery of U.S humanitarian assistance supplies. U.S. C-17s   more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a final site-specific Environmental Impact Statement - known as an EIS - for the subsequent renewal of the licenses for Turkey Point Units 3 and 4 in Florida. The final EIS is based, in part, on a revised environmental report received from Florida Power and Light. The final site-specific EIS evaluates all the environmental impacts of conti  more