MIAMI, Florida, May 1 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release: On April 25, a central Florida man was sentenced to 12 months and a day in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief loans and grants under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Relief Program (EIDL); after previously pleading guilty to wire fraud. Jean Robert Dorcius, 68, of Kissimmee, submitted false and fraud  more

TAMPA, Florida, May 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Timothy Neal (46, Boston, MA) has pleaded guilty to distributing fentanyl. Neal faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. According to court documents, on April 26, 2022, Neal's co-defendant, Haley Eaton, sold two bags of fentanyl to Neal. The next day, Neal pur  more

MIAMI, Florida, May 1 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release: On April 29, a Miccosukee tribal member was charged in federal court with, among other related charges, assault with intent to commit murder. According to the allegations in the complaint affidavit, on April 26, Sutanga Rex Cypress, 42, was arguing with the victim when Cypress brandished a firearm. Cypress then pointed the gun at the victim and shot the victim   more

TYNDALL AFB, Florida, April 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center issued the following news: By Sarah McNair, AFIMSC Public Affairs A team of Air Force Global Strike Command civil engineers hoisted the Readiness Challenge X winner's trophy April 26 after a grueling six-day competition that tested 12 teams in more than 25 engineering skills ranging from firefighting to runway repair. In the capstone competition for Department of the Air Force engineers, Readiness Challenge competitors  more

TYNDALL AFB, Florida, May 1 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Spencer Contreras, Space Launch Delta 45 Members of the 45th Civil Engineer Squadron from Patrick Space Force Base competed against 11 teams of civil engineers from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, and international allies, during Readiness Challenge X, from April 21-26 at Tyndall Air Force Base. The annual competition is designed to test the teams' ability to complete tasks that  more

MIAMI, Florida, April 30 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Norfolk District issued the following news story: By Breeana Harris, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District Join the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Norfolk District and Miami-Dade County at the upcoming public meeting on May 2, 2024, from 4 P.M. to 8 P.M. at the Miami-Dade County Main Library Branch in downtown Miami, located at 101 W Flagler St, Miami, FL 33130. This meeting is your opportunity to provide feedb  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: A Florida woman and former resident of Springfield, Vermont, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Concord to embezzling over $223,000 from The Dartmouth ("The D"), which is the daily student newspaper at Dartmouth College, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Nicole Chambers, 40, pleaded guilty to wire fraud. U.S. District Court Landya B.  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: The USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) has produced its first Navy Afloat Maintenance Training Strategy (NAMTS) qualifier, Damage Control Fireman Aaliyah Feeley, of Baker City, Oregon. Jason Dunham, homeported in Mayport, Florida, is the shipboard pilot for the NAMTS program on the east coast. NAMTS improves the Navy's maintenance capability and improves material self-sufficiency by qualifying sailors in one of 26 differe  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island issued the following news release: Four Florida residents have been convicted in federal court in Providence, Rhode Island, for their individual roles in a wide-ranging conspiracy to use stolen personal identifying information (PII) of unsuspecting individuals to fraudulently obtain more than $4.8 million by defrauding banks and fraudulently obtaining benefits and payments from federal and state   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 1 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) are available in Florida for small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private nonprofit organizations with economic losses due to the drought that began on Dec. 1, 2023. Low-inte  more

TYNDALL AFB, Florida, April 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Tyndall Air Force Base (325th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Zeeshan Naeem, 325th Fighter Wing Public Affairs In 2024, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, became the first Air Force installation to transition to the fluorine-free foam within its fire departments, effectively replacing the aqueous film-forming foam that contained Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances. The new foam is a primary component of a Departmen  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A Florida man pleaded guilty today to assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Bryan Roger Bishop, 51, of Marathon, Florida, pleaded guilty in the District of   more

TAMPA, Florida, May 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Robert Jones IV aka "Klout" (24, Tampa) to five years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine and possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it. Jones entered a guilty plea on January 18, 2024. According to court documents, in February and March 2023, Jones sold methamphetamine to an undercover  more