WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 8:24-cv-01145; M.D. Fl. filed May 13, 2024) involving Tyrone Johnny Lacy Jr.: * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it charged 25-year-old Tyrone Johnny Lacy, Jr. ("Lacy") of Sefner, Florida with conducting a fraudulent "free-riding" scheme in which he took advantage of credits offered by certain broker-dealers to buy over $300,000 in securities without having f  more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, May 13 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. - At approximately 3:41 p.m. (Sanaa time) on May 13, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed one uncrewed aerial system (UAS) in an Iranian-backed Houthi controlled area of Yemen. Later, between approximately 5:51 p.m. and 6:02 p.m. (Sanaa time), USS Mason (DDG 87) successfully engaged and destroyed one inbound anti-ship ballistic missile launched by Irania  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced the Honorable Darrin P. Gayles of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida issued an order of default judgment against four individuals and five companies (nine defendants): of Brandon, Mississippi; of Ukraine; of Duluth, Georgia; of Grand Island, New York and/or Fort Erie, Canada; , a New Hampshire LLC; ,  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: Two men from Kentucky and Florida were convicted today of felony and misdemeanor charges related to their conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Their actions and those 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. Joseph Irwin, 43, of Cecilia, Kentuck  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issued the following news release on May 13, 2024: * * * More than 32,000 Florida Veterans have enrolled in VA care over the past year alone * * * The Department of Veterans Affairs announced the official opening of one of its newest clinics in South Tampa, Florida. Sabal Park Clinic provides a comprehensive suite of services --including primary care, mental health, social work, and dietetics. The clinic has the capacity to serve  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The White House sent to the Senate on May 14, 2024, the nominations of four individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * * Adam B. Abelson, of Maryland, to be United States District Judge for the District of Maryland, vice James Kelleher Bredar, retired. * Embry J. Kidd, of Florida, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit, vice Charles R. Wilson, retiring. * Joseph Francis Saporito, Jr., of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judg  more