HURLBURT FIELD, Florida, May 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command issued the following news: Today, Air Force Special Operations Command released an Accident Investigation Board report on an MQ-9A Reaper mishap that occurred Sept. 5, 2023, at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico. The mishap resulted in no injuries, fatalities, or damage to civilian property. The damage to government property was valued at $2.9 million. The aircraft and crew were assigned to the 27th Special Operati  more

OCALA, Florida, May 23 -- 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 Crystal Windham (41, Summerfield) has pleaded guilty to an information charging her with attempting to obtain a controlled substance (hydrocodone) by fraud. Windham faces a maximum penalty of four years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not been set. According to court documents, between July 2020 and May   more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: The Justice Department today announced that Pen Yu, also known as Ben Yu, 51, of Gibsonton, Florida, and Gregory Munoz, 45, of Minneola, Florida, have each pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud conspiracy for their roles in a scheme to fraudulently procure deeply discounted products from Massachusetts biochemical company Sigma-Aldrich Inc., doing business as MilliporeSigma, and export the  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado announces that Amin Suliaman, 47, of Miami, Florida, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Colorado on four counts of wire fraud. According to the indictment, from August 2020 until around May 2022, Suliaman requested COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) from the Small Business Administration (SB  more

TAMPA, Florida, May 23 -- 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 Mehdi Tazi (29, Tampa) to five years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and a substantive count of aggravated identity theft. Tazi entered a guilty plea on February 2, 2024. As part of his sentence, the court also ordered Tazi to pay $1,070,647 in restitution, jointly with  more

TYNDALL AFB, Florida, May 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Tyndall Air Force Base (325th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Zachary Nordheim, 325th Fighter Wing Public Affairs In an era of Great Power Competition, the ability to conduct low-intensity operations without compromising high-intensity readiness remains vital. Tyndall continues to generate this readiness and capabilities internally and alongside joint and coalition forces through the use of Checkered Flag, one of the   more