TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 18 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody is leading a multistate coalition of attorneys general in fighting to support President Trump's First Amendment rights, as yet another prosecutor looks to silence the former president through an unlawful gag order. Attorney General Moody and the coalition of attorneys general filed an amicus brief, saying this is not only wrong, but also unconstitutional. Att  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 18 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today led a 24-State coalition urging the courts to deny the Special Prosecutor's request for an unconstitutional gag order against President Trump. The gag order wrongfully silences President Trump and denies Americans their right to hear what he has to say ahead of an approaching presidential election. The Special Prosecutor has requested a broa  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 18 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) today announced the filing of criminal charges against six defendants following a years-long investigation into a criminal enterprise run by George E. Norcross III and his associates in South Jersey and elsewhere. The thirteen-count indictment unsealed today alleges that  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: A Fresno man was sentenced today to 188 months in federal prison for defrauding a vulnerable physician out of more than $2.7 million before his death and then attempting to defraud his estate out of an additional amount exceeding $20 million. Anthony David Flores, 47, a.k.a. "Anton David," was sentenced by United States District Judge Percy   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, June 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Air Force Services Center announced the winners of the 2024 Air Force Art Contest recently. This year's judges had the task of evaluating more than 1,500 entries in two adult and three youth categories to determine the best in the Department of the Air Force with impact, creativity and technical expertise. "We're extremely excited this year beca  more

MIAMI, Florida, June 18 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Southeast Fisheries Science Center issued the following feature story: * * * What do drones and toy turtles have in common? Scientists are using these tools to measure sea turtles in the wild without ever touching them. * * * Drones not only take great photographs--they can also be used to take measurements. In our case, we use them to measure the size of sea turtles seen in the wild. Photogrammetry i  more

MIAMI, Florida, June 18 -- The FBI Miami Field Office issued the following news release: Ongoing coordination between judicial and law enforcement authorities across Europe and the United States resulted in the dismantlement of critical online infrastructure of platforms and websites used for the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham's (ISIS) propagation of terrorist content. Dozens of servers supporting ISIS's online propaganda infrastructure were taken down earlier this week in the United States  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 18 -- The Florida Department of Transportation issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: Last week, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) completed two additional tabletop exercises in their series of discussions regarding land use considerations for integration of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) into Florida's transportation network. The FDOT Aviation Office has proactively facilitated thoughtful discussions and opportunities to provide feedback about  more

ORLANDO, Florida, June 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: Senior U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. has sentenced Lucious Denard Scott, Jr. (32, Melbourne) to 12 years in federal prison for distribution of methamphetamine. Scott entered a guilty plea on November 9, 2023. According to court documents, a confidential source conducted four controlled purchases of drugs from Scott. In total, Scott distributed over 13 gram  more

TAMPA, Florida, June 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday has sentenced Alfred Clayton Rosier, Jr. (30, Sarasota) to 15 years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Rosier entered a guilty plea on January 18, 2024. According to court documents, the Drug Enfor  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 18 -- The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission issued the following news release: Since the inception of The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's (FWC) Vessel Turn-In Program in late 2022, the FWC has received 186 applications from owners of at-risk or unwanted vessels. The first two vessels removed through this program were removed from Pasco and Pinellas counties in early March 2023 and the 100th vessel was removed from Wakulla County on   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 18 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced the appointment and re-appointment of the following 30 Georgians to various state boards, authorities, and commissions. Comprehensive Health Coverage Commission Caylee Noggle is the President and CEO of the Georgia Hospital Association (GHA). Prior to joining GHA, she served for nearly 20 years for the State of Georgia in various leadership cap  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 18 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: Today, Governor Maura Healey announced a new tourism campaign called "Made Possible" to showcase Massachusetts as a dynamic travel destination for visitors across the globe and the best place to live, raise a family, and build a business. The campaign builds off of the administration's "Massachusetts For Us All" campaign, which ran in the Summer of 2023, as well as proposed   more

NEW YORK, June 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that LAURA PERRYMAN was sentenced today to six years in prison in connection with a health care fraud scheme whereby PERRYMAN created and sold a fake medical device component and told doctors that they could claim approximately $18,000 for implanting the fake component into patie  more