WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- The State of Florida and FEMA have opened a Disaster Recovery Center in Leon County, to provide one-on-one help to people affected by the May 10 severe storms, straight-line winds and tornadoes. The center will remain open until further notice. Location: LeRoy Collins Leon County Library 200 West Park Avenue Tallahassee, Florida 32301   more

PENSACOLA, Florida, June 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida issued the following news release: A federal judge sentenced a husband, wife, and their son after previously having been found guilty by a federal jury for trafficking methamphetamine in Walton County. The sentences were announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. The defendants and their sentences were: * Philip Beck, 48, of DeFuniak Springs, Flor  more

PENSACOLA, Florida, June 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida issued the following news release: Dr. Mustafa A. Hammad, M.D., a neurologist and pain management physician who formerly practiced medicine at the NeuroMedical Institute ("NMI") in Panama City, Florida, entered into a consent judgment and settlement agreement to resolve a pending lawsuit filed by the United States pursuant to the False Claims Act and the Controlled Substances Act. The judgment an  more

ORLANDO, Florida, June 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: U.S. District Judge Carlos Mendoza has sentenced Chrissie Fier Williams (39, Kissimmee) to three years and one month in federal prison for smuggling firearms internationally. Williams entered a guilty plea on January 2, 2024. According to court documents, on five separate occasions from January 28, 2021, through October 4, 2022, Williams prepared packages with hou  more

OCALA, Florida, June 26 -- 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 Nicole Harding (38, Clermont) has pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud. Harding faces up to 20 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. According to court records, between March 28 and April 14, 2021, Harding devised a scheme to defraud the Small Business Association by submitting a   more

OCALA, Florida, June 26 -- 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 the arrest of Janai Chanel Stephens (38, Opa Locka) on a two-count indictment charging her with making a materially false statement or representation to a federal agency and providing contraband to a federal prisoner. If convicted, Stephens faces up to five years in federal prison. A federal grand jury indicted Stephe  more

TYNDALL AFB, Florida, June 26 -- 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 On Jan. 31, 2024, the 325th Security Forces Squadron inaugurated the Delta Lima initiative, a program where a carefully selected group of eight SFS defenders who exemplify the highest qualities of professionalism, dress and appearance, customs and courtesies and base defense capabilities, receive a brassa  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A federal jury in Greensboro, North Carolina, convicted a Florida man today for his lead role in an international conspiracy to break into U.S. citizens' homes, violently kidnap and assault them, and steal their Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Remy St Felix, 24, of West Palm Beach, was a leader of a robbery crew that targeted cryptocurrency ow  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Two men were sentenced for manipulating the price of a security and scheming to defraud investors in connection with the purchase of Hydrogen Technology's cryptocurrency, HYDRO. Shane Hampton, 32, of Philadelphia, was sentenced today to two years and 11 months in prison. His co-conspirator, Michael Kane, 39, of Miami Beach, Florida, was sentenced yesterday to three years and nine months in prison. "Shane   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, June 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Athletes and their family members, volunteers, and staff assembled to kick off the start of the 2024 Department of Defense Warrior Games at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida, which began June 21, 2024. The DOD Warrior Games are an annual series of adaptive sports events and a platform for competition, but they are also an avenue o  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 9:23-cv-81289-RLR; S.D. Fla. filed Sept. 19, 2023) involving Lufkin Advisors LLC and Chauncey Forbush Lufkin III: * * * SEC Obtains Final Judgments Against Investment Adviser and Its President Charged with Fraud and Failing to Produce Records to SEC Examinations Staff * * * On June 25, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida entered final judgments against Luf  more