HURLBURT FIELD, Florida, July 3 -- The U.S. Air Force's 27th Special Operations Wing issued the news: By Lucelia Ball, Air Force Special Operations Command Public Affairs Air Commandos throughout Air Force Special Operations Command will bid farewell to Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind on July 2nd, as he prepares to depart AFSOC to serve as the Superintendent, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado. When he assumed command in December 2022, one of his first actions was to addre  more

HURLBURT FIELD, Florida, July 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command issued the following news: By Lucelia Ball, Air Force Special Operations Command Public Affairs Lt. Gen. Michael Conley assumed command of Air Force Special Operations Command from Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind in a change of command ceremony at the Freedom Hangar here July 2. Presiding over the ceremony, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin praised Bauernfeind's past accomplishments and Conley's future potent  more

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, July 3 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Jacksonville District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District (USACE), will host a virtual informational meeting Wednesday, July 31, 2024 to inform stakeholders and the public regarding USACE and South Florida Water Management District progress on development of the Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP), Everglades Agricultural Area, A2 Stormwater Treatment Area Operational   more

HURLBURT FIELD, Florida, July 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command issued the following news: By Lucelia Ball, Air Force Special Operations Command Public Affairs Air Commandos, family, and friends gathered here to honor Brig. Gen. Michael Conley, director of operations for Air Force Special Operations Command, as he was promoted to lieutenant general by Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind, AFSOC commander, July 1, in preparation to his assumption of command July 2. Bauernfeind offered t  more

HURLBURT FIELD, Florida, July 3 -- The U.S. Air Force's 27th Special Operations Wing issued the news: By Lucelia Ball, Air Force Special Operations Command Public Affairs Air Commandos, family, and friends gathered here to honor Brig. Gen. Michael Conley, director of operations for Air Force Special Operations Command, as he was promoted to lieutenant general by Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind, AFSOC commander, July 1, in preparation to his assumption of command July 2. Bauernfeind offered three p  more

ORLANDO, Florida, July 2 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Miami Division issued the following news release: United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced that a federal jury has found Joel David Fonseca Flores (42, Orlando) guilty of conspiring to distribute fentanyl that resulted in death. He faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 20 years, up to life, in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for October 7, 2024. Fonseca Flores and his co-co  more

OCALA, Florida, July 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: Senior U.S. District Judge John Antoon II has sentenced Craig Anthony (25, Alabama) to 15 years and 6 months in federal prison for distribution of child sex abuse material. Anthony entered a guilty plea on January 29, 2024. According to court documents, beginning on May 31, 2023, Anthony distributed multiple videos containing child sex abuse material to a social media  more

TAMPA, Florida, July 2 -- 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 sentenced Jhon Zambrano Caicedo (37, Colombia) to 15 years and 8 months in federal prison for conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine on a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. He entered a guilty plea in March 2024. According to the plea agreement, a maritime patrol aircraft spotted a panga  more

TAMPA, Florida, July 2 -- 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 Juan Nicolas Pachay Lopez (40, Manta, Ecuador) has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute five kilograms or more of a substance or mixture containing a detectable amount of cocaine, and possession with the intent to distribute five kilograms or more of a substance or mixture containi  more

MIAMI, Florida, July 2 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release: Frenel Cenat, a former police officer with the City of Miami Police Department (MPD) was sentenced today to 135 months in prison, to be followed by 5 years of supervised release, by Senior U.S. District Judge James I. Cohn in Fort Lauderdale. Cenat previously pled guilty to attempted Hobbs Act extortion under color of official right and attempted possession wit  more

ORLANDO, Florida, July 2 -- 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 a federal jury has found Joel David Fonseca Flores (42, Orlando) guilty of conspiring to distribute fentanyl that resulted in death. He faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 20 years, up to life, in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for October 7, 2024. Fonseca Flores and his co-conspirator, M  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A citizen of Belarus and lawful permanent resident of the United States has been indicted for allegedly smuggling goods from the United States into Russia without a license. Kirill Gordei, 34, of Hallandale, Florida, was indicted on one count of conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States; one count of smuggling goods from the United States; and one count of export of a spectrometer, which is a   more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A Florida man was sentenced to prison today after he previously pleaded guilty to a felony charge related to his conduct 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. Raymund Joseph Cholod, 54,  more

NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Florida, July 3 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: By ENS Emily Moore Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) returned to Naval Station Mayport, July 2, 2024, after being deployed for more than eight months in the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command area of operations. Mason was deployed for 263 days in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Mediterranean Sea, supporting freedom of navigation and the free flow of commer  more