PATRICK AFB, Florida, July 18 -- The Space Launch Delta 45, a unit of the U.S. Space Force, issued the following news: By Heidi M. Hunt, Space Launch Delta 45 More than 75 middle school and high school students attended the first-ever Fly Like a Girl event to celebrate women in all military professions with an emphasis in aviation at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, July 12, 2024. The Space Launch Delta 45 Organizational Culture Office, in collaboration with the 920th Rescue Wing and the 33  more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on July 17, 2024: A Boca Raton woman was arrested today on charges alleging she lied to investors to obtain over $2 million for her company ESOS Rings, Inc., which she then used for personal expenses and Ponzi payments to keep the scheme going. Michelle Bisnoff, also known as "Michelle Angeline Silverstein" and "Shelly Silverstein," 57, previously of Pacific  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY Laurel Technologies Partnership, doing business as DRS Laurel Technologies, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, is awarded a maximum $417,221,175 fixed-price-incentive-fee, cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and cost reimbursable, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for development, integration, and production of hardware solutions. This contract combines purchases for the Navy (85.6%); t  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY Charles Stark Draper Laboratories Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, is awarded a $111,015,771 fixed-price-incentive-fee and cost-plus-incentive-fee modification (P00003) under contract N0003023C6008 to exercise optional line items for design analysis, testing, procurement, and manufacturing of Interferometric fiber optic gyros repairs and associated material. This modification also benefits a foreign mi  more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, July 16 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. From January to June 2024, ISIS has claimed 153 attacks in Iraq and Syria. At this rate, ISIS is on pace to more than double the total number of attacks they claimed in 2023. The increase in attacks indicates ISIS is attempting to reconstitute following several years of decreased capability. To continue the effort to defeat ISIS and prevent its ability to conduct external attack  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida issued the following news release: Adam Joseph King, 42, of Tallahassee, Florida, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison, after previously pleading guilty for distribution of 5 grams or more of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced the sentence. "Methamphetamine distributio  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida issued the following news release: Jason Patrick Alday, 39, of Quincy, Florida, has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint. Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced the charge after Alday made his initial appearance in federal court in Tallahassee. The criminal complaint alleges that Alday engaged in sending threatening communications, makin  more

PEORIA, Illinois, July 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois issued the following news release: A federal grand jury returned an indictment on July 16, 2024, against Franz (aka "Frank") Peter Suess, 77, of Wellington, Florida, for running a long-standing conspiracy related to his operation of a network of mail-order pharmacies and payment of illegal healthcare kickbacks in order to procure prescriptions for his pharmacies. The charges include one count of co  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued the following readout on July 17, 2024: * * * Earlier this week, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) officials traveled to Miami, Florida for two events that brought together the public and private sectors for discussions on ways to deepen collaboration against the financial crime threats that devastate communities and undermine the integrity of the global financial system. The even  more