WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General's Office of Investigations issued the following investigation report: * * * On October 17, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida sentenced Erlin Maradiaga Flores, also known as Carlos Fonseca Flores, to 24 months of imprisonment, 12 months of supervised released, and a $100 special assessment. On July 2, 2024, Erlin Maradiaga Flores pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated identity theft t  more

TAMPA, Florida, Nov. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: U.S. District Judge William F. Jung has sentenced Enock Edouard (37, Tampa) to 28 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and obstruction of justice. Edouard was found guilty on May 8, 2024, following a two-day bench trial. His co-co  more

ORLANDO, Florida, Nov. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza has sentenced Patrick Hugh Mitchell (57, Orlando) to 10 years in federal prison and Kyle Jay Hunter Baronville (37, Orlando) to 5 years and 10 months in federal prison for their roles in distributing multiple pounds of methamphetamine. Baronville pleaded guilty on January 26, 2024, and Mitchell was convicted by a jury on June 27,  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- NASA issued the following news release: The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Nov. 4, on the company's 31st commercial resupply services mission for the agency to the International Space Station. Liftoff was at 9:29 p.m. EST. Dragon will deliver several new experiments, including the Coronal Diagnostic Experiment, to examine solar wind and how it forms. Dragon also d  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- NASA issued the following news release: NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Pictured left to right, Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, NASA astronauts Michael Barratt, Matthew Dominick, and Jeanette Epps. Credit: SpaceX After spending 235 days in space, NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 astronauts will discuss their science mission aboard the International Space Station during a post-flight news conference at 3:15 p.m. EST Friday, Nov. 8, from   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance is available to the Seminole Tribe of Florida to supplement the tribe's efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Milton beginning on Oct. 5, 2024, and continuing. The President's action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in the Seminole Tribe of Florida. Assistance can include grants f  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Nov. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: Ten defendants have been convicted in federal court for their participation in an identity theft and fraud ring based out of Columbia, South Carolina with victims in at least South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida, Texas, Georgia, Virginia, Missouri, and New York. The following defendants have been convicted of the following offenses: * Ronda Weston, a/k/a   more