WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-622) on Nov. 18, 2024: * * * Re: Copper Retirement Network Change Certification Received BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC d/b/a AT&T Florida (AT&T), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) involving the retirement of copper has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet si  more

ORLANDO, Florida, Nov. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: U.S. District Judge Julie S. Sneed has sentenced Jaylun Ramon Brown (30, Melbourne) to eight years and four months in federal prison for distributing fentanyl. Brown pled guilty on August 14, 2024. According to court documents, a confidential source was used to conduct controlled purchases of fentanyl from Brown in 2024, first through a middleman, then directly fr  more

MIAMI, Florida, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release: On Nov. 8, a federal jury convicted Lazaro Verdecia Hernandez, 37, and Yadier Rodriguez Arteaga, 41, both of Miami, of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering, in connection with a scheme to obtain fraudulent loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Verdecia was also convicted of wire fraud. Verde  more

MIAMI, Florida, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release: On Nov. 15, Conrad Brandon Bernard, 24, pled guilty in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to committing bank fraud and identity theft during a scheme to fraudulently obtain over $1 million in Covid-19 relief loans and unemployment compensation payments. During the COVID-19 outbreak, the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program was utilized to provide loan assistance  more

ORLANDO, Florida, Nov. 19 -- 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 Sebastian Gabriel Lugo-Lugo (20, Orlando) to six years and one day in federal prison for distributing fentanyl and possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. Lugo-Lugo pled guilty on July 23, 2024. According to court documents, an undercover agent purchased marijuana and counterfeit prescrip  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Nov. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that the following individuals were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and multiple counts of health care fraud: * Frank Suess (a.k.a., Franz P. Suess), age 78, of Wellington, Florida; * Luis Salgado, age 50, of Nape  more

ATHENS, Georgia, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service issued the following news release from the Southern Regional Field Office: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), in partnership with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), is reaching out to over 200 farmers, ranchers, and agricultural landowners across Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina to gather in-depth information about  more

HURLBURT FIELD, Florida, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command issued the following news: WILL ROGERS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Okla. -- On Nov 15, 2024, the 17th Special Operations Squadron hosted a ceremony to publicly observe its alignment under the 492d Special Operations Wing and reassignment to become the formal training unit for Air Force Special Operations Command's newest aircraft, the OA-1K. "The ceremony is not just a formal event," said U.S. Air Force Col. Patric  more