JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: By Shannon Carabajal, AFIMSC Public Affairs As the first Air Task Forces go through the Prepare Phase of the Air Force Force Generation cycle, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center-developed Combat Support Training Ranges are helping build mission-ready Airmen. Two ATFs recently wrapped up three weeks of initial training events at Tyndall Air Force Base,   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: As the first Air Task Forces go through the Prepare Phase of the Air Force Force Generation cycle, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center-developed Combat Support Training Ranges are helping build mission-ready Airmen. Two ATFs recently wrapped up three weeks of initial training events at the Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, and Fort Bliss  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has signed an agreement with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, to become the next school for the Enhanced Air Traffic - Collegiate Training Initiative (AT-CTI) program. Embry-Riddle will join Tulsa Community College and the University of Oklahoma as the first schools to offer the  more

MIAMI, Florida, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release: Efrain Betancourt, Jr., 36, a Colombian citizen, was arrested on Nov. 14, upon entering the United States and charged in South Florida federal court with leading a $66 million Ponzi scheme disguised as a payday loan company, Sky Group USA, LLC (Sky Group). Betancourt, Jr. was charged by indictment with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, and wire fraud   more

FORT MYERS, Florida, Nov. 22 -- 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 Esdras Joel Garcia De La Rosa (28, Los Angeles, CA) has pleaded guilty to conspiracy with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. De La Rosa faces up to life in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. According to the plea agre  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: Two Florida men were sentenced today for their involvement in the "Note Program," a tax fraud scheme. Jasen Harvey, of Tampa, was sentenced to 48 months in prison and Christopher Johnson, of Orlando, was sentenced to 37 months in prison for conspiring to defraud the United States. According to court documents and statements made in court, from 2015 to 2018, Johnson and Harvey conspired to   more

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Jacksonville District issued the following news release: ST. MARYS, Ga. -- Command Navy Region Southeast, Naval Submarine Base (NSB), Kings Bay, GA, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, hosted a stakeholder engagement with local, state and federal experts on November 14th, at Crooked River State Park, Ga. to discuss Beneficial Use of Dredged Material (BUDM) and explore implementation opportunities. Approximately 1 million cubi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology issued the following news: The National Construction Safety Team has reached an important milestone in its investigation into the 2021 partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Florida, with the transfer of evidence custody to the Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD). The transfer became possible once the team from the National Institute of Standards and   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: * * * Defendants, who purported to make business loans, including to professional athletes, allegedly stole investor funds to pay for personal expenses * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged David Kushner, a resident of Boca Raton, Florida, and his company La Mancha Funding Corp. with defrauding nearly two dozen investors out of approximately $2.1 million in a  more