MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces and Iraqi Security Forces conducted a partnered raid in Western Iraq that resulted in the death of 14 ISIS operatives on 29 August. This operation targeted ISIS leaders and served to disrupt and degrade ISIS' ability to plan, organize, and conduct attacks against Iraqi civilians, as well as U.S. citizens, allies, and partners throughout the r  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: MIAMI, Fla. (September 13, 2024) - On Friday, September 20, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials will join Miccosukee Chairman, Talbert Cypress, at a press event to recognize a $15 million grant to the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida for community-driven solutions to cut climate pollution. The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida will support three greenhouse gas (G  more

MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2024: Today, U.S. Attorney Markenzy Lapointe announced that the Southern District of Florida has launched its own Whistleblower Non-Prosecution Pilot Program (Whistleblower Program). The Whistleblower Program is designed to encourage voluntary self-disclosure by individual participants in certain types of non-violent criminal conduct involving cor  more

TAMPA, Florida, Sept. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Mitchell Wilson (35, Tampa) to 20 years and 8 months in federal prison for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The court also ordered Wilson to forfeit a Smith & Wesson Model M&P   more

MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2024: A federal indictment was unsealed today charging four Miami area residents with obtaining over $1 million from illegal securities trading. As described in the indictment, the defendants shared confidential information within a close circle of family members and friends, then used that information to buy stock or options at a lower price and   more

TAMPA, Florida, Sept. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: Senior U.S. District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell has sentenced Robert Lubin (36, Haines City) to 12 years and 6 months in federal prison for attempted possession with the intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl and possession with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine. Lubin entered a guilty plea on June 18, 2024. According to court d  more

MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2024: Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada Garcia, 76, a citizen of Mexico, was arraigned this morning in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, on 17 counts related to drug trafficking, firearms offenses, and money laundering. This fifth superseding indictment relates to El Mayo's decades-long leadership of the Sinaloa Cartel, one of the most violent and power  more

MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release: A South Florida attorney, who was recently disbarred, has been charged with wire fraud and money laundering in U.S. District Court for embezzling approximately $650,000 of client funds. U.S. Attorney Markenzy Lapointe for the Southern District of Florida and Special Agent in Charge Jeffrey B. Veltri of FBI, Miami Field Office announced the unsealing of an in  more

TAMPA, Florida, Sept. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. and Walgreen Co. (together, Walgreens) have agreed to pay $106.8 million to resolve alleged violations of the False Claims Act and state statutes for billing government health care programs for prescriptions never dispensed. Walgreens, headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois, operates one of the largest retail pharmacy chains in the country  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Disaster Legal Services (DLS) is offering free legal assistance to Florida residents affected by Hurricane Debby who are not able to afford an attorney for their disaster-related needs. Toll-free legal services hotline: 833-514-2940 between 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday (or leave a message after hours) Callers may get help with legal iss  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology issued the following news on Sept. 12, 2024: * * * Work continues to determine cause of the 2021 tragedy and to develop science-based recommendations to improve building safety. * * * GAITHERSBURG, Md. -- In a public meeting of the National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee today, members of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) team investigating the 2021 pa  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release: * * * Consultant's father and two friends charged with making more than $1 million in illicit insider trading profits * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Federico Nannini, his father, and two of his friends for insider trading in advance of the pending acquisition of Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, Inc. (IEA) by MasTec Inc., a client of the financial consulting fir  more