WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: At the Direction of President Biden, FEMA Administrator to Travel to Florida to Survey Impacts Hurricane Helene is a massive, dangerous storm and FEMA is prepared for anticipated multi-state impacts. In advance of Hurricane Helene's landfall in Florida, the Biden-Harris Administration approved pre-landfall emergency declarations for Florida, Georgia and North   more

TAMPA, Florida, Sept. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: Acadia Healthcare Company Inc., a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in Franklin, Tennessee, has agreed to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act and related state statutes by knowingly billing for medically unnecessary inpatient behavioral health services or for services that did not meet federal and state regulations. Acadi  more

FORT MYERS, Florida, Sept. 27 -- 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 William Joseph Timothy (43, Ave Maria) to 12 months in federal prison for stealing cash from arriving airline passengers during the course of his official duties. The Court also ordered Timothy to pay $18,700 in restitution to the victims of his thefts. Timothy entered a guilty plea on June 18, 2024. According  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Emergency personnel will augment state and local response efforts Today, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra declared a Public Health Emergency (PHE) for Florida to address the health impacts of Hurricane Helene and the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) deployed approximately 150 responders, along with medical equipment   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 0:24-cv-61774, 0:24-cv-61769, 0:24-cv-61770, 0:24-cv-61768, 0:24-cv-61772; S.D. Fla filed Sept. 24, 2024) involving Karina N. Fernandez, Marco A. Rosas, Bryant Guayara, Erick M. Ruiz and Leonela M. Duarte: * * * SEC Charges Additional Persons for Their Roles in a South Florida $196 Million Ponzi Scheme * * * On September 24, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed actions ag  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news: EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- The Marine Corps' XQ-58A Valkyrie successfully completed its third test flight on Sept. 20, 2024, at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. This flight was conducted in partnership with the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, and industry partners.The test demonstrated newly added Link-16 capabilities for the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- NASA issued the following news release: NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency's SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff is targeted for 1:17 p.m. EDT, Saturday, Sept. 28, from Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This is the first human spaceflight mission to launch from that pad. The targeted docking time is approximately 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29. Live   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2024: * * * Firm's agreements with potential hires and a former employee raised barriers to reporting information to the SEC * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against Florida-based GQG Partners LLC, a registered investment adviser, for entering into agreements with candidates for employment and a former employee that made it more difficult f  more

ORLANDO, Florida, Sept. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida (USAO-MDFL) and the Central Florida Pledge joined efforts to create hate crimes prevention training videos to inform the public about hate crimes and the importance of reporting them to law enforcement. The videos, which can be viewed on the Pledge's YouTube page, are each approximately 1-2 minu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: Two men from Florida and members of the Proud Boys organization have pleaded guilty to felony charges stemming from their conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Their actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Tom Vournas,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: Potential impacts from Helene include danger of life-threatening storm surge along the entire west coast of the Florida Peninsula and Florida Big Bend, as well as devastating hurricane-force winds across portions of northern Florida, according to the National Hurricane Center. The sensors will measure water levels and give insight on factors such as wave height and frequency,  more