WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following litigation document (No. 22-3319) on Sept. 30, 2024: * * * On September 23, 2024, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed a suit filed by Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21 (plaintiffs). The suit alleged organizational and informational injury stemming from the Commission's dismissal of their administrative complaints filed in 2015. Background Plaintiffs filed an FEC complaint again  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced it filed a civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut charging fraud against of Florida. The complaint alleges from at least 2021 through at least 2022, Staryk, individually and d/b/a Magestic World Wide Finance or Magestic World Wide Solutions, and others, engaged in a deceptive scheme   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: As part of the robust, whole-of-government response to Hurricane Helene, the U.S. Department of Transportation is supporting response and recovery efforts in impacted communities in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, and Virginia. DOT personnel are on the ground in multiple locations. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has received regular briefings from USDOT oper  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: By Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- For the first time, a U.S. Space Force Guardian was launched into space from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, as part of the NASA SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station, Sept. 28. Col. Nick Hague, Space Force Guardian and NASA astronaut, will command the mission and join the Expedition 72 crew aboard the ISS, where they will   more

PENSACOLA, Florida, Oct. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida issued the following news release: Willie Frank Gordon, 42, of Pensacola, Florida, was sentenced to twenty-two years in federal prison after previously being found guilty at trial for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and federal supervised release viola  more

OCALA, Florida, Oct. 1 -- 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 a federal jury has found Henry Troy Wade (47, Ocala) guilty of six counts of wire fraud. Wade faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison for each count. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for January 2025. A federal grand jury had returned an indictment against Wade on November 22, 2022. According to  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center; St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center; Wetland and Aquatic Research Center issued the following report (No. 2024-3024) on Hana R. Thurman, Nicholas M. Enwright, Michael J. Osland, Davina L. Passeri, Richard H. Day, Bethanie M. Simons, Jeffrey J. Danielson, W. Matthew Cushing entitled "Projected Sea-Level Rise and High Tide Flooding at Biscayne Nat  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: A Florida woman pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to defrauding a Massachusetts housing agency where she worked in 2022, along with defrauding the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) in connection with the pandemic Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Alihea Jones, 51, of Brandon, Fla., pleaded guilty to five counts of wire fra  more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. In the past 24 hours, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed six Iranian-backed Houthi uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) in a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen. It was determined these UAVs presented an imminent threat to U.S. and coalition forces, and merchant vessels in the region. This action was taken to protect freedom of navigation and make international  more

MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release: The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida remains a leader in COVID-19 pandemic relief prosecutions, holding a range of actors accountable for these crimes. Over this summer alone, the district has charged 17 individuals with COVID-19 relief fraud cases, with scheme amounts totaling over $21 million. In 2021, the Attorney General establis  more

TYNDALL AFB, Florida, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Tyndall Air Force Base (325th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Victoria Moehlman, 325th Fighter Wing The end of the fiscal year is a critical time for the 325th Comptroller Squadron, as they work to ensure that all allocated funds are used efficiently and effectively. This process, known as the "closeout," involves close collaboration between unit resource advisors and their respective commanders, and it culminates   more