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Federal Tipoffs Involving Florida Newsletter for Wednesday October 16, 2024 ( 9 items )  

Air Force Civil Engineer Center Airfield Pavement Evaluation Team Paves Way to Keep Department of the Air Force Mission in Fight
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: By Mila Cisneros, AFIMSC Public Affairs As the Department of the Air Force focuses on the Great Power Competition, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center Airfield Pavement Evaluation team is helping keep runways worldwide ready to support the mission. The 21-member APE team at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, services more than 2 billion square feet of airfield pavement  more

CFTC Charges Several People and Companies in a $280 Million Ponzi Scheme
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- 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 Southern District of Florida against: , a St. Vincent and the Grenadines company with principal operations in Canada, and its two co-founders, , of Ontario or British Columbia, Canada, and of Ontario, Canada and Mexico , a Saint Lucia company , a Florida c  more

FDA Issues Warning Letter to Hemarus
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following warning letter to Hemarus LLC: * * * To: Padmasree Chigurupati, Vice President of Quality and Regulatory Affairs, Hemarus LLC, 4600 Military Trail, Suite 224, Jupiter, FL 33458-4813, United States, padma@hemarus.com Dear Ms. Chigurupati: During an inspection of your firm, Hemarus LLC, located at 1295 NW 40th Avenue, Suite 201, Lauderhill, Florida, conducted between April   more

Federal and State Financial Regulatory Agencies Issue Interagency Statement on Supervisory Practices Regarding Financial Institutions Affected by Hurricane Milton
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued the following news release: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, the National Credit Union Administration, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Florida Office of Financial Regulation, collectively the agencies, recognize the serious impact of Hurricane Milton on the customers and operations of many financial institutions and will provide appropriate regulatory assistance to  more

Fla. U.S. Attorney: Nationwide Telecommunications Provider and Its CEO Plead Guilty to Massively Defrauding Federal Government Programs Meant to Aid the Needy
MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2024: Issa Asad, 51, of Southwest Ranches, Fla., and Q Link Wireless LLC, of Dania Beach, Fla., pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud and commit offenses against the United States in connection with a years-long scheme to steal over $100 million from a celebrated federal program providing discounted phone service to people in need. Asad, Q L  more

Litigation: Start-Up AI, Robotics Company & CEO Settle SEC Charges
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:24-cv-23958-KMM; S.D. Fla., filed Oct. 15, 2024) involving Destiny Robotics Corp., et al.: * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Destiny Robotics Corp., an artificial intelligence ("AI") and robotics start-up company formerly based in Miami, Florida, and Megi Kavtaradze, its founder and CEO, (collectively "Defendants") with making false and misleading statements reg  more

NCUA: Federal, State Financial Regulatory Agencies Issue Interagency Statement on Supervisory Practices
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 16 -- The National Credit Union Administration posted the following joint news release on Oct. 15, 2024, with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, the Florida Office of Financial Regulation and Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, the Florida Office of Financial Regulation, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Office of the Comptroller of   more

Readout of Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin's Travel to Japan
HURLBURT FIELD, Florida, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command issued the following news: TOKYO (AFNS) -- U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin traveled to Japan Oct. 14 to underscore the unwavering and ironclad U.S. commitment to the defense of Japan. During his visit, Allvin met with Japanese Minister of Defense Gen. Nakatani, Japan Air Self-Defense Force Chief of Staff Gen. Uchikura Hiroaki, and Japanese Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Touris  more

U.S. Southern Command to Host Change-of-Command Ceremony Nov. 7
DORAL, Florida, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Southern Command issued the following news release: MIAMI - U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Alvin Holsey is scheduled to assume duties as commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) from U.S. Army Gen. Laura J. Richardson during a change-of command ceremony 1 p.m. Nov. 7, 2024, at the command's headquarters. Holsey, who previously served as the Military Deputy commander at SOUTHCOM, will be promoted to the rank of admiral before the ceremony.   more