WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: The Department of Defense announced the award of a cooperative agreement to the Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities (HSRU) today to enhance the academic and professional success of underrepresented students, particularly Hispanic students, in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields relevant to the DoD. Led by the University of Texas El Paso and University of Central Florida,  more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida issued the following news release: Wayne Andrew Miller, 41, of Lucasville, Ohio, and an inmate with the Bureau of Prisons was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison after previously pleading guilty to threatening a judge and his family, assaulting a federal employee, and possession of a weapon while in federal custody. The sentence was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for th more PR

BRUNSWICK, Georgia, Dec. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia issued the following news release: A Florida man convicted of distributing enough fentanyl to kill every resident of a south Georgia community has been sentenced to federal prison. Larry B. Taylor, 59, of Jacksonville, Florida, one of 76 defendants indicted in Operation Ghost Busted, was sentenced to 180 months in prison after pleading guilty to Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute an more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced U.S. District Court, Central District of California, issued a consent order against of Nashua, New Hampshire, and an order of default judgment on Oct. 21, against formerly of Elmhurst, New Yorkformerly of Chino, California,of Hesperia, California, and of Tampa, Florida. The orders stem from the CFTC's May 24, 2023, complaint c more PR