MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida posted the following news release: * * * CEO of Georgia Company Convicted in International Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme A federal jury in Miami, Florida, convicted a U.S. businessman today for his role in a nearly five-year long scheme to bribe Honduran government officials and to launder money to secure business for a Georgia-based manufacturer of law enforcement uniforms and accessories.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2025: * * * Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Gillibrand Announce Aging Committee Hearing on America's Dangerous Overreliance on Foreign-Manufactured Generic Drugs On Wednesday, September 17, Chairman Rick Scott and Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging will hold a hearing titled "Prescription for Trouble: more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Jimmy Patronis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Patronis Introduces a Resolution Establishing National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk * Today, Congressman Jimmy Patronis introduced a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives in conjunction with Senator Rick Scott, who filed a similar resolution in the U.S. Senate, to honor the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk. The resolution supports the designation of a "National Day of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Diaz-Balart Applauds Chairman Cole, Republican Appropriators for Advancing All Twelve FY26 Bills * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, the Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP), and member of the Defense Subcommittee, released the following statement after all 1 more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Donalds-Led Initiative To Make D.C. Safe Again Passes House With Broad Bipartisan Support: Awaits Senate Vote * WASHINGTON - This afternoon, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Donalds-bill H.R. 4922 - "The D.C. CRIMES Act" with a bipartisan vote of 240-179 to help President Trump make D.C. safe again. H.R. 4922 will now advance to the U.S. Senate for consideration. The "D.C. Criminal Refor more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Executive of Miami-Based Seafood Wholesale Company Pleads Guilty to Price-Fixing Conspiracy * The vice president of a Miami-based seafood wholesaler pleaded guilty today to conspiring with competitors to fix prices for the purchase of stone crab claws and spiny lobster in Florida. According to court documents filed in the U.S. District Court in Miami, Florida, Dennis Dopico, of Miami, was a vice more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida posted the following news release on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * Executive of Miami-Based Seafood Wholesale Company Pleads Guilty to Price-Fixing Conspiracy The vice president of a Miami-based seafood wholesaler pleaded guilty today to conspiring with competitors to fix prices for the purchase of stone crab claws and spiny lobster in Florida. According to court documents filed in the U.S. District Cour more PR

BOCA RATON, Florida, Sept. 17 (TNSjou) -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * Researchers Show How Healthy Habits Can Improve Cognitive Decline By Gisele Galoustian An estimated 7.2 million Americans over age 65 currently live with Alzheimer's disease (AD). That number is expected to nearly double to 13.8 million by 2060. These increases reflect more than demographic shifts; they point to a growing public health more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida posted the following news release on Sept. 15, 2025: * * * Fraud Charges Filed Against 12 Defendants in Phase II of Operation Nightingale In the latest development of Operation Nightingale--a scheme that created an illegal licensing and employment shortcut for aspiring nurses--fraud-related charges have been filed against 12 defendants for their roles in selling fraudulent nursing diplomas and tr more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Sept. 17 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU and Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare join forces to establish academic health center Florida State University and Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) have approved the structure for a historic partnership agreement to create an academic health center in Tallahassee, a development that will transform health care in North Florida and expand FSU's mission in education and research. In a joint stat more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 16 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig Adds Danielle Abramson, Ph.D., to Boston Office * BOSTON - Sept. 16, 2025 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has added Danielle Abramson, Ph.D., as a patent agent in the Boston office. Abramson, who will support the firm's Intellectual Property & Technology Practice, has spent over two decades supporting life sciences and medical device companie more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 16 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig's Brian Doyle Named a 2025 Long Island Business News Law Influencer * LONG ISLAND, N.Y. - Sept. 16, 2025 - Brian C. Doyle, co-managing shareholder of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP 's Long Island office and a member of its Real Estate Practice, was named a Long Island Business News Influencer: Law 2025. According to the publication, this yea more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 16 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig's Nicholas A. Corsano to Present at CenterForce Employment's Law and HR Summit * NEW YORK - Sept. 16, 2025 - Nicholas A. Corsano, a shareholder in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP's Labor & Employment Practice in New York, will serve as a panelist at CenterForce's Employment Law & HR Summit: New York. The event will take place Sept. 17 at Ease i more PR

TAMPA, Florida, Sept. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida posted the following news release: * * * Lakeland Man Sentenced To Two Years' Imprisonment For Bank Fraud U.S. District Judge Virginia Hernadez Covington has sentenced Abraham Othman Yacoub (27, Lakeland) to two years in federal prison for bank fraud. The court ordered that this term of imprisonment must run consecutively to Yacoub's current federal prison sentence for bringing a firearm into Tampa  more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Sept. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama posted the following news release: * * * Medical Device Company Exactech, Inc. Agrees to Pay $8 Million for Selling Allegedly Defective Knee Implant Devices Exactech Inc., a medical device company based in Gainesville, Florida, has agreed to pay $8 million to resolve allegations that the company violated the federal False Claims Act by knowingly submitting or causing the submission of false c more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 17 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service issued the following news: * * * On the Path to Success: SWFO-L1 Mission Rehearsals NOAA's Space Weather Follow On - Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) satellite has arrived at the Astrotech Space Operations Facility in Titusville, Florida and will undergo final testing and preparations in anticipation of its launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. SWFO- more PR

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * Navy develops new ground communication capability for Blue Angels * The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division at Webster Outlying Field (NAWCAD WOLF) Special Communication Mission Solutions (SCMS) division collaborated with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels to quickly develop and deliver a new ground communication system to the squadron at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, July  more PR

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, Sept. 16 -- Nemours Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida, Establishes Nemours Children's International Limb Correction Center with World-renowned Orthopedic Surgeon Shawn C. Standard, MD * ORLANDO, Florida (Sept. 16, 2025) Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida, announced the creation of the Nemours Children's International Limb Correction Center, and welcomed Shawn C. Standard, MD, to the orthopedic team. Dr. Standar more PR

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, Sept. 16 -- Nemours Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Opening of Nemours Children's Health, Salisbury, Brings Increased Access to Pediatric Specialty Care Services in Wicomico County * SALISBURY, Md. (Sept. 15, 2025) - Children and families in Wicomico County and the surrounding area now have a new, convenient option for their pediatric healthcare needs, with the opening of Nemours Children's Health, Salisbury, a new 4,000-square-foot specialty care l more PR

TAMPA, Florida, Sept. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida posted the following news release: * * * Plant City Drug Dealer Who Imported Glock Switches From China Convicted Of Drug Distribution, Possessing Machinegun, And Other Firearms Offenses United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces that a federal jury has found Phillip Michael Valeriani (Plant City) guilty of possessing cocaine and marijuana with the intent to distribute it. Valeriani was also more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. W. Greg Steube, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Steube and Sen. Scott Introduce Bill to Extend Federal Disaster Tax Relief * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) introduced today the Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act. This bill extends the landmark 2024 law providing tax relief for individuals impacted by federally declared disasters. This will permit victims to claim disaster-related personal casualty losses without havin more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia posted the following news release on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * Retired U.S. Navy Admiral Sentenced to Six Years in Bribery Scheme Admiral Robert P. Burke (USN-Ret.), 62, of Coconut Creek, Florida, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 72 months in prison in connection with accepting future employment at a government vendor in exchange for awarding that company a government contract, announced U.S. Attorne more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 16 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * Return Banned Books to Schools, Florida Coalition Tells School Districts in Response to Court Ruling * (MIAMI)--In a letter sent to Florida school districts, a coalition of free expression organizations called on them to uphold free speech rights and return banned books to shelves. The  more PR

SAINT LEO, Florida, Sept. 17 -- Saint Leo University issued the following news: * * * Saint Leo University Fast-Tracks MBA Degrees for Career-Minded Professionals The university's Tapia College of Business now offers accelerated, flexible MBA programs to help students move more efficiently from classroom to career leadership * Saint Leo University's Tapia College of Business is setting a new pace for career advancement with its revamped master's degree in business administration (MBA) progr more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Announces Resolution Designating October 14th as National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott announced a resolution honoring the legacy of Charlie Kirk by designating October 14, 2025 as a National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk. Congressman Jimmy Patronis is leading the companion resolution in the House of Representatives. Senato more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott's Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act to Support Victims of Natural Disasters Gains Bipartisan Support * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott announced new bipartisan, bicameral support for his Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2025 with Senator Adam Schiff co-leading in the Senate. This effort is led by Congressman Greg Steube in the House of Representatives, co-led by Congressm more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Sept. 17 (TNSjou) -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Spin to win: FAMU-FSU College of Engineering researchers use spinning bioreactors to increase yield of 'tiny healing particles' for more affordable targeted medicine By Trisha Radulovich Inside cells there are tiny particles, known as extracellular vesicles, that store and move molecules. Our cells naturally package beneficial proteins and healing compounds into these tiny bubbles, dispatchin more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 17 (TNSjou) -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Remote Monitoring Improves Recovery from Cancer Surgery Summary * A new study co-authored by Dr. Tracy Crane of Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center shows that remote perioperative monitoring improves recovery for cancer surgery patients. * Patients wore wristband accelerometers and reported symptoms via a mobile app before surgery and at regular intervals after discharge more PR

PENSACOLA, Florida, Sept. 17 -- The University of West Florida, a component of public state university system in Florida, issued the following news release: * * * UWF student selected for prestigious DoD Cyber Service Academy Scholarship UWF student Lousindy Mitton has been selected as a U.S. Department of War DoD Cyber Service Academy Scholar. This scholarship award carries a total value of up to $379,610 that will pay for Mitton's annual tuition, cost of books and stipend of $34,000 until t more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Senate Republicans Block Rosen Effort Supporting Children's Access to Vaccines, Denouncing RFK's Anti-Vax Conspiracy Theories * Watch Senator Rosen's Full Remarks HERE. WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) took to the Senate floor to try to pass her resolution condemning Florida's action against required vaccines for schoolchildren and Secretary of Health and Human Service more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Violent Illegal Immigrant Murders American, the Price of Darren Soto's Radical Agenda * An illegal immigrant who had previously been arrested for auto theft in Florida, and faced charges of indecency with a child and assault in Houston, was allowed to remain in the United States under Joe Biden's failed leadership. Instead of being deported, he was released back into our communities and more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Violent Illegal Immigrant Murders American, the Price of Tom Suozzi and Laura Gillen's Radical * An illegal immigrant who had previously been arrested for auto theft in Florida, and faced charges of indecency with a child and assault in Houston, was allowed to remain in the United States under Joe Biden's failed leadership. Instead of being deported, he was released back into our commun more PR