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Governor Ron DeSantis Meets with Japanese Airline Industry Leaders to Discuss Future Direct Flights

Governor Ron DeSantis Meets with Japanese Airline Industry Leaders to Discuss Future Direct Flights

Governor Ron DeSantis with Japan Airlines Executive Director  Plans for direct flights from Japan to two major Florida airports   TOKYO, Japan — Governor Ron DeSantis met with executives from All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines to discuss new direct flight opportunities between Florida and Japan. The Governor was joined by Florida Secretary of Commerce Laura […]

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Apopka Woman Sentenced For Role In Construction-Related Wire Fraud And Tax Fraud Conspiracy

Apopka Woman Sentenced For Role In Construction-Related Wire Fraud And Tax Fraud Conspiracy

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle has sentenced Mayra Velasquez (35, Apopka) to three years and five months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to defraud the United States and the Internal Revenue Service. The Court also entered an order of forfeiture in the amount of $600,752, […]

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Governor Ron DeSantis and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Discuss Partnership Opportunities

Governor Ron DeSantis and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Discuss Partnership Opportunities

TOKYO, Japan — Governor Ron DeSantis met with members of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to discuss Japan and Florida’s space and aerospace ecosystems, creating an alliance that will enhance Florida’s place in the global space economy. They also discussed an opportunity to host a joint space symposium parterning with Space Florida next year.   […]

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Clay County Softball Coach Indicted For Producing Sexually Explicit Images And Videos Of Children

Apopka Woman Sentenced For Role In Construction-Related Wire Fraud And Tax Fraud Conspiracy

Jacksonville, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the arrest and the return of an indictment charging Andrew Lynn Overheul (43, Orange Park) with six counts of producing and attempting to produce child sexual abuse files. If convicted, Overheul faces a minimum mandatory 15 years, up to 180 years, in federal prison. The […]

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In Case You Missed It: Governor Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis Begin International Trade Mission in Japan

In Case You Missed It: Governor Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis Begin International Trade Mission in Japan

TOKYO, Japan – Governor Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis, joined by Florida Secretary of Commerce Laura DiBella and Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd, began an international trade mission in Japan. While there, the delegation met with government leaders including Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi in addition to meeting […]

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Clay County Man Convicted Of Unlawfully Possessing A Sawed-Off Shotgun

Apopka Woman Sentenced For Role In Construction-Related Wire Fraud And Tax Fraud Conspiracy

Jacksonville, FL – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Dylan Milton Jarvis (31, Orange Park) has been found guilty of unlawful possession of an unregistered National Firearms Act firearm (sawed-off shotgun), following a bench trial. Jarvis faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and forfeiture of the sawed-off shotgun seized […]

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Middleburg Man Arrested For Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Videos

Apopka Woman Sentenced For Role In Construction-Related Wire Fraud And Tax Fraud Conspiracy

Jacksonville, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the arrest and filing of a criminal complaint charging Sam David Harris, Jr. (37, Middleburg) with possession of videos depicting the sexual abuse of young children. If convicted, Harris faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. Harris has been ordered detained pending […]

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Former Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Corrections Officer Indicted For COVID Relief Fraud Involving Fraudulently Obtained Paycheck Protection Program Loan

Apopka Woman Sentenced For Role In Construction-Related Wire Fraud And Tax Fraud Conspiracy

Jacksonville, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Deconna Burke (34, Jacksonville) with one count of wire fraud involving COVID Relief Fraud through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). If convicted, Burke faces up to 20 years in federal prison and payment of restitution to the United States […]

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Federal Inmate Sentenced To Life In Prison For Murder Of Cellmate

Apopka Woman Sentenced For Role In Construction-Related Wire Fraud And Tax Fraud Conspiracy

Ocala, Florida – Senior United States District Judge John Antoon II has sentenced Romeo Lopez-Hernandez (37, Coleman) to life in federal prison. A federal jury had found Lopez-Hernandez guilty of first degree, premeditated murder on January 19, 2023. According to evidence presented during the three-day trial, on February 1, 2021, Lopez-Hernandez strangled his cellmate to […]

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Governor Ron DeSantis Meets with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi to Discuss Business Relationship Between Japan and Florida

Governor Ron DeSantis Meets with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi to Discuss Business Relationship Between Japan and Florida

TOKYO, Japan. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis met with Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi of Japan to discuss the growing business relationship between Japan and Florida. The Governor was joined by First Lady Casey DeSantis, Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd and Florida Secretary of Commerce Laura DiBella. Following the meeting, the Governor, First Lady and other members […]

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