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Defense News in Brief: Rear Admiral Ben Reynolds, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Budget/Director, Fiscal Management Division, N82 – NAVY FY27 Budget Request

Source: United States Navy

NICKO WEST: Good afternoon. I’m Lieutenant Nicko West, the public affairs officer for the Department of the Navy’s fiscal year 2027 presidential budget request. I would like to introduce the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Budget, Rear Admiral Ben Reynolds, who will brief the Department of the Navy’s submission for FY ’27.NICKO WEST: Good afternoon. I’m Lieutenant Nicko West, the public affairs officer for the Department of the Navy’s fiscal year 2027 presidential budget request. I would like to introduce the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Budget, Rear Admiral Ben Reynolds, who will brief the Department of the Navy’s submission for FY ’27.

Conway Man Indicted for Burning a Cross to Intimidate Black Neighbors

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

FLORENCE, S.C. — A federal grand jury in Florence returned a two-count indictment, presented by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, charging Worden Evander Butler, 31, formerly of Conway, for interfering with the housing rights of his Black neighbors and using fire to commit a federal felony.

Guatemalan National Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Reentering U.S.

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

CARLOS EGBERTO JIMENEZ-TUN, also known as Carlos Egberto-Jimenez, 28, a citizen of Guatemala, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to six months of imprisonment for illegally reentering the United States after being deported.

Kissimmee Man Sentenced to Over 17 Years in Federal Prison for Receiving Child Sexual Abuse Material

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

Orlando, Florida – Christian Eric Harmon (38, Kissimmee) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe to 17 years and 6 months in federal prison for receipt of child sexual abuse material. Harmon pleaded guilty on August 7, 2025. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement.

Former Director of Food Services for Plymouth Public Schools Charged with Stealing Food and Equipment for Side Business

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

BOSTON – The former Director of Plymouth Public Schools’ Food Services program has been charged in connection with a long-running fraud scheme that began in 2014 in which he allegedly stole food and commercial kitchen equipment for use and sale at his private business, the “Snack Shack” on Sandy Neck Beach.

Eye Practice and Physician Owner Agree to Pay $415,000 to Resolve Allegations of False Claims Act to Medicare

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

BOSTON – The Mitchell Eye Center, a Florida ophthalmology practice, and Dr. Alan Mitchell, an ophthalmologist and former owner of the Mitchell Eye Center, have agreed to pay $415,000 to resolve allegations that they caused the submission of false claims to Medicare in violation of the False Claims Act.

Purse Thief Who Targeted Kristi Noem Sentenced to 36 Months for Wire Fraud and First-Degree Theft

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

Mario Bustamante Leiva, 50, a Chilean national illegally residing in the United States, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 36 months in prison in connection to a string of thefts that included stealing the Gucci handbag belonging to former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem as she dined with her family at a District restaurant.

Israeli man pleads guilty to bringing an alien to the U.S.

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Israel Enden, 46, a citizen of Israel, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to bringing an alien to the United States, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000.

Brevard County Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

Orlando, Florida – Nico Jonte Lennear (35, Rockledge) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Julie S. Sneed to 15 years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl and methamphetamine. Lennear pleaded guilty on December 10, 2025. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement.

Florida Man Arrested For 1993 Execution-Style Murders Of Husband And Wife In The Bronx

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”), Michael Alfonso, and Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”), Jessica S. Tisch, announced today the arrest of WILLIAM ANTONIO SOLIS, a/k/a “Vegano,” a/k/a “La Vega,” in connection with the June 21, 1993, execution-style murders of Luis Guerrero and his wife, Danis Sime, in the Bronx.