Security News in Brief: Former Florida Resident Indicted for Tax Evasion and Failing to Report Foreign Bank Accounts

Source: United States Department of Justice News

A federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging Lucia Andrea Gatta, a former resident of Palm Beach County, Florida, with tax evasion and failing to file Reports of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBARs), among other offenses, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Ariana Fajardo Orshan for the Southern District of Florida.

Defense News in Brief: U.S. Navy, Turkish Navy Conduct Joint Exercises in Black Sea

Source: United States Navy

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), USS Porter (DDG 78), and a U.S. Navy P-8A from Patrol Squadron (VP) 46 participated in joint air and surface exercises with Turkish frigates TCG Orucreis (F 245) and TCG Turgutreis (F 241), and two Turkish F-16 fighters alongside reconnaissance aircraft in the Black Sea, Feb 9, 2021.

Defense News in Brief: U.S. Navy, Turkish Navy Conduct Joint Exercises in the Black Sea

Source: United States Navy

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), USS Porter (DDG 78), and a U.S. Navy P-8A from Patrol Squadron (VP) 46 participated in joint air and surface exercises with Turkish frigates TCG Orucreis (F 245) and TCG Turgutreis (F 241), and two Turkish F-16 fighters alongside reconnaissance aircraft in the Black Sea, Feb 9, 2021.

Security News in Brief: Indian Cancer Drug Manufacturer Agrees to Plead Guilty and Pay $50 Million for Concealing and Destroying Records in Advance of FDA Inspection

Source: United States Department of Justice 2

Indian drug manufacturer Fresenius Kabi Oncology Limited (FKOL) has agreed to plead guilty to concealing and destroying records prior to a 2013 U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plant inspection and pay $50 million in fines and forfeiture, the Department of Justice announced today.

Defense News in Brief: Navy Lodge Moffett Field Finishes Renovation

Source: United States Navy

Navy Exchange Service Command’s (NEXCOM) Navy Lodge Program completed renovations at its Navy Lodge in Moffett Field, California. The nearly $1 million renovation included new furniture, bedding, window treatments, carpet, artwork and paint in guest rooms and corridors received new carpet and paint.