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The United States prioritizes leadership in the global aeronautics industry, which includes enabling the comprehensive integration of new technologies such as unmanned and autonomous operations. Nationwide interest in using unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), commonly referred to as “drones,” in complex operations beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) is expanding.

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03.13.2024

In accordance with the Government Corporation Control Act of 1945 and the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990, as amended, we are initiating an audit of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation’s (GLS) financial statements for fiscal years 2024 and 2023. The objective of this audit will be to express an opinion on whether GLS’s financial statements are fairly presented, in all material respects, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

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03.12.2024
On February 27, 2024, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, Stanley Mark Smith, an erosion control company owner, pleaded guilty to rigging bids and fixing prices as part of a conspiracy targeting over $100 million in publicly funded transportation construction contracts across Oklahoma. Roy Henry Heinrich, an owner and officer of another company, pleaded guilty on December 4, 2023. Ryan Ashley Sullivan, an owner and executive of a third company, pleaded guilty on November 6, 2023.
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03.12.2024
On February 21, 2024, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, Felix Tsipelzon pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy and was sentenced to 36 months of probation, $138,000 in restitution, forfeiture of $244,026.95, and a $100 assessment.
 
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03.11.2024
On February 22, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida sentenced Wendell Goney to 48 months of incarceration, 3 years of supervised release, $29,034.00 in restitution, and a $100 assessment. In October 2023, Goney pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm affecting commerce by a convicted felon.
 
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03.04.2024
On February 21, 2024, Brian Bartlett was added to a December 6, 2023, indictment by a grand jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan of Adam Ball, Andrew Semenchuk, and Jeffrey Bartlett. All four individuals are former owners and executives of Surveying Solutions, Inc. (SSI).
 
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03.04.2024
On February 13, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia sentenced Anthony Rendon to 12 months of probation, a $5,000 fine, and a $25 special assessment.
 
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02.27.2024
On February 9, 2024, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania filed a civil complaint in U.S. District Court against Michael DiCiurcio for alleged violations of FAA regulations when flying small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS), commonly known as drones. In its complaint, the United States alleges that DiCiurcio operated sUAS unlawfully and unsafely in the Philadelphia area between at least December 2019 to the present, in violation of FAA requirements.
 
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02.27.2024