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CBP captures fugitive evading inspection at Peace Bridge

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Buffalo, Peace Bridge border crossing, apprehended a United States citizen with an active arrest warrant after he attempted to evade inspection by jumping a fence.


USTR Jamieson Greer confirmed amid focus on digital trade enforcement

The Senate has confirmed Jamieson Greer as the new United States Trade Representative.


Chicago man receives lengthy prison sentence for violent crimes

Trashawn Heard, a 29-year-old resident of Chicago, Illinois, has been sentenced to over ten years in prison for violent crimes.


Glenwillard resident indicted for possession of child sexual abuse materials

A federal grand jury in Pittsburgh has indicted a Glenwillard, Pennsylvania resident on charges related to the possession of child sexual abuse materials.


Jury convicts John Brown III for assault and obstruction in Washington D.C

John Brown III, a 32-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., has been convicted by a jury for assault with significant bodily injury.


Farrell resident receives nearly six-year sentence for armed cocaine trafficking

A Farrell, Pennsylvania resident has been sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for crimes related to firearm and drug trafficking.


Honduran national arrested by ICE in San Antonio after illegal reentry

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has apprehended Edwin Eli Maldonado-Paredes, a 39-year-old Honduran national, on February 18 in San Antonio.


Bronx attorney sentenced over large-scale VAWA-related immigration fraud

Matthew Podolsky, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Kofi Amankwaa, a former immigration attorney from the Bronx, has been sentenced to 70 months in prison.


Tajik national charged with supporting ISIS; detained after Brooklyn arrest

A criminal complaint was unsealed in Brooklyn federal court, charging Mansuri Manuchekhri with conspiring to provide material support to ISIS and ISIS-K, possessing firearms unlawfully, and committing immigration fraud.


Mercer County professor sentenced to two years for tax evasion

A Mercer County man has been sentenced to 24 months in prison for tax evasion and filing false tax returns.


IBM unveils advanced Granite 3.2 AI model family with improved reasoning capabilities

IBM has introduced the latest iteration of its Granite large language model (LLM) family, known as Granite 3.2.


Florida financial advisor admits guilt in decade-long illegal tax scheme

A Florida man, Stephen T. Mellinger III, has pleaded guilty to orchestrating a scheme that promoted an illegal tax shelter and involved wire fraud.


ICE arrests Mexican national convicted of felony rape

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has taken into custody a Mexican national who was convicted of first-degree rape.


Fayetteville woman sentenced for largest student aid fraud scheme in North Carolina

A Fayetteville woman, Cynthia Denise Melvin, was sentenced to five years in prison for her involvement in a federal student aid fraud scheme.


Financial action task force updates jurisdiction lists; Laos and Nepal added

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has notified U.S. financial institutions about updates from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) regarding jurisdictions with strategic deficiencies in anti-money laundering, combating the...


ICE announces reopening of Delaney Hall Facility in New Jersey

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has announced plans to reopen the Delaney Hall Facility in Newark, New Jersey.


West Virginia man sentenced for cocaine distribution conspiracy

Jamie Green, a 47-year-old resident of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, has been sentenced to 70 months in prison.


Waterbury man faces federal charges for cocaine distribution and gun possession

A federal grand jury in Hartford has indicted Felix Narvaez, a 53-year-old resident of Waterbury, on charges related to cocaine distribution and firearm possession.


Louisville man sentenced to over three years for illegal firearm possession

A Louisville man has been sentenced to three years and one month in federal prison for illegal firearm possession.


Kentucky man sentenced for mailing threats to kill and extort

A man from Hardin County, Kentucky, has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for mailing letters containing threats to kill and extort.