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Marcus Evans agrees to pay $2.8 million over false PPP loan allegations

Marcus Evans, Inc., a Delaware-based company, has agreed to pay more than $2.8 million to resolve allegations that it improperly obtained a loan under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), according to an announcement from the U.S. Attorney’s...


House committee chairs urge State Department action on Chinese student groups

Three House committee chairmen have called on Secretary of State Marco Rubio to designate the Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA) as a foreign mission of the Chinese government.


Mexican national sentenced to federal prison for leading Houston-area drug trafficking

A Mexican national living illegally in Houston has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.


Manager pleads guilty to $10 million investor fraud scheme involving pre-IPO shares

Giovanni Pennetta, the manager of a financial firm based in New York, pleaded guilty to wire fraud in federal court for running a scheme that defrauded investors of millions of dollars.


House subcommittee reviews VA approach to traumatic brain injury among veterans

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Chairwoman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health, opened an oversight hearing focused on the impact of traumatic brain injury (TBI) among servicemembers and veterans.


Secretary Rubio speaks with Kuwaiti foreign minister on regional security

Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a phone conversation with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah on March 5, 2026.


Baltimore County man pleads guilty to bribery and COVID-19 loan fraud

A man from Baltimore County has pleaded guilty in federal court to bribing a former official of the Baltimore City Department of Finance.


Former OSBI investigator sentenced to prison for sexual abuse of minors

Jordan Francis Toyne, a 37-year-old former investigator with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI), has been sentenced to 109 months in prison for each of three counts of sexual abuse of a minor in Indian Country.


Auburn woman admits to filing false tax return and providing fake records

An Auburn resident has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Portland to filing a false tax return and interfering with the administration of federal tax laws.


House Energy & Commerce expands inquiry into state efforts against Medicaid fraud

Congressman Brett Guthrie, Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, along with Congressman John Joyce, M.D., Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and Congressman Morgan Griffith, Chairman of the Subcommittee...


Arizona man receives ten-year prison term for fentanyl trafficking

Jose Ramon Lopez, a 30-year-old resident of Yuma, Arizona, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.


Senate Judiciary Committee advances ATF director nominee, judges, marshals and anti-theft bill

The Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced several key nominations and a bipartisan bill aimed at addressing ATM theft.


Mansfield man charged with unlawful possession of ammunition as convicted felon

A Mansfield resident, Michael Kennedy, was arrested on charges of unlawfully possessing ammunition as a convicted felon.


Whitehouse and Heinrich announce renewed talks on permitting reform

U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Martin Heinrich announced that they are reopening negotiations on permitting reform after recent discussions with colleagues.


Bangladeshi national faces charges in Alaska over alleged international online child exploitation

A Bangladeshi national, Zobaidul Amin, is set to appear in the District of Alaska following his arrest by the FBI.


Tulsa man sentenced to over four years for assaulting girlfriend

A Tulsa man has been sentenced to 56 months in federal prison after admitting to strangling his girlfriend. U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson announced that Donny Ray Spencer, 36, received the sentence for Assault of an Intimate/Dating Partner by...


North Carolina man pleads guilty to trafficking large amounts of fentanyl into Virginia

A North Carolina resident has admitted guilt to federal charges related to fentanyl trafficking into Virginia.


House committee considers new bills targeting fraud in child care assistance

At a recent markup session, House Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) addressed the committee as it considered eight bills designed to address fraud in federal child care assistance programs.


Boston man sentenced for role in multi-state fentanyl and cocaine trafficking ring

A Boston man, Flemin Soto Baez, was sentenced to 50 months in federal prison for his involvement in a large-scale drug trafficking operation that distributed fentanyl and cocaine in New Hampshire.


Carter County man sentenced to over seven years for robbery and assault

A Sulphur, Oklahoma resident has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for robbery and felony assault.