By F. E. Simons | Feb 4, 2026
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reached a settlement with Express Scripts, Inc. and its affiliated entities, one of the country’s largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).
By F. E. Simons | Feb 4, 2026
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced new sanctions against Iranian officials and entities involved in violent repression and corruption.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 4, 2026
A federal jury has found Warith Deen Muhammad, 39, of McLean, guilty of wire fraud and violating the Travel Act in connection with a precious metals Ponzi scheme.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 4, 2026
QP Holdings, LLC, an Arkansas-based company, along with its affiliates River Bend Industries, LLC, Master Molded Products, LLC, and 3D Plastics, LLC, has agreed to pay $3.2 million to settle allegations of violating the False Claims Act related to...
By F. E. Simons | Feb 4, 2026
CBP Air and Marine Operations shared updates between February 3-4, 2026 regarding equipment transfers with the USCG for coastal enforcement efforts; incidents involving lasers targeting aircraft in Minnesota; and warnings against illegal border...
By F. E. Simons | Feb 4, 2026
Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau met with Uzbekistan Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov to discuss the ongoing strategic partnership between the United States and Uzbekistan.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 4, 2026
Aaron Leopoldo Aguirre-Gutierrez, a 50-year-old resident of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, was sentenced to 48 months in prison and three years of supervised release for his involvement in a cocaine distribution conspiracy.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 4, 2026
A Maui resident, Jeffrey Worthen, has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of wire fraud and making a false statement to the U.S. Coast Guard.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 4, 2026
NFIB has filed an amicus brief in the case National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors v. Leah Feldon, et al., at the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 4, 2026
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) is calling on Vermont lawmakers to back reforms to state health insurance regulations included in House Bill 585.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 3, 2026
A former corrections officer at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Jesup, Georgia, has pleaded guilty to accepting bribes and money laundering in connection with a contraband trafficking scheme that operated within the prison during the...
By F. E. Simons | Feb 3, 2026
Antonio Hawley, 22, of Washington, D.C., was found guilty by a Superior Court jury of first-degree murder while armed and related charges in connection with a shooting on the sports fields of Watkins Elementary School in Southeast Washington.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 3, 2026
A Pasadena, Maryland man has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for child sexual exploitation offenses. U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett handed down the sentence to 39-year-old Andrew Joseph Stilling, Jr., who will also be subject...
By F. E. Simons | Feb 3, 2026
Two Guatemalan nationals have been sentenced to federal prison for their involvement in a kidnapping and human smuggling scheme in Albuquerque.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 3, 2026
The United States Department of State has congratulated Oman on becoming the 61st nation to sign the Artemis Accords, an international agreement that outlines principles for peaceful and responsible space exploration.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 3, 2026
The U.S. Department of State has announced new visa restrictions on three Haitian officials, including two members of the Transitional Presidential Council and a cabinet minister.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 3, 2026
Today, Jonathan Fritz, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary at the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, took part in a meeting of the U.S.-Japan-Republic of Korea (ROK) Trilateral Coordinating Secretariat held in Seoul.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 3, 2026
The United States announced new sanctions targeting Iranian officials in response to the government's recent actions against peaceful demonstrators.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 3, 2026
Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau met with Ecuadorean Foreign Minister Gabriela Sommerfeld in Washington, D.C., during the Critical Minerals Ministerial.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 3, 2026
A Kansas City, Missouri woman has pleaded guilty in federal court to participating in a money laundering conspiracy related to an international grandparent fraud scheme, according to U.S. Attorney Troy Rivetti.
