By F. E. Simons | Jan 21, 2026
Americans lost almost $13 billion to fraud in 2024, according to data from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
By F. E. Simons | Jan 21, 2026
Roderick Tyrone Boyd, a 30-year-old resident of Vandalia, Ohio, has pleaded guilty to charges involving the distribution of fentanyl and aiding and abetting its distribution.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 21, 2026
Spring & Mulberry has announced a voluntary recall of its Mint Leaf Date Sweetened Chocolate Bar, lot #025255, due to possible Salmonella contamination.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 21, 2026
Superfoods Inc., operating as Live it Up and based in New York, has announced a nationwide recall of its Live it Up Super Greens products due to potential Salmonella contamination.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 21, 2026
A federal jury has convicted former Connecticut State Senator Dennis A. Bradley Jr. for defrauding the state's public election fund during his 2018 campaign. The case involved misrepresentations about compliance with election finance rules leading to undeserved grants totaling over $84,000.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 21, 2026
A Harlingen resident has been convicted for his role in a drug trafficking operation linked to the Sinaloa Cartel, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 21, 2026
Federal authorities in Wyoming have announced several recent sentences for federal crimes, including firearms offenses, drug trafficking, and illegal re-entry cases.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 21, 2026
Jennifer Rodriguez, a 37-year-old resident of Puerto Rico, has been sentenced to five months in federal prison for interfering with flight attendants by assault and intimidation.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 21, 2026
Earlier today in Brooklyn federal court, Ahmed Alaahri was sentenced to 11 years in prison for kidnapping and sexually abusing a 17-year-old victim, identified as John Doe.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 20, 2026
Keri Stockland has been appointed as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the National Restaurant Association.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 20, 2026
A Meridian, Mississippi man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for manufacturing and trafficking drugs.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 20, 2026
Kwahpreme Mitchell, 34, from Watervliet, New York, has been sentenced to 106 months in federal prison for possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and as a convicted felon.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 20, 2026
A Canadian man, Dallas Pokornik, 33, of Toronto, has been indicted for wire fraud following allegations that he posed as a commercial airline pilot to secure free flights.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 20, 2026
Pete Supan, a 36-year-old resident of Bradenton, Florida, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for coercion and enticement of a minor as well as production of child sex abuse material.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 20, 2026
A St. Charles County man has pleaded guilty to possessing and intending to distribute methamphetamine after being apprehended with 2.7 kilograms of the drug.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 20, 2026
Chief Michael W. Banks posted updates between January 18-20 addressing a high-profile arrest in Houston involving an undocumented convicted murderer living under an alias and discussed increased assaults on federal agents while also commemorating...
By F. E. Simons | Jan 20, 2026
In the first year of President Donald J. Trump's second term, Secretary Howard W. Lutnick has led significant changes at the Department of Commerce.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 20, 2026
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has expressed support for New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s 2026 Executive Budget proposal, which was presented earlier today in Albany.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 20, 2026
Concerns have been raised by Gordon Chang regarding Ford's potential collaboration with Chinese company BYD for sourcing hybrid vehicle components.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 20, 2026
On January 14, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reported the arrest of Julio Cesar Xocop-Vicente, a Guatemalan national living illegally in the United States.