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Man sentenced to seven years for stabbing corrections officer and another victim

Chauncy Myers, 31, of Washington, D.C., has been sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to stabbing two people, including a corrections officer at the D.C. Jail.


Man sentenced to fifteen years for carjacking and armed robbery incidents

Demonta King, an 18-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., was sentenced in Superior Court for his involvement in two violent crimes: a carjacking in November 2024 and an armed robbery in August 2022.


Oglethorpe Mall shooting suspect indicted for illegal machinegun possession

A federal grand jury has indicted Aujawan Hymon, 20, of Savannah, Georgia, on charges of illegal possession of a machinegun.


Ecuadorian man sentenced for illegal re-entry after traffic stop in Rochester

Segundo Juan Maynato-Guaman, a 46-year-old citizen of Ecuador, pleaded guilty to the charge of re-entry of a removed alien in federal court in Rochester, New York.


Oklahoma man sentenced for enticing Pennsylvania minor for illicit sexual activity

James Cody Duncan, a 37-year-old man from Tulsa, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to 130 months in prison for enticing a minor to engage in sexual activity.


Aiken County man receives over 17 years for production of child sexual abuse material

Adam Sloan, a 40-year-old resident of Jackson in Aiken County, has been sentenced to over 17 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to producing child sexual abuse material.


Trump issues executive order targeting wrongful detention of Americans abroad

The White House has issued a new executive order aimed at strengthening the protection of U.S. nationals from wrongful detention abroad.


Baltimore man receives ten-year federal sentence for armed robberies and carjacking

A Baltimore man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his role in two armed commercial robberies and a carjacking that took place in Baltimore County and Baltimore City.


House Select Committee reports billions in US funds used for joint research with Chinese defense

The House Select Committee on China has released an investigative report detailing the use of over $2.5 billion in U.S. taxpayer funds for research collaborations involving Chinese defense entities.


NFIB files amicus brief urging flexibility on removal deadlines in Supreme Court case

NFIB has filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in the case of Enbridge Energy, LP, et al. v. Dana Nessel, Attorney General of Michigan.


Trump signs executive order modifying reciprocal tariffs and setting framework for trade deals

President Donald J. Trump has signed an Executive Order that changes the scope of reciprocal tariffs and creates a process for implementing trade agreements with other countries.


Trump signs executive order to boost protection for Americans detained abroad

President Donald J. Trump has signed an Executive Order aimed at increasing protections for U.S. nationals who are wrongfully detained in foreign countries.


GAO report finds barriers in DOE tribal energy loan program; Senate committee plans hearing

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report examining the Department of Energy’s Tribal Energy Financing Program (TEFP), following a request from Senator Lisa Murkowski, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.


Honduran national sentenced for third illegal reentry into United States

A Honduran national living in Lynn, Massachusetts, has been sentenced to seven months in prison for illegally reentering the United States after deportation.


Minnesota man charged with making new threats against federal judge

Robert Phillip Ivers, 72, has been charged by complaint with threatening to assault and murder a federal judge, according to an announcement from Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson.


Wyandotte County court bookkeepers charged with $900K wire fraud

Two former bookkeepers for the Wyandotte County District Court have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Kansas, on charges related to a $900,000 wire fraud scheme.


Former Boston city councilor sentenced for accepting kickback from staffer

Former Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson was sentenced to one month in prison and three years of supervised release for public corruption charges.


District of Arizona files over two hundred immigration-related charges during enforcement week

During the week of August 30 to September 5, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona filed immigration-related criminal charges against 218 individuals.


Rehoboth man sentenced for role in CDL test fraud conspiracy

A Rehoboth resident has been sentenced in federal court for his involvement in a scheme to falsify Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) test scores and for perjury before a grand jury.


St. Albans man receives over six years in prison for identity theft and mail fraud

Jonathan Whalley, a 52-year-old resident of St. Albans, Vermont, has been sentenced to 74 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for mail fraud and aggravated identity theft.