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By F. E. Simons | Jan 29, 2026
A Charlotte businessman has been indicted on charges of tax fraud related to a charitable organization he founded, according to an announcement from Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 29, 2026
The Senate Agriculture Committee has voted to advance digital asset market structure legislation, a move that industry representatives say is an important step toward establishing clear regulations for the sector.
By T. P. Broyles | Jan 29, 2026
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, the Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, is set to host a roundtable discussion in Washington, D.C., on January 29, 2026.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 29, 2026
The United States government has obtained legal ownership of more than $400 million in cryptocurrencies, real estate, and other assets connected to the Helix cryptocurrency mixing service.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 29, 2026
A bipartisan bill aimed at addressing illicit gold mining in the Western Hemisphere has passed the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 29, 2026
Nhan Pham, a 55-year-old physician from Orlando, has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for injecting silicone oil into patients for cosmetic procedures.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 29, 2026
A Nowata man has been sentenced to nearly 19 years in federal prison for sexually abusing two teenage girls, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
By H. B. Edwards | Jan 29, 2026
Chairman John Moolenaar of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party has sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, raising concerns about Nvidia products being used by DeepSeek, an artificial intelligence company...
By T. J. Graves | Jan 29, 2026
A Brazilian national living in Bridgeport, Connecticut, has been charged with possession of a firearm by an alien unlawfully in the United States.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 29, 2026
Lucio Hernandez-Mora and Sandra Bejarano-Garcia, both Mexican nationals residing in the United States illegally, have been sentenced to federal prison for laundering more than one million dollars in drug proceeds.
By T. P. Broyles | Jan 29, 2026
U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, announced that their SHADOW Fleet Sanctions Act has passed through a committee business meeting.
By T. P. Broyles | Jan 29, 2026
U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin, who serves as the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and is a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has issued a statement following his vote against a government funding package that...
By H. B. Edwards | Jan 29, 2026
Senator Richard Blumenthal, Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, pressed Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins for detailed data on VA staffing and spending during a committee oversight hearing in...
By F. E. Simons | Jan 29, 2026
ICE officers arrested 206 individuals during a targeted immigration enforcement operation in Maine between January 20 and January 24, according to a statement released by the agency.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 29, 2026
Today marks the birthday of President William McKinley, who served as the 25th President of the United States.
By R. C. Jamison | Jan 29, 2026
The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry has advanced the CLARITY Act, a bill focused on digital asset market structure.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 29, 2026
Four residents of Oahu have been sentenced in federal court for their involvement in a tax refund fraud scheme, according to an announcement from United States Attorney Ken Sorenson.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 29, 2026
A Florida laboratory owner has admitted to participating in a scheme that defrauded Medicare of over $52 million by submitting false claims for unnecessary genetic testing.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 29, 2026
Monica Cannon-Grant, the founder and former CEO of Violence in Boston (VIB), was sentenced in federal court for multiple fraud-related offenses. U.S. District Court Judge Angel Kelley sentenced Cannon-Grant, 44, of Taunton, to four years’...
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 29, 2026
Manfred A. Pentzke Lemus was sentenced on January 28, 2026, to more than eight years in federal prison for leading a multi-million dollar scheme to obtain COVID-19 relief funds through fraud.
