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By T. J. Graves | Jan 29, 2026
A Rockport man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and failure to appear, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 29, 2026
A Mexican citizen, Marvin Escobar-Artega, 34, pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally re-entering the United States and was sentenced to nine months in prison.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 29, 2026
Nichole Marie Schmidt, a 43-year-old resident of Galesburg, Illinois, has been sentenced to more than 25 years in federal prison for her involvement in a drug distribution ring operating in Iowa.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 29, 2026
A Harlem man has been sentenced to two years in prison and five years of supervised release for sexually abusing a minor on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, according to U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 29, 2026
Fernando Munguia, Jr., a 24-year-old resident of Leesburg, Florida, has pleaded guilty to nine counts of making materially false statements during firearm purchases and nine counts of causing a federal firearm licensee to keep false records.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 29, 2026
Carl Delano Torjagbo, also known as Karl Lucius Delano, has been sentenced to nearly 15 years in federal prison for defrauding the government out of $13 million through a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan and fraudulent tax returns.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 29, 2026
Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who serves as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, spoke at a memorial event marking one year since the mid-air collision over the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport that...
By T. J. Graves | Jan 29, 2026
Affiliates of Kaiser Permanente have agreed to pay $556 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting invalid diagnosis codes for Medicare Advantage Plan enrollees, which led to higher payments from the...
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 29, 2026
A federal jury has convicted Anthony Curcio of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud for orchestrating a scheme involving fake grades on sports and Pokémon trading cards.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 29, 2026
Earlier today in Brooklyn federal court, Steven LaBianca was sentenced to 12 years in prison for coercion and enticement of minors, as well as possession of child pornography.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 29, 2026
A Mexican national with a history of repeated removals from the United States was sentenced in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for unlawful reentry. U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson announced that Oscar Palacios Castorena, 34, received a 37-month prison sentence and...
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 29, 2026
A federal grand jury in Wichita has indicted Janice Mae Brown, 39, of Russell, Kansas, on a charge of acquiring a controlled substance by deception.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 29, 2026
Jaime Rosario Ang, a 53-year-old resident of Jacksonville, has been sentenced to 15 years and 8 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to two counts of distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 29, 2026
Earl Vincent Hudgins III, a 32-year-old resident of Pensacola, Florida, has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 29, 2026
Thomas B. Hoffman, a former employee of the Palatka Housing Authority (PHA), has been sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison for theft of federal funds.
By R. C. Jamison | Jan 29, 2026
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, spoke at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) about the importance of sustained federal investment in scientific...
By F. E. Simons | Jan 29, 2026
John Frederick Black, a 46-year-old resident of Houston, Texas, has been charged with one count of attempted transfer of obscene material to minors.
By H. B. Edwards | Jan 29, 2026
Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01) has introduced the Make Elections Great Again (MEGA) Act, a package of proposed federal election reforms.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 29, 2026
Donald Heflin Mitchell, 49, of Orlando, also known as Arissess Maven Anglo-Busari Jr., has been indicted on multiple federal charges including six counts of bank fraud, two counts of making false statements on loan applications, and one count of...
By T. P. Broyles | Jan 29, 2026
Under the leadership of Chairman John Boozman (R-AR), the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry has advanced the Digital Commodity Intermediaries Act.
