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Secretary Rubio discusses terrorism and regional security with India's External Affairs Minister

Secretary of State Marco Rubio engaged in a conversation with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.

Investigation launched into Washington state superintendent's office over Title IX concerns

The Title IX Special Investigations Team (Title IX SIT) has initiated an investigation into the Washington Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI).

Labor Department releases updated independent contractor enforcement guidelines

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has released a field assistance bulletin to guide the enforcement of employee or independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Chicago CBP seizes counterfeit watches and licenses worth over $9 million

During April, Chicago U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at multiple facilities intercepted shipments containing counterfeit goods.

California man admits guilt in $1 million corporate fraud case

A Laguna Niguel resident, 43-year-old Paul Joseph Welch, has admitted guilt in U.S. District Court in Seattle for wire fraud that involved embezzling nearly $1 million from his workplace.

Ohio woman indicted for allegedly exploiting children, distributing child abuse materials

A federal grand jury has indicted Molly Elisabeth Duncan, a 25-year-old from Beachwood, Ohio, on charges of sexual exploitation of children, distributing visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, and possessing child sexual...

Boston gang member pleads guilty to multiple federal charges

Glenroy Miller, a gang member from Mission Hill in Boston, has pleaded guilty to multiple federal charges.

Louisiana man pleads guilty in $3.8 million Medicare fraud scheme

A Louisiana man has admitted to his involvement in a scheme that defrauded Medicare of millions.

Justice Department resolves lawsuit with Oklahoma school over teacher's religious exemption

A federal judge has approved a settlement in the case between the Justice Department and the Advanced Science and Technology Education Charter Schools (ASTEC) in Oklahoma City after allegations of religious discrimination against former teacher...

Marianna resident found guilty of methamphetamine distribution conspiracy

Lorenzo Heatrice, a 70-year-old resident of Marianna, Florida, was found guilty by a federal jury of conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.

Jury convicts Wilmington man of drug and firearm charges after three-day trial

A federal jury in New Bern has found Anthony Travis Slaughter guilty of multiple charges, including possession with intent to distribute marijuana, possession of a firearm by a felon, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug...

Mansfield man receives 30-year sentence for producing child pornography

Keevon Carter-Hickmon, a 30-year-old resident of Mansfield, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for the production of child pornography.

Hagerstown resident pleads guilty to sexually exploiting minors in Maryland

Harrison James Miller, a resident of Hagerstown, Maryland, has entered a guilty plea for charges involving the sexual exploitation of minors.

Jamaican citizen charged for false U.S. voter registration in Florida election

Jacqueline Dianne Wallace, a 52-year-old Jamaican citizen, has been arrested in Florida.

Six sentenced for meth trafficking in Upstate South Carolina

Six individuals from Upstate South Carolina, including twins and their grandmother, have been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to drug trafficking charges involving methamphetamine.

Marshall County man sentenced to 15 years for child abuse material possession

James Thomas Arnold, a 38-year-old resident of Potts Camp, Mississippi, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for possessing material depicting child sexual abuse.

Donald J. Trump shares economic insights and postal service nomination on Truth Social

Former President Donald J. Trump announced the nomination of Anthony Lomangino to the United States Postal Service Board of Governors on his Truth Social account on May 1, 2025.

Bessemer man sentenced for wire fraud in elder fraud scheme

A man from Bessemer has received a prison sentence for his involvement in an elder fraud scheme, according to U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona. U.S. District Court Judge Anna Manasco sentenced Terrance Alonzo Pruitt, aged 47, to 50 months in prison.

Raleigh man convicted for possessing child sexual abuse material on work laptop

A federal jury has convicted Joseph Matthew Dobbs, a Raleigh resident, for possessing child sexual abuse material on his work-issued laptop.

East Alabama drug trafficking conspiracy ends with final sentencing

Demarcus Sharon Brown, the last defendant involved in a drug trafficking conspiracy in East Alabama, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison. U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona announced the sentencing by U.S. District Court Judge Corey L. Maze.

Las Vegas man sentenced for coercion and enticement using Facebook

A man from Las Vegas, Denzel Renyal Michael Loyd, has been sentenced to 160 months in prison followed by 15 years of supervised release.

Snapchat user charged with sexually exploiting minors in New York

May 2, 2025, Jay Clayton, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Christopher G. Raia, Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced the unsealing of a...

Richard Shawn Owens sentenced for firearm possession after domestic violence conviction

Richard Shawn Owens, a resident of Lewisburg, West Virginia, has been sentenced to 15 months in prison followed by a three-year term of supervised release for the federal offense of possession of a firearm by a person previously convicted of a...

Parkersburg man sentenced for firearm false statement

A Parkersburg resident received a three-year federal probation sentence for a firearm-related offense.

Florida woman sentenced for leading COVID-19 relief fraud scheme

Raisha Kelly, a 44-year-old from Loxahatchee, Florida, was sentenced in Miami to five years in prison for her involvement in a scheme to defraud the Payment Protection Program (PPP).