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Senators press UnitedHealth Group over repeated healthcare data breaches

U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) have expressed concerns about UnitedHealth Group’s (UHG) handling of cybersecurity following a series of...


Second funeral home operator pleads guilty in body mishandling and fraud case

Carie Hallford, 48, of Colorado Springs, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in a case involving Return to Nature Funeral Home, which she operated with her husband Jon Hallford.


Putnam County veterinarian fined nearly $1 million for mishandling opioids

A Putnam County veterinarian has been ordered to pay $956,709 in civil penalties after failing to account for nearly 10,000 dosage units of controlled substances, including oxycodone and hydrocodone/acetaminophen.


Southbridge man sentenced for leadership role in Central Massachusetts drug trafficking operation

A Southbridge man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role as chief lieutenant of a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed cocaine and fentanyl across the North Shore and Central Massachusetts.


U.S. Rep. Arrington on land policy: ‘The Biden Administration finalized a plan to buy up 30% of the land in the US by 2030’

U.S. Representative Jodey Arrington has expressed concerns over the Biden Administration's plan to purchase 30% of U.S. land by 2030 and expand a wildlife refuge in West Texas by 10,000%, describing it as a federal land grab.


U.S. Rep. Arrington’s office announces cancellation of Muleshoe Wildlife Refuge expansion plan

The office of U.S. Representative Jodey Arrington announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, under the Trump administration, has canceled the Land Protection Plan for the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge.


President marks US Coast Guard's 235th anniversary with praise for service

For 235 years, the United States Coast Guard has served as the country’s primary maritime law enforcement agency.


Niagara Falls man admits guilt in $1.8 million COVID relief fraud scheme

A Niagara Falls resident has admitted to participating in a scheme that defrauded federal COVID-19 relief programs of more than $1.8 million.


California woman receives federal prison sentence for multi-state drug trafficking

Dana Diane Shay, a 37-year-old resident of Fountain Valley, California, has been sentenced to 17 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.


Donald J. Trump highlights $75B ICE funding boost and hiring push on Truth Social

Former President Donald J. Trump announced on August 4, 2025 that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) received $75 billion in new funding after passage of the "Big Beautiful Bill," with plans to hire thousands of new agents.


Suburban Atlanta man charged federally for social media threats targeting Jews and Blacks

Christopher Robertson, a 42-year-old resident of Fairburn, Georgia, appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Catherine M. Salinas in Atlanta on federal charges of communicating interstate threats.


Second defendant receives federal sentence for role in Potter County prison drug scheme

A woman has been sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison for her involvement in a scheme to supply methamphetamine to inmates at the William Clements Unit, a Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) facility in Potter County.


Wisconsin man sentenced for possessing chemicals intended for making chlorine gas

A Wisconsin man was sentenced to 29 months in prison for possessing chemicals that could be used to create chlorine gas, a substance considered dangerous and potentially lethal.


Romanian man sentenced for large-scale EBT card skimming operation

A Romanian citizen living in Hollywood was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his role in a scheme that skimmed tens of thousands of Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards from ATMs and point-of-sale terminals across California and New...


Pike Road man receives six-year sentence for illegal possession of machinegun

A Pike Road resident, Treneal De’Ron Beasley, 25, has been sentenced to 72 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to illegal possession of a machinegun.


New Orleans man pleads guilty to federal drug conspiracy and gun charges

A New Orleans man has pleaded guilty to multiple federal charges, including fentanyl conspiracy, firearm offenses, and money laundering.


Federal officials meet Saint Regis Mohawk leaders on border security cooperation

Federal and Canadian law enforcement leaders met with the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council at the Akwesasne Mohawk Indian Reservation near Hogansburg, New York, on June 4.


White House opens applications for Christmas volunteers and performers

Christmas preparations are underway at the White House, with President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump inviting Americans from all states and territories to participate in the annual holiday celebrations as volunteers or performers.


Ten charged in multistate narcotics conspiracy involving methamphetamine and fentanyl

Six Pennsylvania residents, two from California, and two from Michigan have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges related to trafficking methamphetamine, heroin, fentanyl, para-fluorofentanyl, and other narcotics.


Danville business owner sentenced for failing to pay over $600k in employment taxes

A Danville woman has been sentenced to probation and home confinement after admitting she failed to pay more than $600,000 in employment taxes related to her home health care business.