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Phoenix man faces federal drug charges after large seizure

John Avendano, 21, of Phoenix, Arizona, has been charged by federal criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.


New City Funding settles allegations over unlawful car repossessions from military personnel

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights for the United States Department of Justice, Harmeet K. Dhillon, announced that New City Funding Corp. has agreed to pay at...


Honduran man sentenced for drug trafficking, firearms offenses, and illegal reentry

A Honduran national, Miguel Angel Solorzano-Dominguez, was sentenced on September 25, 2025, in New Orleans after pleading guilty to four federal charges.


Waterloo man sentenced for illegal firearm possession while awaiting sentencing

A man from Waterloo, Iowa, has been sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm while awaiting sentencing on a previous federal firearms charge.


Manitowoc County woman pleads guilty to multimillion-dollar money laundering scheme

Cherie Campion, a 64-year-old resident of Mishicot, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty to two counts of money laundering on September 29, 2025.


US-Japan antitrust officials meet in Washington to discuss continued cooperation

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson, Assistant Attorney General Abigail Slater from the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, and Japan Fair Trade Commission Chairman Eiji Chatani met in Washington, D.C., to discuss ongoing...


Multi-state child exploitation probe leads to arrests and charges against two men

On September 24, 2025, law enforcement officials executed search and arrest warrants in Richland, Washington, and Mason City, Iowa.


Charleston man pleads guilty to federal sex offender registration violation

James Robert McKinney, a 40-year-old resident of Charleston, West Virginia, pleaded guilty on September 26, 2025, to failing to register as a sex offender in violation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA).


Syracuse woman receives five-year sentence for drug trafficking and firearm offenses

Alexis Miranda, a 30-year-old resident of Syracuse, New York, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for offenses involving firearms and drugs.


FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford inducted into Indiana Aviation Hall of Fame

FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford was inducted into the Indiana Aviation Hall of Fame on September 27 in Carmel, Indiana.


Tru Fru recalls select freeze dried strawberry products over potential metal contamination

Tru Fru, LLC has announced that its third-party manufacturer, Georgia Nut Company (GNC), is voluntarily recalling certain varieties of Tru Fru Freeze Dried products due to the possible presence of metal fragments.


Lincoln County man sentenced to over 16 years for transporting minor across state lines

A Kings Mountain, Kentucky man, Zackary Keith Jones, 35, has been sentenced to 194 months in federal prison for transporting a minor across state lines with the intent that the minor engage in sexual activity. U.S. District Judge Claria Horn Boom...


Minneapolis CBP seizes over 165,000 illegal vaping products shipped from China

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Minneapolis-St. Paul have seized shipments containing 165,000 illicit vaping products that originated from China and were headed to a wholesaler in California.


Former banker Russell Laffitte sentenced to five years for fraud schemes involving client funds

Russell Lucius Laffitte, a former banker from Estill, South Carolina, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges including conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, and three...


Manchester man sentenced to nearly two years for illegal firearm possession

A Manchester resident, Anthony Clagon, 36, has been sentenced to 23 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release for illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition.


CBP partners with Smithsonian Institution to launch traveler-focused displays at Dulles Airport

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has unveiled a new display at Dulles International Airport in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution.


Portland man charged with assaulting federal officer near local ICE facility

A Portland resident, Tomas Plancarte-Benson, 37, appeared in federal court following allegations that he assaulted a federal law enforcement officer near the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in South Portland.


Akron man sentenced to 35 years for drug trafficking and firearms offenses

An Akron man has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for drug and firearms offenses.


Trump signs order designating Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization

President Donald J. Trump has signed an order designating Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization.


VA awards $84 million in grants to aid homeless veterans

The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced the allocation of $84 million in grants to 176 organizations nationwide.