News from December 2024

By Federal Newswire | Dec 17, 2024
Grubhub has agreed to pay $25 million to resolve allegations brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Illinois Attorney General.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 17, 2024
Kailyn Leroy Flack, a 29-year-old resident of Rutherfordton, North Carolina, has been sentenced to 92 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for possession of a firearm by a felon.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 17, 2024
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and Department of Defense (DoD) have issued a joint statement regarding the ongoing response to reported drone sightings.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 17, 2024
David C. Weiss, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that Kimon Burton-Roberson has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit kidnapping resulting in death.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 17, 2024
The Department of Defense (DoD) has reissued DoD Instruction 3150.02, titled "DoD Nuclear Weapons Systems Surety Program."

By Federal Newswire | Dec 17, 2024
Robert Anthony Monsen, a 49-year-old resident of Herriman, Utah, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for fraudulently collecting disability benefits over a span of more than 13 years.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 17, 2024
The alleged leader of a fentanyl pill trafficking operation appeared in federal court today.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 17, 2024
A Cypress resident has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for aiding and abetting illegal firearms trafficking.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 17, 2024
The U.S. Department of Labor has secured a consent judgment against Evolution Group Inc., a Massachusetts-based construction contractor, and its owners, Junior Moreira de Lima and Vitor Moreira.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 17, 2024
An Augusta man has admitted guilt in a U.S. District Court in Bangor for distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 17, 2024
On December 17, 2024, Chinedu Ikenna Nwafor from Bowie, Maryland, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Daniel M. Traynor to 25 months in federal prison for his involvement in a romance fraud scheme targeting elderly women.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 17, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has decided to exclude restaurant fees from its proposed "junk fees" ban, marking a significant win for the restaurant industry.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 17, 2024
Jamie L. Pannell, a 43-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio, received a 78-month prison sentence for firearms offenses in U.S. District Court.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 17, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a report to Congress highlighting the challenges of water affordability faced by households and utilities across the United States.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 17, 2024
Jamal Walters, a 26-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for unlawful possession of a firearm.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 17, 2024
A New York City resident, Cesar Nunez Lopez, has been apprehended and charged with distributing fentanyl in the Boston area.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 17, 2024
A Virginia man, Raymond Jung Woo Choi, also known as Jason Lee, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison followed by 20 years of supervised release for his involvement in a case of sextortion and the production of sexually explicit videos...

By Federal Newswire | Dec 17, 2024
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced the sentencing of a Sioux Falls man, Jeffrey Michael Dicus, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier for the crime of transportation of child pornography.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 17, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is set to host a virtual public workshop titled "Competition Snuffed Out: How Predatory Pricing Harms Competition, Consumers, and Innovation."

By Federal Newswire | Dec 17, 2024
A New York operations manager, Timothy Doyle, has pleaded guilty in a Boston federal court to conspiring to offer and pay kickbacks to doctors for ordering unnecessary brain scans.