News from December 2024

By Federal Newswire | Dec 5, 2024
Carrie Little has been sentenced to 20 years in prison by U.S. District Judge John A. Ross for prostituting a minor.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 5, 2024
NFIB's November jobs report indicates a rise in labor costs for small businesses, with 36% of owners reporting unfilled job openings, an increase from October.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 5, 2024
In Jacksonville and Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S. Department of Labor safety inspectors identified two contractors endangering their employees by not providing necessary safety measures against trench and excavation collapses.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 5, 2024
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has been awarded the Royal Order of the Polar Star by Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 5, 2024
Two men from Pittsfield, including the Dean of Pittsfield High School, were arrested and charged with conspiring to traffic cocaine in Western Massachusetts.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 5, 2024
Timothy M. O'Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Dantrell T. Stevenson from Matteson, Illinois, has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for his involvement in fentanyl trafficking.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 5, 2024
Jacob R. Kirkley, a resident of Bismarck, Illinois, has been sentenced to four years in prison for his second federal counterfeiting conviction and an additional 18 months for violating his federal supervised release.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 5, 2024
Jacob Elijah Kilgore, a 29-year-old resident of Boone, North Carolina, has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for using the dark web to transport child pornography.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 5, 2024
U.S. District Judge John A. Ross sentenced Robert Baines, a St. Louis resident, to 15 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining loans intended for pandemic relief.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 5, 2024
The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party is conducting a hearing today titled "Rebuilding the Arsenal of Democracy: The Imperative to Strengthen America's Defense Industrial Base and Workforce."

By Federal Newswire | Dec 5, 2024
The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party convened a hearing in Washington, D.C., titled "Rebuilding the Arsenal of Democracy: The Imperative to Strengthen America's Defense Industrial Base and Workforce."

By Federal Newswire | Dec 5, 2024
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar in Malta during the OSCE Ministerial.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 5, 2024
A Richmond man has been sentenced to nine years in prison for possessing a firearm as a felon.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 5, 2024
The U.S. Department of Justice has found significant civil rights violations by the Memphis Police Department and the City of Memphis, according to remarks delivered by Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 5, 2024
Plaze Inc., a company based in Pacific, Missouri, has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $205,791.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 5, 2024
The Biden-Harris Administration has finalized two awards under the CHIPS Incentives Program’s Funding Opportunity for Commercial Fabrication Facilities, aimed at enhancing U.S. technology leadership and supply chain security.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 5, 2024
A St. Paul man has admitted to committing armed robbery against U.S. Postal Service employees on two occasions, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 5, 2024
A Missouri man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for producing child pornography. U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk delivered the sentence on Wednesday in St. Louis.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 5, 2024
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland has announced the recipients of the Seventh Annual Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in Community Policing.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 5, 2024
Freddie Antwon Thompson, a 34-year-old resident of Rock Hill, has been sentenced to over 14 years in federal prison.