News from December 2024

By Federal Newswire | Dec 5, 2024
Vanessa Roberts Avery, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Michael Szwarc, 36, from Derby, has been sentenced to 134 months in prison. U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford delivered the sentence...

By Federal Newswire | Dec 5, 2024
U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen, Tim Lenderking, is on a diplomatic mission to Manama, Bahrain; Doha, Qatar; and Djibouti from December 5-12.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 5, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is distributing payments amounting to nearly $500,000 to consumers affected by Vivint Smart Homes, Inc.'s alleged misuse of credit reports.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 5, 2024
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility have seized 34,286 pounds of sweetened condensed milk in an alleged attempt to fraudulently enter the United States.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 5, 2024
Stephen Joseph Crittenden, a former correctional officer at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville, has been sentenced to two years and one month in prison.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 5, 2024
Godfrey Smith, also known as "Mike" and "Mikey," has pleaded guilty to a methamphetamine trafficking charge in Bridgeport federal court.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 5, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the re-issuance of wastewater discharge permits for several southeast Alaska communities, including Haines, Sitka, Skagway, and Wrangell.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 5, 2024
In a recent development, Brazil's Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) has mandated changes to Apple's in-app purchase practices.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 5, 2024
A Cape Girardeau man has pleaded guilty to charges related to the production of child pornography.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 5, 2024
A man from Salyersville, Kentucky, Daniel Jackson, aged 57, has been sentenced to 97 months in prison for drug trafficking offenses.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 5, 2024
A Cordova, Tennessee woman has been sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for tampering with a vial of Benadryl while on duty as an Emergency Medical Technician.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 5, 2024
A Shiprock woman has been charged with assault with a dangerous weapon after an incident that resulted in another woman being hospitalized with multiple stab wounds.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 5, 2024
James Mailhiot, Jr., a resident of Rutland, Vermont, has entered a guilty plea to federal income tax evasion charges.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 5, 2024
United States Attorney Martin Estrada has announced an expansion of the Conviction and Sentence Alternatives (CASA) program.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 5, 2024
NVIDIA has announced the opening of its first research and development center in Vietnam, highlighting its commitment to advancing artificial intelligence in the country.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 5, 2024
Commissioner Uzra Zeya, the Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, joined several U.S. Representatives at a hearing focused on cultural preservation and historical memory in China.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 5, 2024
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas has issued a consent order against Marcus Todd Brisco from Hawaii.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 5, 2024
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken recently held a conversation with the Republic of Korea (ROK) Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul to discuss recent events in South Korea.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 5, 2024
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Angolan Minister of Commerce and Industry Rui Miguêns de Oliveira have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to initiate the U.S.-Angola Commercial and Investment Partnership (CIP).

By Federal Newswire | Dec 5, 2024
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken expressed his appreciation for civil society representatives from Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Belarus, and Russia during a meeting at the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).