News from December 2024

By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2024
A Spokane man, Orlando L. Peterson, has been sentenced to 25 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for possessing a firearm after being convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence crimes.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2024
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has expressed approval following a decision by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas regarding the case Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v. Garland, et al.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2024
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced that the president has made nominations for two positions in the Air Force.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2024
Johanna Michely Garcia, former CEO of MJ Capital Funding, LLC, was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2024
James Hathcock, a 45-year-old resident of New Jersey City, NJ, has been sentenced to 68 months in prison for drug distribution activities in Pollocksville.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2024
U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended 39 individuals from the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Venezuela after their vessel landed near Isabela, Puerto Rico.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2024
The U.S. Department of Labor has secured a consent judgment and order in federal court, recovering over $2.4 million in back wages and liquidated damages for 341 employees from healthcare staffing agencies in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2024
The Justice Department has initiated legal proceedings against Joseph E. Johnson, also known as Joe Johnson, who owns and operates rental properties in Lexington, Kentucky.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2024
The U.S. Department of Education has urged states, districts, and schools to establish policies for student use of personal devices in educational settings.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2024
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced funding for a study on Methylenedioxymethamphetamine-assisted (MDMA-assisted) therapy aimed at treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD) among veterans.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2024
Steven William Burden, a 46-year-old resident of Henryetta, Oklahoma, has pled guilty to a charge of being a felon in possession of an explosive.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2024
Dyshawn Fisher, a 29-year-old from Troy, New York, has pled guilty to escaping from the Horizon House Residential Reentry Center on October 1, 2024.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2024
Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General Benjamin C. Mizer delivered remarks at a program commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Justice Department’s Police Reform Statute.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2024
A Knox County man, Lee Allen Goudy, was sentenced to 250 months in prison by a U.S. District Court for distributing and possessing child pornography.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2024
Steven James Priore, a 41-year-old resident of Hedgesville, West Virginia, has been sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for possessing child pornography.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2024
On December 2, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a settlement with BCP Ingredients Inc. to address alleged violations of the Clean Air Act at its facility in Verona, Missouri.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2024
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has announced that the president has made new nominations for military leadership positions.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 is set to hold a public meeting at Verona High School on December 5, 2024.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2024
A Peruvian national, David Cornejo Fernandez, has been extradited to the United States and arraigned in a Miami federal court.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2024
A Pelham resident has been sentenced to 80 years in prison for charges related to the sexual exploitation of a child.