News from April 2025

By Federal Newswire | Apr 25, 2025
Shawn N. Anderson, United States Attorney for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, has announced the sentencing of Alejandro Manuel B. Gagarin.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 25, 2025
A Spokane Valley couple, Raymond Joe and Jennifer Lynn Hilderbrand, has been found guilty by a federal jury on multiple fraud charges related to COVID-19 relief funds.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 25, 2025
Jerome Brown, a 42-year-old resident of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced to five years in federal prison for laundering money stolen from federal and North Carolina state tax refunds. U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow also ordered Brown to...

By Federal Newswire | Apr 25, 2025
Antonio J. Toves and Christina J. Toves have been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to charges of SNAP fraud, drug offenses, and illegal firearms possession.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 25, 2025
Yesterday, a Louisville resident named Dajuan Simonton, 31, admitted guilt in a federal court for unlawfully possessing a firearm.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 25, 2025
Arbor Day, celebrated annually to plant and nurture trees, originated in Nebraska on April 10, 1872.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 25, 2025
A man involved in multiple drug store robberies in Raleigh, North Carolina, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 25, 2025
The U.S. Department of Education has decided to shift the enforcement of Section 117 of the Higher Education Act back to the Office of General Counsel (OGC).

By Federal Newswire | Apr 25, 2025
U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp has sentenced Ian Wood to 20 years in prison for producing child pornography and surreptitiously recording women at the hospital where he worked.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 25, 2025
Ye Fang, a citizen of the People's Republic of China, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison after being convicted of conspiracy to possess over 500 grams of methamphetamine with intent to distribute.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 25, 2025
The CEO of SpineFrontier, Inc., Dr. Kingsley R. Chin, has admitted guilt in relation to false statements made to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

By Federal Newswire | Apr 25, 2025
Joe Clay Harris, a 40-year-old resident of Boswell, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to 56 months in prison.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 25, 2025
Lorina Ann Fejeran, also known as Lori Leon Guerrero, has been sentenced to 120 months in federal prison.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 25, 2025
Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced charges against Stanlin Daniel Vasquez-Salinas, also known as “Stalin Vasquez-Salinas” and “Stalin Vasquez.” The 25-year-old Ecuadorian national, who...

By Federal Newswire | Apr 25, 2025
Steven DeWayne Beard has been sentenced to life in prison for First Degree Murder in Indian Country, with an additional consecutive 120-month sentence for Discharging a Firearm During a Crime of Violence.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 25, 2025
A Connecticut man, Hector Soto Gonzalez, has been sentenced in Worcester's federal court for his involvement in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 24, 2025
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has announced the cancellation of 269 contracts deemed wasteful, with a total ceiling value of $845 million.

By C.D. Marsden | Apr 24, 2025
Since returning to the White House in January 2025, President Donald Trump has been viewed by many in the cryptocurrency industry as a potential ally amid evolving regulatory dynamics.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 24, 2025
A Nigerian national has been sentenced to 97 months in prison for his involvement in an international fraud scheme that targeted elderly U.S. victims.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 24, 2025
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge have seized over $950,000 worth of cocaine concealed within a vehicle.