News published on Federal Newswire in April 2025

News from April 2025


Drug supplier Alejandro Manuel B. Gagarin receives 12-month sentence in Guam

Shawn N. Anderson, United States Attorney for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, has announced the sentencing of Alejandro Manuel B. Gagarin.


Spokane Valley couple guilty of COVID-19 relief fraud involving EIDL funds

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.


Michigan man receives five-year sentence for tax-refund laundering

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...


Couple sentenced for SNAP fraud, drugs and firearms charges in Guam

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.


Louisville felon pleads guilty to illegal firearm possession, awaits sentencing in August

Yesterday, a Louisville resident named Dajuan Simonton, 31, admitted guilt in a federal court for unlawfully possessing a firearm.


President highlights forest management and economic impacts in Arbor Day message

Arbor Day, celebrated annually to plant and nurture trees, originated in Nebraska on April 10, 1872.


Raleigh drug store robber sentenced to 25 years in prison

A man involved in multiple drug store robberies in Raleigh, North Carolina, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.


Department of Education revises foreign funding enforcement, investigates UC Berkeley

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).


Missouri man sentenced to 20 years for producing child pornography

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.


Transnational trafficker sentenced to 25 years for methamphetamine conspiracy

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.


CEO pleads guilty in case involving false statements about medical payments

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).


Choctaw County resident sentenced for meth and firearm crimes

Joe Clay Harris, a 40-year-old resident of Boswell, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to 56 months in prison.


Guam woman sentenced to 10 years for meth distribution conspiracy

Lorina Ann Fejeran, also known as Lori Leon Guerrero, has been sentenced to 120 months in federal prison.


Ecuadorian national faces federal reentry charge in Connecticut court

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...


Cherokee County resident sentenced to life in prison for murder on Cherokee Nation Reservation

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.


Connecticut man sentenced to 10 years for fentanyl trafficking conspiracy

A Connecticut man, Hector Soto Gonzalez, has been sentenced in Worcester's federal court for his involvement in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy.


DOGE announces termination of 269 contracts worth $845M

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has announced the cancellation of 269 contracts deemed wasteful, with a total ceiling value of $845 million.


Crypto execs’ private April Mar-a-Lago dinner reflects growing industry alignment with Trump Administration

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.


Nigerian national sentenced for defrauding elderly Americans in multimillion-dollar scheme

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.


Cocaine worth over $950,000 seized by CBP at Hidalgo bridge

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge have seized over $950,000 worth of cocaine concealed within a vehicle.