News published on Federal Newswire in April 2025

News from April 2025


Rhode Island businessman admits guilt in $35 million money laundering scheme

The owner of a "virtual CFO" business in Rhode Island has admitted to laundering tens of millions of dollars through fraudulent means.


Brooklyn woman receives four-year sentence for aiding Family Dollar armed robbery

A Brooklyn, New York woman has been sentenced to four years in prison for her involvement in an armed robbery of a Family Dollar store in Swan Quarter, Hyde County.


Seabrook to pay $19.75M in False Claims Act settlement

Summit BHC New Jersey, operating as Seabrook, a rehabilitation facility in Bridgeton, NJ, has consented to a $19.75 million settlement following allegations of False Claims Act breaches.


Man from West Virginia admits to methamphetamine distribution

Nelson Cortes, a 50-year-old man from Beverly, West Virginia, has confessed to participating in the distribution of methamphetamine.


Man charged in armed robbery of Westfarms Mall store

Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and James Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the ATF Boston Field Division, have announced a federal indictment related to an armed robbery at Westfarms Mall.


Oakland man sentenced to 70 months for unlawful firearms possession

Michael Tatum, a resident of Oakland, was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition.


Trump calls for Holocaust remembrance and anti-Semitism measures

During this solemn week of remembrance, the President of the United States issued a proclamation urging the nation to remember the victims of the Holocaust.


Honduran national sentenced for illegal reentry into the U.S. under federal operation

A Honduran national, Saul Cruz-Argueta, was sentenced on April 21, 2025, for illegally reentering the United States after being deported in the past.


Former Pennsylvania resident pleads guilty to producing exploitative material of a minor

A 21-year-old former resident of Wampum, Pennsylvania, Thomas Hyatt-Baney, has pleaded guilty in federal court to the production of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, as announced by Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti.


Mexican national sentenced for meth trafficking in Utah

Fermin Castro-Tovar, a 26-year-old Mexican national residing illegally in the United States, has been sentenced in Utah to 96 months in prison with an additional three years of supervised release.


Dominican man sentenced for illegal U.S. entry after deportations

A Dominican national residing illegally in Philadelphia has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for reentering the United States after multiple deportations.


Monongalia County man sentenced to 51 months for firearms trafficking

Todd Matthew Houston, a 36-year-old resident of Morgantown, West Virginia, has received a 51-month federal prison sentence for conspiring to straw purchase firearms.


Guatemalan man charged with illegal reentry into the United States

A Guatemalan national, Jose Garcia, 39, has been indicted in Boston for unlawfully reentering the United States following his deportation.


Memphis woman sentenced for fraud in healthcare and COVID-19 relief programs

A Memphis woman received a 14-month federal prison sentence for healthcare fraud and false statements related to the COVID-19 Relief Program.


D.C. man pleads guilty to 2023 Metro station killing

Tyriq Williams, a 31-year-old resident of the District of Columbia, has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the 2023 shooting death of Terry Clark.


Hattiesburg man sentenced to nearly three years for firearm possession

A Hattiesburg man, Scotty James Conley, has been sentenced to 35 months in prison on charges of firearm possession by a convicted felon.


Mexican national indicted for unlawful reentry after previous deportation

A Mexican national previously deported after serving a prison sentence for killing his infant son has been indicted for unlawfully re-entering the United States in Catoosa. U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson announced the indictment against Carlos Ambriz...


Maryland man indicted on federal firearms charge under D.C. safety initiative

Damarqus Moore, a 33-year-old resident of Suitland, Maryland, has been indicted on a federal firearms charge.


Guatemalan national convicted for illegal reentry into the United States

A Guatemalan national, Leonardo Fernando Batz, has been convicted for unlawfully reentering the United States.


Pittsburgh resident indicted for Hobbs Act robbery and firearms charges

A federal grand jury in Pittsburgh has indicted a Pittsburgh resident on charges related to a Hobbs Act robbery and federal firearms violations.