News from April 2025

By Federal Newswire | Apr 17, 2025
A woman from Franklin County, Missouri, has been indicted for allegedly committing disability fraud amounting to $174,000 over a span of more than 14 years.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 17, 2025
Today in Washington, D.C., the House Select Committee on China, led by Chairman John Moolenaar, issued a formal request to JPMorgan Chase & Co.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 17, 2025
Michael Paul Lacasse, 48, and Venetia Dawn Trischan, 47, residents of Caldwell, Idaho, have been sentenced to 133 and 96 months in federal prison, respectively.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 17, 2025
Daniel Paul Truax, a resident of Weirton, West Virginia, has entered a guilty plea to charges related to the distribution of fentanyl.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 17, 2025
A New York resident, Joseph Schwartz, has been sentenced to 36 months in prison for participating in a $38 million employment tax fraud scheme associated with nursing homes he owned nationwide. U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced the sentence,...

By Federal Newswire | Apr 17, 2025
Owen Jarboe, a 19-year-old from Hagerstown, Maryland, has pleaded guilty to federal charges involving conspiracy, cyberstalking, interstate threatening communications, and threats of damage or destruction using fire and explosives. U.S. Attorney...

By Federal Newswire | Apr 17, 2025
A federal jury in Salt Lake City has convicted Gabriel Gigena, a 41-year-old man from Valley Springs, California, for assaulting a federal officer.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 17, 2025
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo has announced the arrest and charging of Manuel Fernando Loja-Loja, a 38-year-old Ecuadorian citizen, for illegal re-entry into the United States.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 17, 2025
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has announced an indictment against Jamal Townsend, a 35-year-old inmate at FCI Schuylkill.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 17, 2025
Danielle Painter, a former City Clerk and Treasurer from Fruitland, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 17, 2025
A Guatemalan man has been indicted for illegal re-entry into the United States as announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 17, 2025
Frailyn Argueta-Jeronimo, a 25-year-old native of Guatemala, has been indicted for re-entering the United States illegally after deportation, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 17, 2025
Timothy M. O’Shea, the United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, has announced the sentencing of Corey Hobbs.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 17, 2025
A Washington man, involved in a scheme to misrepresent Philippine-made artwork as authentic Alaska Native creations, has been sentenced as part of a long-running case violating the Indian Arts and Crafts Act.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 17, 2025
President Donald J. Trump has enacted a Presidential Memorandum to extend the federal hiring freeze for an additional three months.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 17, 2025
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has included Illinois and Minnesota as co-plaintiffs in its ongoing lawsuit challenging GTCR BC Holdings, LLC's acquisition of Surmodics, Inc. The revised complaint also names GTCR, LLC as an additional defendant.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 17, 2025
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Nebraska has issued an alert regarding imposter scams involving individuals claiming to represent the office or other government agencies.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 17, 2025
Anthony Owen Pawley, a 66-year-old from Murray, Utah, has been sentenced to 96 months in prison following his arrest in 2024.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 17, 2025
Two hundred and fifty years have passed since the Battles of Lexington and Concord, which marked the start of the American Revolutionary War.

By Federal Newswire | Apr 17, 2025
Four individuals have been indicted on drug trafficking charges according to a recent announcement from U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona.