News published on Federal Newswire in April 2025

News from April 2025


Buffalo man pleads guilty to drug trafficking charges

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that a Buffalo man has pleaded guilty to a narcotics conspiracy charge.


Two New Orleans men plead guilty to drug and gun charges

Two men from New Orleans pleaded guilty to multiple drug and gun offenses, according to a recent announcement by Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson.


Monte Tyree Johnson indicted for unlawful firearm possession under D.C. safety initiative

Monte Tyree Johnson, a 29-year-old from the District of Columbia, has been charged with a federal gun violation.


Hamden man pleads guilty to drug trafficking charges in Connecticut

Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced a guilty plea from Christian Pichardo, also known by the aliases "Swerve," "Craig," and "Bobby Shmurda."


Rapid City man sentenced for failure to appear in federal court

A Rapid City man has been sentenced to over three years in federal prison for failing to appear in court. U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler handed down the sentence to Patrick Brewer, Sr., 49, on March 31, 2025.


Federal grand jury charges 15 with immigration crimes in Alabama

A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Alabama has indicted 15 individuals on federal immigration charges.


Federal civil action targets Bius for unlicensed air carrier operations

A federal civil penalty action has been initiated against Walter Benjamin Bius and his company, Prairie Flower Air Asset Company LLC, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.


Fairbanks man guilty of firearms and body armor crimes

A federal jury in Alaska has found George Moises Romero Jr., a Fairbanks resident, guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm and possessing body armor as a violent felon.


Maryland man sentenced to 87 months for COVID-19 unemployment fraud

A Maryland man, Michael Cooley, Jr., also known as “Micheal Cooley Jr.,” “5Micmusik,” and “Michael White,” has been sentenced to 87 months in federal prison for his role in a scheme to defraud the Maryland Department of Labor and California...


Fort Worth man sentenced to 51 months for illegal machinegun

A man from Fort Worth was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for possessing an illegal machinegun, as announced by Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Chad E. Meacham.


Justice Department addresses competition and labor issues in entertainment industry

The Justice Department's Antitrust Division organized two roundtable discussions to engage with stakeholders about competition issues in the entertainment industry and unfair practices affecting the labor market.


Guatemalan citizen sentenced for illegal reentry into the United States

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has announced the sentencing of Oseas Froilan Gomez-Tebalan, a 30-year-old Guatemalan citizen, to 21 months in prison.


Michigan man sentenced to 25 years for fentanyl and meth distribution

Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Andrew B. Birge, announced the sentencing of Willie David Lark, aged 53, from Benton Harbor, Michigan.


TikTok enforcement delay extended until June 2025 by presidential order

The enforcement delay of Executive Order 14166 concerning TikTok will be extended until June 19, 2025, according to a new order issued by the President.


Cedar Rapids man sentenced to over nine years for firearm possession

Trajuan Laroy West, a 28-year-old from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has been sentenced to nine years and four months in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm.


Arizona man convicted of hoax bomb threat against Christian churches

A federal jury in Sacramento, California, has found Zimnako Salah, 45, guilty of conveying a hoax bomb threat and interfering with the religious exercise of a Christian church's congregants in Roseville.


Beckley man sentenced for key role in drug trafficking operation

Ronald Lavaughn Mason, a 46-year-old resident of Beckley, West Virginia, was sentenced to 11 years and eight months in prison and will serve three years of supervised release for his involvement in a drug trafficking organization.


Lubbock man sentenced to life for child sexual exploitation

A man from Lubbock, Texas, has been sentenced to life in federal prison for the sexual exploitation of a child, as announced by Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.


U.S. pursues fraud case against Vohra Wound Physicians for alleged Medicare false claims

The United States government has initiated legal action under the False Claims Act against Vohra Wound Physicians Management LLC and its founder, Dr. Ameet Vohra.


Boston man admits guilt in federal firearm case, sentencing in July

A Boston man, Kyvon Ross, has admitted guilt in a federal firearm case, pleading guilty to charges of illegal firearm and ammunition possession.