News from August 2025

By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2025
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, has announced a full committee hearing set for September 3, 2025.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2025
A postal worker from Florissant, Missouri, has admitted to participating in a scheme to steal checks from the mail and sell access keys used for theft.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2025
A federal grand jury has indicted Ricky Charles Patterson, 44, of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, on charges related to drug trafficking and firearms offenses.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2025
A Catonsville man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possessing child sexual abuse material as a repeat offender. U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett handed down the sentence to Steven Christopher Kelban, 50, who will also be...

By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2025
A Lawrence resident has been charged in connection with a federal investigation into a drug manufacturing operation.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2025
Federal authorities in Ohio have initiated a civil forfeiture action involving cryptocurrency that was allegedly obtained through an investment scam targeting two siblings from Trumbull County.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2025
A Gorham resident, Timothy Riley, was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for robbing a Waterboro bank while brandishing a handgun.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2025
A Waterloo resident, Gabriel Keith Usher, 47, has been sentenced to 168 months in federal prison for attempting to entice a minor to engage in illegal sexual activities.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2025
A California man has been sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison for his involvement in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy. U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven handed down the sentence to Jacob Paul Arjona, 32, of Bakersfield,...

By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2025
Zachary Jackson, a 38-year-old resident of Ithaca, New York, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to several federal charges related to drug trafficking and firearms offenses.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2025
A federal jury in Great Falls has convicted Ian Allister Tomlinson, 45, of illegally possessing firearms and ammunition.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2025
Two staff members at a San Bernardino County surgery center have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of assaulting and interfering with United States immigration officers during an attempt to detain an individual last month.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2025
A Honduran man, Nahun Esau Suazo-Varela, was sentenced to three months in prison for illegal reentry into the United States.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2025
Vertis McNeil Robinson, a 47-year-old resident of Monticello, Florida, has been indicted in federal court on charges of attempted enticement of a minor.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2025
Ashraf Omar Eldarir was sentenced to six months in prison for smuggling Egyptian antiquities into the United States through John F. Kennedy International Airport.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2025
Ashley K. Whitaker, 49, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for making false statements to the United States Probation Office.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2025
A Richmond County man has been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, and possession of a firearm.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2025
Cleveland Stephens, also known as “Schmitty,” age 63, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2025
Win Naing, a 20-year-old resident of Utica, New York, appeared in federal court in Syracuse on charges of receiving and possessing child pornography.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2025
Two women from different states have been sentenced in federal court for their roles in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy. U.S. District Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange handed down the sentences to Catherine Hamilton, 55, of Mitchell, South...