News from August 2025
By Federal Newswire | Aug 8, 2025
Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins of Suffolk County has been indicted on two counts of extortion under color of official right, related to the purchase of an equity interest in a Boston-based cannabis company.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 8, 2025
A former Massachusetts State Police trooper has been sentenced in federal court for his involvement in a scheme to falsify records related to Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) testing.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 8, 2025
Former President Donald J. Trump used his Truth Social platform on August 8, 2025, to promote his tariff policies and warn about possible judicial intervention.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 8, 2025
Former U.S. President Donald J. Trump posted updates on August 8, 2025 about hosting Armenia's prime minister at the White House and referenced recent international agreements involving countries such as India, Pakistan, Congo, Rwanda, Thailand,...
By Federal Newswire | Aug 8, 2025
Jauan Rashun Porter, a 29-year-old resident of Rome, Georgia, was arrested and detained on federal charges for allegedly making threats against former President Donald Trump.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 8, 2025
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico released its weekly report on immigration and border-related prosecutions.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 8, 2025
Dr. Juan Kurdi, a cardiologist based in Lubbock, Texas, has agreed to pay $1.2 million to settle allegations that he violated the Controlled Substances Act by prescribing opioids and other controlled substances outside accepted medical practice...
By Federal Newswire | Aug 8, 2025
Marlon Dewayne Martin, 48, of Oklahoma City, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for child sex trafficking.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 8, 2025
John Robert Coe, a 66-year-old resident of Parkersburg, has paid $54,740 in restitution and a $500 fine after admitting to continuing to employ a known illegal alien at his business.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 8, 2025
A Billings woman has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine in the Billings area.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 8, 2025
Mario Miguel Banegas Deras, 43, was sentenced to 24 years in prison for the killing of Maria Magdalena Ayala Guardado in Northwest Washington, D.C. The sentencing took place in Superior Court, where Banegas Deras had previously pleaded guilty to...
By Federal Newswire | Aug 8, 2025
The owner, former property manager, and contractor of an apartment building in Lewiston have agreed to pay a total of $39,500 to resolve allegations that the former property manager and his contractor sexually harassed a female tenant.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 8, 2025
Donald J. Trump announced via Truth Social on August 8, 2025 that he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on August 15 to discuss ending the war in Ukraine.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 8, 2025
A South Sioux City, Nebraska man has been sentenced to over seven years in federal prison for his role in a fentanyl distribution conspiracy.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 8, 2025
A federal grand jury has indicted Marco Antonio Jimenez Gonzalez, 27, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, on charges of transportation and possession of child pornography.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 8, 2025
A Seattle resident, Richard Stanley Manness Jr., was convicted of producing child sexual abuse imagery in a case involving the direction and receipt of images from Vietnam.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 8, 2025
Maya McIntosh, a 33-year-old resident of Albany, was sentenced on July 31, 2025, to more than eight years in prison for her role in conspiracies to manufacture and distribute a synthetic cannabinoid.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 8, 2025
A Laguna Niguel resident has admitted to firing a semi-automatic rifle at an Orange County Sheriff’s Department helicopter from his home last year.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 8, 2025
A federal grand jury has indicted two individuals following an anti-immigration enforcement protest that took place last month in downtown Los Angeles.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 8, 2025
A registered sex offender from Washington state has pleaded guilty to federal charges of sexually exploiting ten minor girls, ages 12 to 16, after removing his electronic monitoring device and fleeing state supervision.
