News from August 2025

By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2025
A Jefferson Parish resident, Jelissa Lacour, age 36, pleaded guilty on August 14, 2025, to two counts of wire fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2025
Federal law enforcement agencies, in coordination with local and state authorities, executed search warrants at multiple locations across the Des Moines metropolitan area on September 11, 2025.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2025
A Rochester man, Zachary Guthrie, 32, has been arrested and charged with distributing and possessing child pornography.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2025
A Chicago man has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining nearly $2 million in small business loans through Covid-19 relief programs.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2025
The President of the United States has issued a proclamation ordering that the flag of the United States be flown at half-staff to honor victims of violence that occurred on August 27, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2025
A Texas man has been sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for his role in the fraudulent purchase of a high-value vehicle from a Jackson, Mississippi dealership.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2025
Over the past year, drug task forces in the Northern District of West Virginia have seized significant quantities of illegal drugs, including more than 27 kilograms of fentanyl, 22 kilograms of methamphetamine, and 13 kilograms of cocaine.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2025
Shane Millan, a 53-year-old former Border Patrol agent from Jefferson County, New York, was sentenced to 12 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to two misdemeanor counts of deprivation of rights under color of law.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2025
A Dallas man has pleaded guilty to charges related to a carjacking and high-speed chase in the Deep Ellum area of Dallas.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2025
A Mission, South Dakota man has been sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possessing a stolen firearm. U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier handed down the sentence to Marlow Poor Thunder, 30, on August 25, 2025.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2025
Martel Scott, a 35-year-old resident of South Bend, Indiana, has been sentenced to over 16 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to distributing more than 500 grams of methamphetamine.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2025
Jamell R. O’Neal, 42, of East Meadow, New York, has been sentenced to 188 months in federal prison for drug trafficking and firearm possession offenses.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2025
The People’s Republic of China and Russia continue to emphasize their historical roles in World War II through large-scale military parades and official commemorations.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2025
A New Orleans man has been sentenced for his role in a scheme involving fraudulent vehicle purchases.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2025
A former law enforcement officer with the U.S. Forest Service in Thompson Falls has been sentenced to five years of probation after admitting to falsifying time and attendance records.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2025
Roger Lee Cousins, a 50-year-old resident of Beckley, has pleaded guilty to federal charges related to the distribution of cocaine.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2025
A Livingston resident, Kyle Richard Lewellen, 43, has been sentenced to two years in federal prison followed by four years of supervised release for his role in a methamphetamine trafficking operation.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2025
A Holland man has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to sexual exploitation of a child.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2025
Robert Holder, a 33-year-old resident of Markham, Illinois, has been sentenced to 84 months in prison and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to distributing fentanyl.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2025
Three foreign nationals have been indicted in Jacksonville, Florida, for illegal reentry into the United States after previous deportations. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announced that Francisco Juarez-Hernandez, 25, of Mexico; Javier...