News from August 2025

By Federal Newswire | Aug 26, 2025
A New Orleans man has pleaded guilty to federal firearms charges, according to an announcement from Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 26, 2025
A Medina, Ohio resident who holds dual citizenship in the United States and Nigeria has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for orchestrating a scheme that defrauded federal COVID-19 relief programs of over $4.2 million.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 26, 2025
Housing affordability has become a policy issue in the United States with skyrocketing prices, restrictive regulations, and debates over the use of federal lands.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 26, 2025
Federal law enforcement officials executed about 20 search warrants in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Los Angeles as part of a year-long investigation into an alleged drug trafficking group accused of selling PCP and fentanyl near Knox...

By Federal Newswire | Aug 26, 2025
A Carrollton resident, Traylan Xavier Mosley, 21, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for child exploitation offenses.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 26, 2025
Lamar Redfield, 34, of the District of Columbia, has been sentenced to 65 months in prison for unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 26, 2025
A Mexican citizen residing in Riverton, Utah, has been indicted on federal drug and firearm charges following a law enforcement search earlier this month.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 26, 2025
An Iowa City resident, Heath Ashley Harmon, 49, has been sentenced to 132 months in federal prison for the receipt of child pornography.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 26, 2025
Frailyn Argueta-Jeronimo, a 25-year-old Guatemalan national, pleaded guilty on August 12, 2025, to reentering the United States after being previously deported.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 26, 2025
Federal prosecutors have charged ViaClean Technologies, LLC, a Philadelphia-based company, and its founder James Young with conspiring to commit mail fraud and wire fraud, as well as violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and...

By Federal Newswire | Aug 26, 2025
Moshe Gabay, a Baltimore pharmacy owner, has been sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison for filing false tax returns.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 26, 2025
A New Orleans resident has admitted guilt to multiple federal drug charges, according to an announcement by Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 26, 2025
Anthony Jackson, also known as “Snake,” and Brian Lee Moore, also known as “Pooter,” both of Huntington, have pleaded guilty to fentanyl-related offenses.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 26, 2025
Three residents of Macomb County have pleaded guilty to participating in a scheme to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) out of millions of dollars, according to an announcement by United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 26, 2025
A Long Beach, Mississippi man has been sentenced to 110 years in prison for producing images and videos of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 26, 2025
U.S. Representative Young Kim of California's District 40 has expressed concerns over China's increasing control over critical minerals, which she says poses a threat to America's security and supply chains.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 26, 2025
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is distributing more than $6.7 million to consumers who were affected by deceptive earnings claims made by Arise Virtual Solutions, a gig work company.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 26, 2025
James Junior Aliyu, a 30-year-old Nigerian national who was living in South Africa at the time of his crimes, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 26, 2025
A St. Bernard Parish resident, Terry Baham, Jr., age 37, pleaded guilty on August 12, 2025, to federal drug and firearm charges in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 26, 2025
Ronnie Bila Shaka, 44, has been sentenced to 140 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release for possessing firearms as a felon.