News from August 2025
By Federal Newswire | Aug 20, 2025
The U.S. Department of State has announced the revocation of visas and the imposition of visa restrictions on several Brazilian government officials, former Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) officials, and their family members.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 20, 2025
The United States has congratulated Indonesia on the occasion of its 80th anniversary of independence.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 20, 2025
The United States has sent congratulations to India as the country marks its Independence Day on August 15.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 20, 2025
An Augusta man has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for illegal possession of a firearm following a prior felony conviction. U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen handed down the sentence to Raymond Lilly, 41, in U.S. District Court in...
By Federal Newswire | Aug 20, 2025
A federal grand jury in Pittsburgh has indicted a local resident on charges of violating federal firearms laws, according to an announcement from Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 20, 2025
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has processed a record number of disability benefits compensation and pension ratings claims in a single year, according to an announcement made Wednesday.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 20, 2025
A Providence man with a history of firearm, robbery, and drug trafficking convictions has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 20, 2025
A Taylor County man has been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to crop insurance fraud.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 20, 2025
A Basin, Wyoming man has been sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison for sexually assaulting a woman on the Crow Indian Reservation. U.S. District Judge Susan P. Watters handed down a sentence of 125 months in prison to Duane Allen...
By Federal Newswire | Aug 20, 2025
Hector Gabriel Magana Jeronimo, a 44-year-old citizen of El Salvador, pleaded guilty on Monday to the charge of illegal re-entry as an aggravated felon.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 20, 2025
A Sioux Falls man has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a felon.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 20, 2025
A St. Bernard Parish resident has pleaded guilty to federal drug and firearms charges in New Orleans.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 20, 2025
Jerod Schaffer, 42, of Potsdam, New York, has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for sexual exploitation of a child and receipt and possession of child pornography.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 20, 2025
A Sioux Falls woman has been sentenced for assaulting a federal officer, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell. U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte sentenced Michaela Big Eagle, 27, on August 18, 2025, after her...
By Federal Newswire | Aug 20, 2025
A Corpus Christi resident has pleaded guilty to charges related to drug trafficking and firearms possession, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 20, 2025
An Arizona man has been indicted in a federal drug trafficking case involving carfentanil sent to Alabama, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 20, 2025
A McLaughlin, South Dakota man has been sentenced to more than 31 years in federal prison for aggravated sexual abuse of a child. U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann handed down the sentence to Kurtis Charles Cross, age 67, on August 18, 2025.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 20, 2025
A federal grand jury has indicted Sheldon Mays, 25, of New Jersey, for possession of a weapon while incarcerated at the Schuylkill Federal Correctional Facility.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 20, 2025
Two men from Warren, Ohio, have been arrested and charged with federal firearms violations following a shooting at a convenience store in the city on August 3.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 20, 2025
A federal grand jury has indicted Adrian Andrew Martinez, 20, of Pico Rivera, on a charge of conspiracy to impede a federal officer.
