News from August 2025
By Federal Newswire | Aug 19, 2025
Louis Terrell Jones, a 42-year-old resident of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, has pleaded guilty to charges of possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and possession of a machinegun.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 19, 2025
Allied Stone Inc., a company based in Dallas, Texas, and its president, Jia “Jerry” Lim, have agreed to pay $12.4 million to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 19, 2025
Former U.S. President Donald J. Trump shared updates on meetings with European leaders and praised Republican legislators in Texas via posts dated August 18-19, 2025.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 19, 2025
Victor A. Garrido, owner of TranscendBS LLC and former business manager for the New York City Department of Education (NYC DOE), was sentenced to six months in prison for his role in a bid rigging scheme involving contracts with public schools.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 19, 2025
A man who led a drug trafficking organization responsible for bringing large quantities of fentanyl and methamphetamine to the St. Louis area has been sentenced to 27 years in prison. U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark handed down the sentence...
By Federal Newswire | Aug 19, 2025
The National Farmers Union, R-CALF USA, and four individual ranchers filed a class action lawsuit in 2019 alleging anticompetitive practices by major beef processors JBS, Tyson, Cargill, and National Beef.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 19, 2025
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has expressed approval following the White House's decision to revoke a competition executive order from the Biden administration.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 19, 2025
Global tech trade association ITI has unveiled a set of strategic cybersecurity policy recommendations aimed at aiding the White House National Cyber Director, Sean Cairncross, and the Trump Administration.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 19, 2025
Five individuals were arrested Tuesday in connection with an alleged drug distribution network accused of transporting kilograms of cocaine to St. Louis and other locations.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 19, 2025
The Financial Technology Association (FTA) has issued a letter to the President, urging the administration to consider policies that banks argue could undermine free markets.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 19, 2025
The American Bankers Association and the Bank Policy Institute have expressed their support for proposed changes to the Federal Reserve's Large Financial Institution (LFI) rating system.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 19, 2025
A federal grand jury has indicted Jeryel L. Winfield, also known as Derezz and Idriys, age 51, of McDonough, Georgia, formerly of Binghamton, New York.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 19, 2025
Three individuals, including a registered sex offender from Coweta County, have pleaded guilty to federal child enticement and evidence tampering charges in Rome, Georgia.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 19, 2025
Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) held a listening session at The Engine at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to discuss the effects of federal policy changes on small businesses in the research and innovation sectors.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 19, 2025
A Mexican national, Cristian Geovanni Rojas Benitez, 37, has been indicted in Philadelphia for allegedly assaulting a federal agent with a vehicle while the agent was performing official duties.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 19, 2025
Alberto Alonso Jaramillo Ramirez, a Colombian national, was sentenced to 150 months in prison for conspiring to import cocaine into the United States.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 19, 2025
Omar Barrientos, a 35-year-old resident of Sioux City, Iowa, pleaded guilty on August 19, 2025, in federal court to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 19, 2025
Former President Donald J. Trump posted on Truth Social on August 19, 2025, endorsing State Representative David Cook for Texas Senate District 22 and criticizing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's handling of interest rates.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 19, 2025
An Effingham County resident, Edward L. Stief, Jr., 42, has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of wire fraud, mail fraud, and engaging in unlawful monetary transactions involving criminally derived property.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 19, 2025
Maurice Hopkins, a 32-year-old resident of Mt.
