News from August 2025
By Federal Newswire | Aug 13, 2025
Noah Lee Craddock, a 33-year-old resident of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 71 months in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 13, 2025
Solomon Peña, a former candidate for the New Mexico House of Representatives, has been sentenced to 80 years in federal prison after being found guilty of orchestrating shootings at the homes of public officials and attempting to arrange the...
By Federal Newswire | Aug 13, 2025
The White House has issued an executive order aimed at increasing competition and efficiency in the commercial space industry.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 13, 2025
A federal grand jury has indicted Kleider Enrique Garcia Ochoa, a 30-year-old Venezuelan national residing in the United States without legal authorization, on charges related to child exploitation and obscenity.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 13, 2025
A Mexican national residing illegally in Diboll, Texas, has pleaded guilty to returning to the United States after a prior deportation.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 13, 2025
A federal jury in Montgomery has found Jeffery Wayne Parker, 52, of Troy, Alabama, guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 13, 2025
Marcel Vines, 28, who is currently serving a life sentence for kidnapping and murder, received an additional 46-month federal prison sentence for his involvement in smuggling contraband into the Central Detention Facility (CDF) in Washington, D.C....
By Federal Newswire | Aug 13, 2025
Three alleged leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel, Kevin Gil Acosta (also known as “El 200”), Martin Zazueta Perez (“Piyi”), and Leobardo Garcia Corrales (“Leo”), appeared in Manhattan federal court after being transferred from Mexico to the United States.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 13, 2025
Three men from Philadelphia have been arrested and charged in connection with the June 21, 2025, armed robbery of a Brink’s armored car outside a Home Depot on Castor Avenue.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 13, 2025
A leader of the Whittier-based Quiet Village (QV) street gang has pleaded guilty to federal charges related to violent crimes, including a fatal shooting in 2022.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 13, 2025
The Department of Defense has awarded $10 million to Elk Creek Resources Corporation (ECRC), a subsidiary of NioCorp Developments Ltd., to support the development of a domestic supply chain for scandium and other critical minerals.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 13, 2025
Former President Donald J. Trump announced via Truth Social on August 12 and August 13, 2025, that he is nominating Bill Lewis for a federal judgeship in Alabama.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 13, 2025
Caleb Sickinger, a 45-year-old former police officer from Rigby, Idaho, has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for receiving child pornography.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 13, 2025
The governments of the United States and other G7 Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) members, along with associate countries, have issued a joint statement in response to recent actions by Hong Kong authorities.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 13, 2025
Two owners of Abby’s Bakery in Los Fresnos, Texas, were found guilty of harboring illegal aliens and conspiracy to do so after a three-day trial, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 13, 2025
A federal grand jury has indicted Lee Wood, 48, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, on charges related to drug trafficking.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 13, 2025
Representatives from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda met on August 7-8, 2025, at the African Union Commission headquarters in Addis Ababa for the first session of the Joint Security Coordination Mechanism (JSCM).
By Federal Newswire | Aug 13, 2025
A man from Brandon, Mississippi, has pleaded guilty to charges related to methamphetamine distribution.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 13, 2025
Former President Donald J. Trump published several posts to his Truth Social account on August 12 and August 13, according to reposts by the account TrumpDailyPosts.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 13, 2025
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Philadelphia seized cocaine and methamphetamine hidden inside a children's board game that was being shipped to London on July 30.
