News from August 2025
By Federal Newswire | Aug 28, 2025
A Los Angeles lawyer was convicted by a federal jury of accepting a $2.1 million bribe while serving as an official for Nigeria’s state-owned oil company.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 28, 2025
A Salvadoran national living in Chelsea, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty in federal court to unlawfully reentering the United States after having been deported.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 28, 2025
Hilario Dorantes-Ortiz, a 40-year-old Mexican national living in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 30 days in prison and one year of supervised release for illegal reentry into the United States.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 28, 2025
A federal grand jury in Alaska has indicted Michael Edward Gregg, 62, of Anchorage, and Vikash Pandey, 36, an Indian national residing in India, on charges related to a $4.5 million fraud and money laundering scheme that spanned approximately nine...
By Federal Newswire | Aug 28, 2025
A former employee of the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency, Janine Rayford, pleaded guilty to charges related to a bribery conspiracy and aggravated identity theft.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 28, 2025
Federal authorities have charged two safety inspectors, Liam Treibert and Michael Vasconcellos, with wire fraud for allegedly falsifying hundreds of natural gas pipeline test results across New York City and Westchester County.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 28, 2025
A Mexican national living in Pandora, Ohio, has been sentenced after admitting to using a social security number belonging to an inmate at a Texas prison.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 28, 2025
A Houston man has been sentenced to 75 months in federal prison after being convicted of leading a Medicare fraud scheme involving falsified medical records.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 28, 2025
Michael J. French, 42, of Pendleton, South Carolina, has been sentenced to 13 years in federal prison for operating a Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors out of more than $13 million and for cyberstalking two TikTok content creators.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 28, 2025
Jessika L. Hiepler, a 47-year-old resident of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for defrauding two nonprofit veterans organizations.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 28, 2025
MED-EL Corporation has agreed to pay about $2.1 million to resolve allegations that it falsely certified its eligibility for a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan, according to an announcement from federal authorities.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 28, 2025
Joseph Gallego, 37, of York, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 151 months in prison for drug trafficking.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 28, 2025
Corey Boyer and Antonio Smith, both from Atlanta, have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in distributing methamphetamine and other drugs as members of the GoodFellas street gang.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 28, 2025
The Department of Defense has announced the formation of Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF 401) to address the increasing threat posed by hostile drones.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 28, 2025
A Mexican national, Salvador Gonzalez-Sanchez, was sentenced to 40 months in prison and three years of supervised release for illegally reentering the United States after being deported three times.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 28, 2025
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Mike Crapo (R-ID) have criticized the Biden administration over its handling of unemployment insurance (UI) payments during the pandemic, pointing to at least $191 billion in losses due...
By Federal Newswire | Aug 28, 2025
Mason Jordan, a former officer with the Honolulu Police Department, has been sentenced to 23 years in federal prison for child sex crimes committed while he was an active law enforcement officer.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 28, 2025
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, who chairs the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, has called for the postponement of an upcoming meeting of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Advisory Committee on Immunization...
By Federal Newswire | Aug 28, 2025
Former Battle Creek physician Shekhar Thakur has agreed to pay $705,075 to resolve a federal lawsuit alleging improper prescribing of controlled substances.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 28, 2025
Jon Robert Donohue, a 32-year-old resident of Pittston, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 120 months in prison for drug trafficking and firearms offenses.
