News from August 2025

By Federal Newswire | Aug 5, 2025
U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Chairman Ted Cruz and U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Chairman Brian Babin have called for the prompt release of nearly $10 billion in NASA funding provided...

By Federal Newswire | Aug 5, 2025
Dominic Jared Arias Aceves, a 23-year-old resident of Arizona, and Cristo Alexander Urias Salazar, a 32-year-old citizen of Mexico, have been sentenced in federal court for trafficking about 40,000 fentanyl pills from Arizona to Utah.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 5, 2025
Chairman Rick Scott of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging will lead a field hearing in Doral, Florida, on August 7 to address fraud and financial exploitation targeting seniors.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 5, 2025
A Martinsburg resident has admitted involvement in a drug trafficking organization that distributed significant amounts of fentanyl in Berkeley County, West Virginia.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 5, 2025
At the APEC Digital and AI Ministerial Meeting in Incheon, Korea, Director Kratsios delivered remarks on behalf of the United States and President Donald J. Trump’s administration.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 5, 2025
A Boston man identified as a member of the Mission Hill gang was sentenced to 71 months in prison for a series of federal offenses that included firearms trafficking, credit union fraud, and participation in a mail theft scheme that led to...

By Federal Newswire | Aug 5, 2025
President Donald J. Trump has signed an Executive Order to create a White House Task Force focused on preparations for the 2028 Summer Olympics.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 5, 2025
Advocacy groups led by major political donors were given significant influence in shaping healthcare policy during the Biden administration, according to government records obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 5, 2025
A Laredo man has been indicted on charges of enticing three separate minors and possessing child sexual abuse material, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 5, 2025
Ralphael Roy Caldwell, a 35-year-old resident of Pensacola, has been sentenced to 42 months in federal prison after being convicted by a jury for possession of a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 5, 2025
An emergency medical technician from Salem, Connor McAuliffe, was arrested and charged in Boston federal court with receipt and possession of child pornography.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 5, 2025
A former Miami Heat security employee appeared in federal court today, facing a charge of transporting and transferring stolen goods across state lines.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 5, 2025
A Glendale resident has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for her role in a hospice fraud scheme that resulted in more than $10 million in false Medicare claims.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 5, 2025
A Shelby, Alabama man has been sentenced to 75 months in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 5, 2025
A Tampa businessman has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for filing fraudulent tax returns. U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven handed down the sentence to Brian Davison, who was also ordered to pay $6,293,592 in restitution to the...

By Federal Newswire | Aug 5, 2025
Thomas C. Albus has been sworn in as the Interim United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 5, 2025
Austin Ray Lester, a 29-year-old resident of Tokio, North Dakota, was sentenced to 33 years in federal prison for his involvement in the death of a three-year-old child.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 5, 2025
The Federal Trade Commission held a closed meeting on August 5, 2025, at 10:30 AM Eastern Time to discuss a nonpublic law enforcement matter.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 5, 2025
A Corpus Christi man has been sentenced to federal prison following his involvement in two armed robberies at Vape City stores and a subsequent high-speed chase, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.

By Federal Newswire | Aug 5, 2025
Daniel Mac Wentz, a 46-year-old resident of Blacksburg, South Carolina, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.