News from December 2025
By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2025
A former Santa Monica physician was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for distributing ketamine to actor Matthew Perry, despite knowing about Perry’s history of addiction and that the drug was being administered by an untrained personal...
By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2025
Shane Takasane, a 43-year-old resident of Honolulu, was sentenced to three years of probation for selling Hawaiian yellow tang and kole tang that were caught illegally.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2025
Luis Carlos Cordova, the operator of Limitless Aesthetics and Healthcare in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, has reached a civil settlement with the United States government regarding alleged violations of federal controlled-substance recordkeeping...
By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2025
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized an order against telemedicine provider NextMed and its principals, Robert Epstein and Frank Leonardo.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2025
A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a woman during a commercial flight from Los Angeles to Philadelphia.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2025
A Jefferson County resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly setting fire to an apartment unit, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2025
A Texas resident, John Patrick Butler, 71, has pleaded guilty to federal charges related to the illegal trafficking of bald and golden eagles.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2025
During a recent hearing of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee, Senator Martin Heinrich of New Mexico secured a commitment from U.S. Forest Service Acting Associate Chief Christopher French...
By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2025
Gerardo Solorio-Alvarado, a Mexican national previously convicted of drug trafficking, and Nelson Enrique Sorto of Atlanta are facing federal charges after authorities seized over 1,500 pounds of methamphetamine hidden in blackberry shipments at...
By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2025
A Guatemalan national residing in Rhode Island was sentenced in federal court for resisting federal law enforcement officers during an attempted immigration arrest, according to an announcement from Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2025
A Belgrade woman has pleaded guilty to harboring individuals who were in the United States illegally, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2025
On December 1, 2025, Darryl D. Smith, age 53 and formerly of Keshena, was sentenced to 40 months in federal prison for assault resulting in serious bodily injury on the Menominee Indian Reservation.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2025
A Mexican national has been sentenced to five years in prison for his involvement in a human smuggling incident that took place earlier this year, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2025
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran, chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, led a hearing in Washington to review the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) prescription practices for veterans with mental health conditions.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2025
Julian Scott, also known as “Ju Sav,” 26, has been sentenced to life in federal prison with an additional mandatory consecutive term of 30 years.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2025
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer has opened an investigation into alleged widespread fraud in Minnesota’s social services programs during Governor Tim Walz’s administration.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2025
A former student doctor has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for producing and possessing child sexual abuse material, according to an announcement from Acting U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Ryan G. McRae, Acting Special Agent in...
By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2025
Patrick Carl Timberlake, Jr., also known as "King," was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for distributing heroin and fentanyl that resulted in the overdose deaths of two individuals.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2025
A former officer with the Loveland Police Department in Colorado has been found guilty by a jury of violating civil rights for sexually assaulting a minor while on duty.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 3, 2025
An Arizona man has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for assaulting a one-month-old child.
