News from February 2025

By Federal Newswire | Feb 28, 2025
Dr. Eric Patterson, president and CEO of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, is a foreign policy expert who focuses on combating totalitarianism. He offered Federal Newswire his take on the Russia-Ukraine war.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 28, 2025
The Arizona State Senate has announced the passage of Senate Bill 1373, which aims to establish a Digital Assets Strategic Reserve Fund.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 28, 2025
Troy Miller, president and CEO of National Religious Broadcasters (NRB), has dedicated his life to faith, leadership, and advocacy. A Nebraska farm boy turned U.S. Navy veteran, Miller has journeyed from the open fields of the Midwest to the helm of the world's largest association of evangelical Christian communicators. In 2024, his support for Israel earned him a place among Israel's Top 50 Christian Allies, as bestowed by the Israel Allies Foundation. Under his leadership, NRB has defended Christian media and promoted the US-Israel relationship.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 28, 2025
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Boston has arrested a 27-year-old Guatemalan national, Wilber Chinic-Villagran, who was convicted in Massachusetts for multiple offenses including assault and battery on a family member,...

By Federal Newswire | Feb 28, 2025
A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced for his involvement in a conspiracy to burglarize approximately 55 United Parcel Service (UPS) warehouses, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the...

By Federal Newswire | Feb 28, 2025
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested Noel Chinchilla-Avilez, a Honduran citizen with a final order of removal, in York, Pennsylvania, on February 14.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 28, 2025
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), with support from the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), conducted a routine enforcement operation in Arlington, Virginia, on February 11.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 28, 2025
A New York man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for child exploitation charges.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 28, 2025
Congressman Max Miller has called for the repeal of crypto tax reporting rules for decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 28, 2025
Ronald Diaz, a former financial advisor with Morgan Stanley, has been sentenced to 22 months in prison by United States District Judge Scott H. Rash.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 28, 2025
A man from the Miami area has been arrested in Florida for his alleged involvement in a fraud scheme targeting elderly victims.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 28, 2025
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell has announced the conviction of William Henry Riese, 34, from Rapid City, South Dakota.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 28, 2025
A Newport, Kentucky man, Raymond Hammond Jr., aged 38, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for attempted possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 28, 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a meeting with Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis, where the strategic significance of the partnership between the United States and Greece was reaffirmed.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 28, 2025
A Houston man, aged 47, has pleaded guilty to charges of wire fraud and conspiracy in a romance scheme that targeted citizens across the United States, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 28, 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a meeting with UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy on February 27.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 28, 2025
A Los Angeles woman has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining over $2 million in COVID-19 relief loans and attempting to secure nearly $1.3 million in pandemic-related tax credits, according to the Justice...

By Federal Newswire | Feb 28, 2025
A Navajo man has entered a guilty plea in federal court to charges of second-degree murder and firearms violations related to a fatal shooting incident that occurred in 2022.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 28, 2025
Among the 29 cartel leaders extradited from Mexico to the United States recently is Jose Rodolfo Villarreal Hernandez, known as "El Gato," according to Chad Meacham, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 28, 2025
An Italian national residing in Miami has pleaded guilty to charges related to child exploitation.