News from February 2025

By Federal Newswire | Feb 3, 2025
A Zuni woman has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for her role in a 2019 kidnapping that led to the victim's death.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 3, 2025
On February 3, 2025, Secretary of State Marco Rubio extended his congratulations to the people of Sri Lanka on behalf of the United States as they celebrate their National Day on February 4.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 3, 2025
Francis J. Battista, a 39-year-old resident of Aston, Pennsylvania, has been convicted on multiple charges for defrauding federal COVID-19 relief programs of $8.4 million.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 3, 2025
Parren Hawkins, a 33-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., faces charges in Superior Court for armed carjacking.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 3, 2025
President Trump's new acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, has issued an order to halt indefinitely "all rulemaking, communications, litigation, and other activities" at the agency.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 3, 2025
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Foreign Minister Alexandra Hill Tinoco of El Salvador have signed a Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Strategic Civil Nuclear Cooperation (NCMOU).

By Federal Newswire | Feb 3, 2025
President Trump's new acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, has issued an order to indefinitely halt "all rulemaking, communications, litigation, and other activities" at the agency.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 3, 2025
On February 1, 2025, a decision was made to address the challenges posed by Mexican drug trafficking organizations and other related threats.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 3, 2025
On a rainy afternoon in New Orleans' Ninth Ward, the Ellis Marsalis Center for Music (EMCM) comes alive as students arrive for classes.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 3, 2025
Oscar Navarro-Zepeda, a 43-year-old resident of Spencer, Iowa, received a 17-year federal prison sentence on January 31, 2025.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 3, 2025
On Friday, Representative Chip Roy reintroduced the Drug Cartel Terrorist Designation Act.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 3, 2025
Stephan G. Ward, a 32-year-old resident of Akron, Ohio, has been sentenced to 100 months in federal prison for methamphetamine distribution.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 3, 2025
A Columbus man has admitted to attempting to send obscene material to a minor during an undercover investigation, according to U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 3, 2025
A Honduran national, Juan Jose Arriaga-Moreno, also known as "Jaime Garcia Matamoros," has been sentenced for illegal re-entry into the United States.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 3, 2025
An indictment was unsealed in a Brooklyn federal court charging Andean Medjedovic with wire fraud, computer hacking, and attempted extortion.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 3, 2025
The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) has released a new video that scrutinizes school district spending in Texas.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 3, 2025
Joshua M. Riley, a 46-year-old resident of Hamilton, Ohio, received a 15-year prison sentence for narcotics and firearms offenses in the U.S. District Court.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 3, 2025
Burlington, Vermont - Andrew Hollins, also known as Andrew Jones, has been sentenced to 62 months in prison following guilty pleas to charges of narcotics trafficking, wire fraud, and money laundering.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 3, 2025
Christine Mary Livingston, a former captain at the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC), has admitted to her involvement in a bribery conspiracy.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 3, 2025
On February 1, 2025, a determination was made regarding Canada's handling of drug trafficking organizations and related criminal activities.