News from February 2025

By Federal Newswire | Feb 3, 2025
A woman involved in firearm thefts during two burglaries was sentenced to over four years in federal prison on January 31, 2025.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 3, 2025
Allen Lation Baird, a 48-year-old resident of Detroit, Michigan, has entered a guilty plea for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 3, 2025
Jacksonville, Florida – A Honduran national has been indicted for illegal reentry into the United States.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 3, 2025
On January 31, 2025, Julian Everett, a 41-year-old resident of New Carrollton, Maryland, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison followed by 20 years of supervised release. U.S. District Judge Deborah L. Boardman delivered the sentence for...

By Federal Newswire | Feb 3, 2025
Six California residents have been indicted for their alleged involvement in a conspiracy to transport stolen goods across state lines.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 3, 2025
The G7 Foreign Ministers and the High Representative of the European Union have issued a statement condemning the Rwanda-backed M23 offensive in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

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.