News from February 2025

By Federal Newswire | Feb 24, 2025
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced that it is distributing claim forms to consumers who purchased antivirus software from Avast, which was marketed with deceptive privacy claims.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 24, 2025
Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Andrew Birge, announced that Matthew Joseph Sheehan from Iron River has been sentenced to 84 months in federal prison.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 24, 2025
On February 24, 2025, the United States extended its congratulations to Estonia on the occasion of its 107th Independence Day.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 24, 2025
Lakota Tehya Wakley, a 21-year-old resident of Clovis, has entered a guilty plea to charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 24, 2025
Paul New, a 57-year-old resident of Fresno, has been sentenced to three years in prison for his involvement in a series of pipe-bombings targeting vehicles and property.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 24, 2025
On February 24, 2025, Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a statement congratulating Kuwait on its National Day and Liberation Day.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 24, 2025
A Guatemalan national has been sentenced to federal prison for illegally reentering the United States, according to Eastern District of Texas Acting U.S. Attorney Abe McGlothin, Jr.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 24, 2025
Playing music in a business setting can enhance the atmosphere and improve customer satisfaction.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 24, 2025
A woman from Van Buren, Arkansas, and a man from Los Angeles, California, have been sentenced to a total of over 27 years in federal prison for drug trafficking offenses.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 24, 2025
Esbin Ramirez-Garcia, a 28-year-old resident of Rohnert Park, has entered a guilty plea to the charge of aggravated sexual abuse in connection with an incident that occurred in the Marin Headlands.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 24, 2025
Jesus Ricardo Patron Sanchez, known by various aliases including "H-3," was arraigned in Brooklyn federal court on February 22, 2025.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 24, 2025
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that Oscar Hudspeth, Sr., a former law enforcement officer for the Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 24, 2025
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the U.S. Department of State have announced new sanctions on over 30 individuals and vessels involved in the sale and transportation of Iranian petroleum-related...

By Federal Newswire | Feb 24, 2025
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has detained Mark Adrian Vicars, a 58-year-old UK citizen, following his release from the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 24, 2025
The Trump White House has declared a victory against the Associated Press.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 24, 2025
A Minneapolis woman has admitted guilt in a fraud scheme involving $250 million, which took advantage of a federally funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 24, 2025
A man from Pojoaque has been charged with aggravated sexual abuse of a minor, as announced by the U.S. Attorney's Office and the FBI.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 24, 2025
Sean A. Walter, a 30-year-old resident of Humble, Texas, has pleaded guilty to charges related to the theft of business checks from U.S. Mail at an Albany postal facility.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 24, 2025
Daniel Criswell Lee, a 55-year-old resident of Sumter, South Carolina, has been sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for his involvement in a wire fraud scheme.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 24, 2025
A man from the Humble area has been sentenced for assaulting a federal officer, resulting in bodily injury. U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced that Cedric Tyrone Walker, 43, was convicted by a federal jury on August 20, 2024, after a...