News from February 2025

By Federal Newswire | Feb 28, 2025
Eight gang members were arrested on Tuesday in an operation led by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF), announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad Meacham.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 28, 2025
Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Vincenzo Minutolo, a 38-year-old resident of Shelton, has pleaded guilty to charges related to fraudulent receipt of COVID-19 relief funds.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 28, 2025
Kayla Martin, a 34-year-old resident of Cayce, South Carolina, has been sentenced to over ten years in federal prison following her guilty plea to drug trafficking charges.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 28, 2025
Jacob M. Rager, a 21-year-old from Columbus, Ohio, has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to charges of sextortion and possession of child pornography.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 28, 2025
The U.S. Attorney’s Office reported collecting $1,996,578.60 in criminal and civil actions during fiscal year 2024.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 28, 2025
Rosler Metal Finishing USA LLC, a manufacturer based in Battle Creek, has agreed to pay $2,289,505.40 to resolve allegations of falsely obtaining a second-draw Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 28, 2025
A 33-year-old man has been sentenced to federal prison after a high-speed chase through Houston, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 28, 2025
The state of Oregon is currently evaluating several legislative proposals aimed at reforming its estate tax system.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 28, 2025
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has taken Javier Duran Torres, a 47-year-old Mexican national, into custody following a series of criminal offenses related to driving under the influence (DUI).

By Federal Newswire | Feb 28, 2025
A Kansas resident has been sentenced for distributing child sexual assault material while in Laredo, Texas. U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced the sentencing of 44-year-old Terry Lee Trower from Madison, Kansas.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 28, 2025
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that Frank Cotto, a resident of Rapid City, South Dakota, has been sentenced to 11 years and three months in federal prison.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 28, 2025
Cornelius Stewart, a 30-year-old resident of Fitchburg, Wisconsin, has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for producing and distributing counterfeit $100 bills. U.S. District Judge William M. Conley handed down the sentence following...

By Federal Newswire | Feb 28, 2025
Today, Chairman John Moolenaar and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) expressed support for proposed actions by the Trump...

By Federal Newswire | Feb 28, 2025
A Las Vegas man has admitted to charges of extortion, money laundering, stalking, and sending threatening text messages.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 28, 2025
Two Turkish men were apprehended for illegally crossing into the United States from Canada, as announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Jay McCormack.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 28, 2025
The House GOP Doctors Caucus has voiced strong support for H.R. 879, the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 28, 2025
A federal court in Jacksonville, Florida, has sentenced Marielys Feliciano Rodriguez to one year of house arrest and ordered her to pay over $3 million in restitution for her involvement in a wire and tax fraud scheme. U.S. District Judge Wendy W....

By Federal Newswire | Feb 28, 2025
An investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations (ICE HSI) in Washington, D.C., has resulted in a Dominican national receiving a federal prison sentence of 15 years and eight months.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 28, 2025
Kendall Lee Forrester, a 35-year-old resident of Wister, Oklahoma, has been convicted by a federal jury on charges including First Degree Murder in Indian Country.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 28, 2025
Acting United States Attorney Sara C. Sweeney has announced that Mickey Colangelo, Jr., a 45-year-old resident of Fort Myers, has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon.