News from February 2025

By Federal Newswire | Feb 18, 2025
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson has announced new appointments within the agency's leadership.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 18, 2025
A woman from Denton, Texas, has been sentenced to more than 19 years in federal prison for her involvement in a fatal fentanyl overdose case.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 18, 2025
Following the release of memoranda by the acting leadership of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which state that the 2023 Merger Guidelines remain agency policy, the Information Technology and Innovation...

By Federal Newswire | Feb 18, 2025
A former Guatemalan congressman has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for his involvement in an international drug trafficking conspiracy.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 18, 2025
A Marquette Heights resident, Dalton Lee Mattus, 35, has been sentenced to 57 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 18, 2025
Acting United States Attorney Sara C. Sweeney has announced that Fredi Herrera-Sontay, a 42-year-old Guatemalan citizen, has pleaded guilty to charges related to the illegal transportation of an undocumented alien within the United States.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 18, 2025
Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that Raudel Miranda-Martinez, 44, has pled guilty to reentry of a previously removed alien, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 18, 2025
On February 18, 2025, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin released a video message on social media encouraging staff to return to full-time office work.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 18, 2025
Jarrod Carter, a 29-year-old resident of New Orleans, has pled guilty to charges of being a felon in possession of firearms.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 18, 2025
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins recently visited Kansas and Missouri, engaging with farmers, ranchers, and the agricultural community to discuss industry challenges and opportunities.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 18, 2025
The President has issued a new executive order aimed at ensuring greater accountability of federal agencies to the executive branch.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 18, 2025
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has released its operational statistics for January 2025, highlighting significant developments in border security and enforcement activities.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 18, 2025
U.S. District Judge Richard A. Lazzara has sentenced Elias Garcia-Cervantes, a 37-year-old Mexican national, to 24 months in federal prison for illegal reentry into the United States after deportation.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 18, 2025
The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe) is calling on the European Commission to tackle concerns over anti-piracy measures that are inconsistently applied across the European Union.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 18, 2025
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced a temporary halt in vehicular traffic at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge on February 22 to accommodate the International Bridge Ceremony, also known as the Abrazo Ceremony.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 18, 2025
Following a four-week trial in Fresno, California, three members of the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang were convicted of racketeering activities.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 18, 2025
A Mexican national, Jose Manuel Ortiz Perdomo, has been indicted for aggravated identity theft and making a false statement on a passport application.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 18, 2025
Michael W. Luehrsen, a 41-year-old resident of Miami, Florida, has pleaded guilty to perjury charges in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 18, 2025
A Lexington woman, Amy Lynn Cook, has been sentenced to 276 months in prison for producing child pornography.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 18, 2025
A Utah man, Robert Buckley Hardy, 47, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Salt Lake City on charges related to the robbery of two banks in Salt Lake County.