News from February 2025

By Federal Newswire | Feb 14, 2025
A Nevada woman has admitted to conspiring to defraud the United States by submitting false claims for COVID-19-related employment tax credits.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 14, 2025
A 34-year-old McAllen resident, David Michael Saenz, has been sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for possessing firearms as a felon.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 14, 2025
On February 26, 2025, the last defendant in a case involving the Only My Brothers (OMB) street gang was sentenced to federal prison.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 14, 2025
U.S. District Court Judge Todd Robinson sentenced Lucresia Stone-Rojas from San Diego to 86 months in prison.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 14, 2025
A 46-year-old man from Starr County has been sentenced to prison for illegally possessing firearms, as announced by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 14, 2025
Pedro Cerna Arias, a 62-year-old Mexican national living in Milpitas, has been sentenced to five years and ten months in prison. U.S. District Judge Daniel J. Calabretta handed down the sentence for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent...

By Federal Newswire | Feb 14, 2025
A member of the Boston-based gang H-Block, Jason Bly, 44, from Quincy, has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to drug conspiracy.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 14, 2025
A federal grand jury in Florence has indicted Rafael Contreras, 38, of Mexico, on charges of distributing cocaine and heroin and money laundering.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 14, 2025
On February 14, 2025, a family from Charleston, South Carolina, expressed gratitude for the quick actions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Atlanta who helped save their mother during a medical emergency.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 14, 2025
An indictment has been unsealed in Fresno, California, charging Jesus Magana Mellin, also known as "Compadre," a 34-year-old resident of Merced, with multiple drug trafficking offenses.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 14, 2025
Federal authorities have unveiled charges against 22 individuals linked to the Trinitarios gang, a transnational criminal organization.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 14, 2025
The founder of CluCoin, a cryptocurrency project based in Miami, has been sentenced to 27 months in prison.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 14, 2025
A federal criminal complaint and arrest warrant have been issued for Manuel Antonio Xante-Ajanel, a 25-year-old Guatemalan citizen.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 14, 2025
A man from Martin County, Florida, was found guilty by a federal jury in Fort Pierce for possessing firearms while being an unlawful alien.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 14, 2025
A Lowell man, Bill Phim, also known as "Bonez," has pleaded guilty to trafficking methamphetamine pills in a case involving the Asian Boyz gang.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 14, 2025
Matthew Podolsky, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the arrest of Ross Lanvin on charges of possessing child pornography.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 14, 2025
A Northwest Arkansas man has been sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for operating an illegal money transmitting business.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 14, 2025
The Trump Administration's recent dismissal of three Democratic members from the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) has raised significant concerns regarding U.S. surveillance practices and their alignment with EU data protection...

By Federal Newswire | Feb 14, 2025
A man from Northwoods, St. Louis County, Missouri, has been charged with child sex trafficking.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 14, 2025
A St. Bernard Parish resident, Abe Jyles, aged 44, has pled guilty to federal gun and drug charges in New Orleans.