News from February 2025

By Federal Newswire | Feb 11, 2025
A federal grand jury in Pittsburgh has indicted Robert Prater, a 33-year-old resident of Swissvale, Pennsylvania, on charges of violating federal firearms law.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 11, 2025
Meta has announced a collaboration with Childhelp to launch an educational curriculum aimed at preventing online exploitation among middle school students.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 11, 2025
A Fuquay Varina man involved in a significant drug trafficking organization in the Raleigh area has been sentenced to over 11 years in prison.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 11, 2025
Gary Johnson, known as "G Money," was arraigned in federal court in Central Islip on charges related to narcotics distribution.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 11, 2025
A man from Bonita Springs, Florida, has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for making interstate threats and engaging in cyberstalking. U.S. District Judge Thomas Barber delivered the sentence to Aaron Thomas Fister, aged 30, who...

By Federal Newswire | Feb 11, 2025
The Justice Department has unsealed charges against Roman Berezhnoy and Egor Nikolaevich Glebov, both Russian nationals, accused of running a cybercrime group using Phobos ransomware.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 11, 2025
Monroe Thompson, a 40-year-old resident of Mason City, has been sentenced to over 20 years in federal prison.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 11, 2025
A San Juan resident, Michael Gallegos-Martinez, has been sentenced to federal prison for illegal firearm possession. U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced the sentencing following Gallegos-Martinez's guilty plea on December 3, 2024.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 11, 2025
Jesse Torres-Alonso, a 35-year-old resident of Bakersfield, has entered a guilty plea for aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 11, 2025
Brandon Lee Chase, a 45-year-old resident of Walkerville, Michigan, has been sentenced to 90 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 11, 2025
Brian Keith Bowen Jr., a 26-year-old resident of Stilwell, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to four years in prison for child abuse.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 11, 2025
A Denver man, Derris Mayberry, 37, has been convicted by federal juries on charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm and distribution of fentanyl.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 11, 2025
Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that D'Metrius Johnson, also known as "Meech," has been sentenced to five years in prison.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 11, 2025
Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced the sentencing of Yanquee Rodriguez, also known as "Yankster Rodriguez," a 28-year-old resident of West Hartford.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 11, 2025
The European landscape of personal income tax rates for 2025 shows significant variation across the continent.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 11, 2025
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), alongside a coalition of privacy advocates led by Lex Lumina, has initiated legal action against the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Elon Musk's "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE).

By Federal Newswire | Feb 11, 2025
A woman from Washington, Missouri, has been indicted for allegedly embezzling over $100,000 from her former employer.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 11, 2025
A teenager from California, Alan W. Filion, has been sentenced to four years in federal prison by United States District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza for making interstate threats.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 11, 2025
Salvador Madrigal-Sanchez, a 73-year-old from Mexico, has been sentenced to 36 months in prison for unlawful reentry into the United States.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 11, 2025
The United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom have jointly sanctioned Zservers, a Russia-based bulletproof hosting services provider.