News from February 2025

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced the appointment of Michael Martucci as the Regional Administrator for EPA Region 2.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Area Port of San Luis, Arizona, intercepted two methamphetamine smuggling attempts on Tuesday.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
On February 6, 2025, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin traveled to Los Angeles, California, to assess the damage caused by recent wildfires and to meet with agency personnel involved in what is described as the largest wildfire cleanup effort in the...

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
A Torrance, California man has admitted his role in running a network of high-end brothels across greater Boston and eastern Virginia.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
NFIB's latest jobs report indicates ongoing challenges for small businesses in filling job vacancies, with 35% of owners reporting unfilled positions in January, consistent with December figures.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents have detained two individuals with previous criminal convictions related to sexual offenses against minors.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
A Sioux City man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for illegally re-entering the United States as a felon.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has imposed a $37 million civil money penalty on Brink’s Global Services USA, Inc. for willful violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA).

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
A man from the Slovak Republic has been sentenced to 38 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining pandemic relief loans. U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark handed down the sentence and ordered Mark Ethan Jermain to repay $738,118.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
President Donald J. Trump has appointed Scott Mason IV as the new Regional Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) South Central Region, also known as Region 6.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
A 27-year-old man from Deering, Alaska, Trayton C. Ballot, was arraigned today following his indictment for abusive sexual contact on an aircraft.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
United States Attorney Mac Schneider announced that Austin Cody Littlewind, also known as Austin Cody Littlewind Jr., has been sentenced to 16 years in federal prison.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has announced that two Baltimore men, Dominic Wise and Darius Gissentaner, both aged 33, have been indicted on firearms charges.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
A North Carolina resident has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute parafluorofentanyl and fentanyl.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
The United States has announced sanctions against an international network accused of channeling illicit revenue to Iran's military.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
A man from Buna, Texas, has been found guilty of federal firearms and drug trafficking offenses in the Eastern District of Texas.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
A Missouri business owner has been sentenced to 108 months in prison for multiple offenses, including bank fraud, Clean Air Act violations, and witness tampering. U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk handed down the sentence to Christopher Lee...

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
A pair of Roanoke residents involved in fentanyl trafficking have been sentenced to federal prison.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Indonesian Minister of Defense Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin engaged in an introductory call, according to Department of Defense Spokesman John Ullyot.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
A Charlotte man, Shakor Daniels, has been sentenced to 37 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for firearm-related offenses. U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell delivered the sentence after Daniels was found guilty of...