News from February 2025

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
A Laredo man has confessed to his involvement in a multi-year conspiracy to smuggle aliens for profit, according to U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Yelitzia Ortiz Chaparro and Emanuel Gonzalez, both from Madison, Wisconsin, have been sentenced for their involvement in drug trafficking activities.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
In the fourth quarter of 2024, nearly 90% of metropolitan areas saw an increase in home prices, according to a report by the National Association of REALTORS (NAR).

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
Craig Eastman, a 21-year-old resident of Washington D.C., has been sentenced to 165 months in federal prison for his role in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
Jim Macy has been appointed as the new administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Region 7, covering Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and nine tribal nations.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
Brink’s Global Services USA, Inc., a subsidiary of Brink’s, Inc. and The Brink’s Company, has agreed to forfeit over $50 million following allegations of operating as an unlicensed money transmitting business.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended a U.S. citizen and two Mexican nationals after an attempted escape near Sonoita, Arizona, on February 4, 2025.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
A former officer from the Reno Police Department, Tyler Michael Baehr, has been indicted on charges of civil rights violations.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
A federal jury has found Everett Chad Nelson, a 44-year-old resident of Stafford, guilty of assaulting a fellow passenger on a United Airlines flight.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced the conviction of two men involved in a large-scale drug trafficking operation in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Indian Minister of Defense Rajnath Singh engaged in an introductory call to reinforce the U.S.-India Major Defense Partnership.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
Anton Andreyevich Iagounov, a 38-year-old resident of South Lake Tahoe, has been sentenced to two years and three months in prison for impersonating a federal officer.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
Two men from Hacienda Heights have been arrested on charges related to a smuggling operation involving contraband from China through Los Angeles-area ports.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
A Utah gymnastics coach has admitted to charges related to the transportation of a minor for criminal sexual activity.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
A Montgomery man has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison following convictions related to drug and gun offenses.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
Memphis, TN – Seven individuals have been indicted on federal gun and violent crime charges in West Tennessee, as announced by Acting United States Attorney Reagan Fondren.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
A New Orleans man, Johnnie Hagans, was sentenced on January 30, 2025, for federal gun and drug charges. U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced the sentencing following Hagans' guilty plea to a multi-count indictment.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
A federal grand jury in Topeka has indicted a Kansas resident on charges related to child sexual abuse materials.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Louisville reported a significant seizure of counterfeit designer jewelry throughout January.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
A former police officer from Sanger, Daniel Battenfield, 40, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on three counts related to illegal firearms dealing and obstruction.