News from February 2025

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.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
Ricardo Rodriguez, a 61-year-old resident of Ontario, Oregon, has been sentenced to 155 months in federal prison for his involvement in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
The U.S. government's approval of the Thacker Pass lithium mine in Nevada has been criticized by Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union for allegedly violating Indigenous people's rights.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, has announced that Andre Miller Jr., a 24-year-old resident of Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced to three years in federal prison for possessing a machinegun. U.S....

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
A Kalispell resident has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
In his recent State of the State address, Governor Greg Abbott highlighted the Texas Cyber Command as an emergency item for legislative consideration.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
A man from Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to over 15 years in prison for his involvement in a drug distribution conspiracy.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
A truck driver has been convicted of kidnapping resulting in death, as announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Chad Meacham.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
Rafael Castro, a former employee of the Veterans Health Administration and the Internal Revenue Service, along with his wife Miriam Castro, admitted guilt in federal court to defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) of over $130,000.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
An Evansville, Indiana man has been sentenced to 13 years and 7 months in federal prison for distributing fentanyl, which resulted in a death.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has announced that Andie Hartley, a 38-year-old resident of Felton, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury on February 5, 2025.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
The Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) initiative, which aims to reduce violent crime and gun violence by bringing together various levels of law enforcement and communities, has announced new indictments in federal cases.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced the seizure of a Dassault Falcon 2000EX aircraft by Dominican Republic authorities.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a conversation with Kenyan President William Ruto.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Pharr International Bridge in Texas have intercepted a significant quantity of narcotics, with an estimated street value of over $19 million.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 6, 2025
NFIB Vice President of Federal Government Relations, Jeff Brabant, recently appeared on The Lars Larson National Radio Show to discuss the implications of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) on small businesses.