News from February 2025

By Federal Newswire | Feb 4, 2025
NFIB has submitted an amicus brief to the United States Supreme Court in the case of Diamond Alternative Energy, LLC, et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

By Federal Newswire | Feb 4, 2025
An Amtrak employee has admitted to participating in a scheme to defraud the company's health care plan, as announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 4, 2025
Christopher McCarty, a 33-year-old resident of Manhattan, has pled guilty to mailing a threatening letter aimed at two New York State judges.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 4, 2025
NFIB member Alison Couch is actively advocating for the continuation of the 20% Small Business Deduction.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 4, 2025
Maurilio Jastinto-Juarez, a 50-year-old Mexican national, was sentenced on January 27, 2025, for illegal reentry into the United States after removal.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 4, 2025
A federal grand jury has indicted four men from Birmingham in connection with three separate carjacking incidents that took place in Jefferson County.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 4, 2025
On February 4, 2025, Lee Zeldin, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), introduced the "Powering the Great American Comeback" initiative.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 4, 2025
Three men appeared in federal court this week due to their involvement in a drug trafficking operation in the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 4, 2025
A Lynn man has admitted guilt in a federal court in Boston for his involvement in a major drug trafficking operation on the North Shore of Massachusetts.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 4, 2025
A Haverhill man has admitted guilt in a federal court in Boston for trafficking cocaine and illegal firearms in the Boston area.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 4, 2025
A federal grand jury in Columbia has indicted Derrick Gathers, a 38-year-old resident of Augusta, Georgia, for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 4, 2025
Peter Allen Snyder, a 43-year-old resident of Smyrna, Tennessee, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 4, 2025
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Roma International Bridge cargo facility have seized cocaine valued at $1.6 million, hidden within a tractor trailer.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 4, 2025
Minh Quang Pham, also known as "Amin," has been sentenced to 44 years in prison for his involvement with al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), a recognized foreign terrorist organization.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 4, 2025
A federal grand jury has indicted Christina Ann Mobley, also known as Kris Mobley, on charges of defrauding her former employer, a construction company in Fortuna, California.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 4, 2025
Brandon Michael Halsey, a 20-year-old from Denison, Iowa, has been sentenced to federal prison following his guilty plea on October 8, 2024.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 4, 2025
In recent developments, two lawsuits have been filed questioning whether the Trump Administration is infringing upon established privacy rights.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 4, 2025
A Springfield resident, James Elliott, has admitted guilt in a federal court in Bangor for the unlawful possession of a firearm.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 4, 2025
Bryan Sanchez, a 40-year-old resident of Fort Washakie, Wyoming, received a sentence of 44 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for distributing methamphetamine.

By Federal Newswire | Feb 4, 2025
A Mexican national has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh for illegal re-entry into the United States, as announced by Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti.