News from January 2025

By Federal Newswire | Jan 8, 2025
A federal judge has sentenced an Oregon resident to seven years and four months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for trafficking methamphetamine in the Helena area. U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich confirmed the sentencing.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 8, 2025
The Department of the Interior has announced that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received no bids for the oil and gas lease sale in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 8, 2025
A federal jury in New Haven has found Geoffrey Shapiro, 44, of Windsor Locks guilty of two robberies committed in February 2020.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 8, 2025
Luis Angel Gerardo Urias, a 27-year-old from Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced to 70 months in prison for his involvement in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 8, 2025
The Justice Department has reached a settlement with the Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District (EMUU) in Vermont following an investigation into racial harassment among students.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 8, 2025
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken received the Legion d’Honneur award in Paris on January 8, 2025.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 8, 2025
Dr. Alexander V. Otellin, a former physician from Charleston, has been sentenced to three years in prison for unlawfully distributing oxycodone.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 8, 2025
A former U.S. Postal employee has been found guilty for his involvement in supplying stolen checks to a scam Telegram channel known as "The Lucky Shop."

By Federal Newswire | Jan 8, 2025
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado has announced that Jeremiah Hight, 23, from Towaoc, Colorado, faces federal charges.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 8, 2025
Jacksonville, Florida – Senior United States District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan sentenced Jucory Randell Kirtsey to 15 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 8, 2025
United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg has announced an indictment against Pete Supan, a 35-year-old resident of Bradenton, Florida.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 8, 2025
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced a significant policy change that will make it easier for certain veterans to receive health care and benefits.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 8, 2025
A Philadelphia man has been sentenced to nine years in prison for committing two armed carjackings within hours of each other.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 8, 2025
U.S. District Judge William F. Jung has sentenced Benjamin Cedric Graddy, a 41-year-old resident of Tampa, to 14 years in federal prison.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 8, 2025
Tampa, Florida – Peter Latimore, Jr., a 43-year-old resident of Zephyrhills, has been indicted on multiple charges including interference of commerce by robbery, attempted robbery, use of a firearm during and in commission of a felony offense, and...

By Federal Newswire | Jan 8, 2025
United States Attorney Duane A. Evans has announced that Daniel Ignacio Mejia-Castillo, a 32-year-old Honduran national, pleaded guilty to firearm possession as an illegal alien.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 8, 2025
A Sioux Falls man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for attempting to entice a minor using the internet.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 8, 2025
Each January, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promotes awareness of radon exposure during National Radon Action Month.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 8, 2025
William Shane Garrow, a former banking executive from Tulsa, has entered a guilty plea to charges of bank fraud and filing a false federal income tax return.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 8, 2025
Jalen O. Thomas, a 27-year-old resident of Beckley, West Virginia, received a sentence of five years and ten months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.