News from January 2025

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.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 8, 2025
Eric Duane Ridenour, a 58-year-old resident of Douglas, Arizona, has been sentenced to over 36 years in prison following his conviction for arson and hate crimes.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 8, 2025
The Justice Department has initiated legal action against the City of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, challenging its at-large method of electing city council members.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 8, 2025
Under Secretary of State John Bass is set to visit Ankara, Türkiye from January 9 to 10.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 8, 2025
Vice President Kamala Harris held a conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron, expressing gratitude for his collaboration with the Biden-Harris Administration.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 8, 2025
A Navajo man, Jason Lee Martinez, has been charged with second-degree murder in Indian Country.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 8, 2025
United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, Zachary A. Myers, has announced that the Office Asset Recovery Unit collected a total of $33,855,363 in asset forfeiture and financial litigation debt during Fiscal Year 2024.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 8, 2025
Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su released a statement regarding the recent tentative agreement achieved between the International Longshoremen's Association and the United States Maritime Alliance.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 8, 2025
A former employee of the California Employment Development Department (EDD) and her former boyfriend have pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining more than $750,000 in COVID jobless benefits.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 8, 2025
TechNet has announced the appointment of Liz O’Bagy as its new Federal Policy Director.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 8, 2025
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS have released final rules and guidance for the Section 48E(h) Clean Electricity Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Amount Program.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 8, 2025
Thomas McNeil Hedrick II, a 36-year-old resident of Charleston, West Virginia, has been sentenced to five years and 11 months in prison.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 8, 2025
Ana Costilla and Jorge Hernandez Venegas, both residents of Idaho Falls, have been sentenced to federal prison for their involvement in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy. U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit made the announcement following the...

By Federal Newswire | Jan 8, 2025
A Florida man has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for obstructing the IRS through his involvement in a tax fraud scheme known as the "Note Program."

By Federal Newswire | Jan 8, 2025
During emergency events, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) collaborates with federal, state, local, and non-governmental partners to address the needs of affected areas.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 7, 2025
Marat Lerner, the former president of a debt relief services business based in Brooklyn, has been sentenced to 135 months in prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 7, 2025
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS have released final rules for Clean Electricity Investment and Production Tax Credits, known as technology-neutral credits, under tax code sections 45Y and 48E.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 7, 2025
Ramon Soto, a 57-year-old former resident of New Britain, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his involvement in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy.