News from January 2025

By Federal Newswire | Jan 17, 2025
The United States has reached a $9.5 million settlement with Stericycle, Inc. over violations of hazardous waste management regulations.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 17, 2025
United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced charges against Scott Mason, a 66-year-old investment adviser from Gladwyne, Pennsylvania.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 17, 2025
A 46-year-old man, Lukumond Adebola Olatunji, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for kidnapping.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 17, 2025
Alexander Villanueva, a 37-year-old resident of Las Vegas, Nevada, has pled guilty to several charges including reckless driving and possessing an open container of alcohol in a vehicle.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 17, 2025
A man from Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, has been sentenced to 210 months in prison for the international sexual exploitation of children.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 17, 2025
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has published the Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for November 2024.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 17, 2025
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced sanctions against Yin Kecheng, a cyber actor based in Shanghai, and Sichuan Juxinhe Network Technology Co., LTD., a cybersecurity company located in Sichuan.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 17, 2025
Jigar Shah, who served as Director of the Loan Programs Office (LPO) at the U.S. Department of Energy from March 2021 to January 2025, played a significant role in advancing clean energy initiatives in the United States.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 17, 2025
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced an informal hearing on the proposed Trade Regulation Rule concerning the impersonation of government and businesses.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 17, 2025
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) recently marked the inauguration of the new U.S. Embassy Compound in Tegucigalpa with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 17, 2025
Manuel Chang, the former Finance Minister of Mozambique, has been sentenced to 102 months in prison by United States District Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis in Brooklyn.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 17, 2025
An Arkansas man and woman have been sentenced to a total of 308 months in federal prison for methamphetamine trafficking.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 17, 2025
Darneko Yates, a 30-year-old resident of Richmond, California, was found guilty of unlawful firearm possession after a bench trial presided over by U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 17, 2025
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized a consent order mandating Guardian Service Industries, Inc. to cease enforcing its no-hire agreement.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 17, 2025
Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen has addressed a letter to Congressional leaders concerning the United States debt limit.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 17, 2025
The Justice Department's Antitrust Division has released its 10-year workload statistics report, covering the period from 2015 to 2024.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 17, 2025
Opioid overdose rates in Abilene have decreased significantly after a major crackdown on fentanyl traffickers, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Leigha Simonton.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 17, 2025
LiveCare Inc., a company based in Venice, Florida, has agreed to a settlement of up to $4.9 million.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 17, 2025
Alison Couch, a small business owner from Georgia and member of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), addressed the U.S. House Committee on Ways & Means regarding the significance of making the 20% Small Business Deduction, known...

By Federal Newswire | Jan 17, 2025
More than 15.7 million individuals are employed in restaurants and foodservice outlets across the United States, positioning the industry as the nation's second-largest private sector employer.