News from January 2025
By Federal Newswire | Jan 16, 2025
The U.S. Department of Justice has reached a settlement with San Luis Obispo County to address claims that conditions at the county jail violated federal laws, including the Eighth and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and the Americans...
By Federal Newswire | Jan 16, 2025
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has expressed approval for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) release of an interim rule concerning Technical Guidelines for Climate-Smart Agriculture Crops Used as Biofuel Feedstocks.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 16, 2025
A Vicksburg man, Laron Evans, has been sentenced to 32 years in federal prison for his involvement in a complex scheme involving health care fraud, money laundering, identity theft, and contempt of court. U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate also...
By Federal Newswire | Jan 16, 2025
The City of Española has agreed to a $3.9 million settlement to resolve allegations of trespassing on Santa Clara Pueblo land.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 16, 2025
A federal grand jury has indicted Kami Elois Power, 54, of Gardnerville, Nevada, on charges including wire fraud, bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 16, 2025
James Wallace Mathis, Jr., a 44-year-old resident of Fort Myers, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison. U.S. District Judge Thomas Barber delivered the sentence following Mathis's guilty plea on October 30, 2024.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 16, 2025
United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced a 16-count federal indictment against seven individuals linked to drug dealing and an armed robbery spree that resulted in a double homicide on April 10 and 11, 2024.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 16, 2025
Two men have been indicted in Boston for allegedly submitting fraudulent information to obtain loans through the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 16, 2025
U.S. District Judge Thomas Barber has sentenced Carl Samuel Thompson, Jr., a 60-year-old resident of Fort Myers, to 15 years in federal prison for unlawfully possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 16, 2025
Randy Lansing, a 41-year-old resident of Aneth, Utah, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Tammy Clark.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 16, 2025
Coin Center Fellow Michael Lewellen has initiated legal action against the Department of Justice (DOJ) concerning their interpretation of unlicensed money transmission statutes.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 16, 2025
Travis Jay Nyhoff, a 42-year-old inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution in Pekin, Illinois, has been sentenced to 33 months in prison for aggravated battery.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 16, 2025
Deangelo Wooten, 27, Jaleel Fowler, 26, and several co-conspirators have been indicted on a 57-count indictment in Superior Court.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 16, 2025
A Mansfield businesswoman, Tamara Starks, has been sentenced to over seven years in federal prison for her involvement in a fraudulent scheme that secured approximately $8.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 16, 2025
On August 4, 2024, a tragic incident occurred involving a Guatemalan migrant who died at a Border Patrol station after being transported from the field.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 16, 2025
A federal jury has found an Albuquerque man guilty of assaulting a federal officer at the Cibola County Correctional Center in Milan, New Mexico.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 16, 2025
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that Tyree Oil, a petroleum distribution and storage company based in Oregon, has paid an $87,700 penalty for violations of the Clean Water Act.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 16, 2025
Four individuals involved in a drug trafficking operation have been sentenced for distributing cocaine between California and Tennessee.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 16, 2025
A federal jury in Chicago has found Andrew Anania guilty of several criminal charges, including kidnapping, carjacking, and firearm offenses.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 16, 2025
The Borinquen Containers Corporation, based in Hatillo, Puerto Rico, has agreed to comply with an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) order to address violations of the Clean Air Act at its facility.
