News published on Federal Newswire in July 2025

News from July 2025


Browning man receives prison sentence for fatal accident on reservation

A Browning resident, Douglas Dean McDonald, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison following his involvement in a fatal accident on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation.


Crack dealer Freddie Lee Hall sentenced to seven years for drug trafficking

Freddie Lee Hall, Jr., a 57-year-old resident of the District of Columbia, has been sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for distributing crack cocaine while possessing multiple firearms.


Schuylkill County man indicted for drug trafficking offenses

A Schuylkill County man, Darious Felder, aged 34 from Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to drug trafficking.


Pensacola man receives prison sentence for firearm possession as convicted felon

Christ’Avian X’Zayvia Rayshon Sheard, a 19-year-old from Pensacola, Florida, has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison.


Romanian man receives lengthy sentence for access device fraud conspiracy

A Romanian national, Doru Adamesc, also known as "Petru Golban," was sentenced to 27 years in prison for conspiracy to commit access device fraud.


Sioux City man pleads guilty to escape from custody

A man from Sioux City, Iowa, has pleaded guilty to escaping custody.


Man indicted for attacking transit police officer at metro station

Erik Schleehauf, a 43-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., has been indicted on multiple felony charges following an incident involving a Metro Transit Police Officer.


Markey criticizes Trump's proposed bill's impact on small businesses

Ranking Member Ed Markey has voiced strong opposition to a new bill proposed by former President Donald Trump, which he refers to as the "Big Ugly Bill."


Texas man sentenced for alien smuggling after high-speed chase

A resident of Alamo, Texas, Margarito Llanes, 37, has been sentenced to 52 months in federal prison for transporting illegal aliens.


Justice Department sentences three in international transit monopoly scheme

The U.S. Department of Justice has announced the sentencing of three individuals involved in a conspiracy to monopolize the transmigrante forwarding agency industry in the Los Indios, Texas border region.


Pensacola man receives decade-long sentence in drug and firearm case

Dillon Devontrez Royster, a 31-year-old resident of Pensacola, Florida, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.


Jackson man sentenced to over eight years for firearm possession

A Jackson, Mississippi man has been sentenced to 103 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.


Man indicted for alleged carjackings and robberies in Chicago

A federal grand jury has indicted Maurice D. Lee, Jr., for allegedly carjacking two vehicles and robbing two credit unions in Chicago.


Mexican national pleads guilty to re-entry after removal

Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that Luis A. Gama, a 38-year-old native of Mexico, pleaded guilty to the charge of re-entry of a removed alien on June 26, 2025.


Mexican national loses US citizenship due to naturalization fraud

A Mexican national, Felix Aguilar-Matias, has been sentenced to three months in prison and had his U.S. citizenship revoked for naturalization fraud.


Stockton man sentenced for exploiting minors through social media

Elmer Yusay Ngo, a 29-year-old resident of Stockton, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for child exploitation.


Tulsa men sentenced for armed dispensary robbery

U.S. District Judge John D. Russell has sentenced two men in connection with a robbery at a marijuana dispensary in Tulsa, Oklahoma.


Jamestown man charged with making threats against federal agents

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo has announced the arrest of Matthew White, a 43-year-old resident of Jamestown, NY.


D.C. man indicted for illegal firearm possession following arrest

Ronald Aiken, a 48-year-old resident of the District of Columbia, has been indicted on a federal firearms charge.


Senate committee to hold nominations hearing for commerce department positions

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, serving as the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, is set to lead a nominations hearing for several Department of Commerce nominees.