News from July 2025
By Federal Newswire | Jul 8, 2025
A federal grand jury in Columbia has issued a 15-count indictment against four individuals from the Charleston area, linked to a sex trafficking operation.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 8, 2025
A Cedar Rapids resident, Anthony Chan Dixon, was sentenced to over eight years in federal prison on July 7, 2025.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 8, 2025
A Weymouth man has admitted guilt in federal court in Boston for submitting fraudulent information to obtain loans through the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 8, 2025
A Birmingham tax preparer has been sentenced for preparing false tax returns, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona. U.S. District Judge Sharon L. Blackburn sentenced Geta Barr to 18 months in prison.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 8, 2025
An indictment was unsealed in the District of Puerto Rico charging two men for their roles in operating and promoting OmegaPro, an international investment scheme accused of defrauding investors of over $650 million.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 8, 2025
Solamon Flores-Garcia, a 43-year-old Mexican national, has been sentenced to ten years in prison for carjacking and possession and brandishing of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 8, 2025
A Salem, Massachusetts man has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for his involvement in a drug trafficking organization that distributed counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 8, 2025
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has announced the sentencing of Muhammad Adnan, a 21-year-old resident of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 8, 2025
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced it is distributing over $2.9 million to consumers affected by Ygrene Energy Fund, a home-improvement financing firm accused of making false claims regarding the financial implications of its services.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 8, 2025
Jerry Brandon Pearce, a resident of Indianola, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to 25 months in prison for possessing an unregistered explosive device.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 8, 2025
A Boca Raton resident, Charles Lawrence Baugh, Sr., has pleaded guilty to securities fraud in the Southern District of Florida.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 8, 2025
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro, alongside various local and federal law enforcement agencies and community organizations, welcomed over 350 youth from the District to the 15th Annual Anti-Violence Youth Summit.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 8, 2025
Every year, military personnel and their families face significant financial losses due to fraud and scams.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 8, 2025
The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index saw a slight decline in June, dropping by 0.2 points to 98.6, which remains above the long-term average of 98.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 8, 2025
A woman from Georgia has been sentenced for smuggling firearms into Mexico. U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced that 38-year-old Mirna Luna received a 46-month prison sentence, followed by two years of supervised release.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 8, 2025
Jibreel Pratt, a 26-year-old resident of Detroit, Michigan, has pleaded guilty to two counts related to concealing cryptocurrency donations intended for the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS).
By Federal Newswire | Jul 8, 2025
Tomorrow, Summer Mersinger, CEO of the Blockchain Association, will address the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 8, 2025
A member of the Lummi Nation has been indicted for assault by strangulation of an ex-partner, as announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 8, 2025
David James Massey, a 39-year-old resident of Pace, Florida, has pleaded guilty to theft of government funds in federal court.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 8, 2025
Jamaris Ladell Smith, a 36-year-old resident of Charlotte, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison with an additional three years of supervised release for a series of armed robberies.
