News published on Federal Newswire in July 2025

News from July 2025


AFSA says CFPB complaint portal needs overhaul

The American Financial Services Association (AFSA) has submitted detailed comments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), urging revisions to the complaint portal's onboarding form and calling for broader reforms to enhance complaint...


Treasury imposes sanctions on Venezuelan cartel linked to Maduro

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on the Cartel de los Soles, a criminal group based in Venezuela.


Semler Scientific settles False Claims Act case over PAD device billing

Semler Scientific Inc. has agreed to pay $29.75 million, and Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc., along with its related companies, will pay $7.2 million to settle allegations of violating the False Claims Act by causing false claims to be submitted to...


Department of Defense shifts troop support for ICE from Title 10 to Title 32

The Department of Defense (DoD) has announced a shift in the duty status of military personnel who are supporting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in its immigration law enforcement efforts.


Dominican national indicted for illegal reentry into the United States

A Dominican national residing in Chelsea has been indicted for illegal reentry into the United States after deportation.


Mobile woman sentenced to two years for preparing fraudulent tax returns

Carrie Mae Jones of Mobile, Alabama, has been sentenced to two years in federal prison after being found guilty of filing fraudulent tax returns.


Ecuadorian national sentenced for illegal reentry after prior deportation

An Ecuadorian national, Luis Ernesto Caguana-Caguana, was sentenced in Boston for unlawfully reentering the United States after being deported. U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs sentenced Caguana-Caguana, 33, to time served, which...


Inmate at FCI Lewisburg indicted for assault and possession of weapons

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has announced that Andrew Dion, 57, an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution Lewisburg in Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury on July 24, 2025.


Lowell man charged with hiding millions from payroll taxes through employment agency

A Lowell resident was arrested on allegations of payroll tax evasion and workers’ compensation insurance fraud, according to federal authorities.


Telecom CEO sentenced to 5 years; company pays $128M for fraud

Issa Asad, the CEO of Q Link Wireless LLC, and his company have been sentenced for defrauding government programs.


Department of Energy employee indicted on attempted bribery charges involving federal contracts

A federal grand jury in Boston has indicted Edward Doherty, a Security Specialist with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), on charges related to an alleged attempt to bribe another DOE employee to secure government contracts for his private company.


New Jersey woman sentenced for role in multi-million-dollar SBA loan fraud

U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow has sentenced Jennifer Watkins, 48, from Marlton, New Jersey, to three years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release.


Tickfaw man sentenced to five years for drug distribution

Acting United States Attorney Ellison C. Travis has announced the sentencing of Randevois Ingram, a 28-year-old from Tickfaw, Louisiana. U.S. Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick sentenced Ingram to 60 months in federal prison for distributing cocaine and...


Former VI sports commissioner convicted for bribery scheme involving $1.6 million contract

Former Commissioner of the Virgin Islands Department of Sports, Parks, and Recreation Calvert White and Benjamin Hendricks were convicted of Honest Services Wire Fraud and Federal Programs Bribery after a four-day jury trial in St. Thomas,...


Somerset County man indicted for child pornography charges

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has announced the indictment of Tyler Fuller, a 31-year-old resident of Somerset County, Pennsylvania.


New Haven man sentenced to three years for firearm possession while on federal bond

A New Haven man has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for possessing a firearm while out on bond in another criminal case, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut.


H-Block gang member sentenced to over four years for drug and firearm offenses

A member of the Boston-based H-Block gang, Jerry Gray, was sentenced in federal court on Friday for drug distribution and firearms offenses.


Arlington man sentenced to over three decades for child pornography production

An Arlington resident, Carlos Isaac Barrientos, has been sentenced to 405 months in federal prison for the production of child pornography and illegal possession of a machinegun.


Donald J. Trump shares multiple Truth Social posts via X on July 25, 2025

Former President Donald J. Trump shared three separate posts from his Truth Social account on July 25, 2025, each linked by the @TrumpDailyPosts account on X (formerly Twitter).


Former correctional officer sentenced for drug smuggling conspiracy at Neuse Correctional

A former correctional officer at Neuse Correctional Institution in Goldsboro has been sentenced to five years in prison and four years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and possessing methamphetamine with intent to...