News from July 2025

By Federal Newswire | Jul 22, 2025
Brian Hopkins, a 62-year-old resident of Chandler, Arizona, was sentenced to 21 months in prison on July 16 by Senior United States District Court Judge David G. Campbell.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 22, 2025
U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey sentenced Jordin White, a 24-year-old felon from St. Louis, to 97 months in prison on Tuesday.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 22, 2025
Former U.S. President Donald J. Trump posted several messages on Truth Social between July 20 and July 22, 2025, including remarks about meeting Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and a brief post stating "Treason."

By Federal Newswire | Jul 22, 2025
A Mexican national residing illegally in Houston has admitted to leading a smuggling organization and reentering the United States unlawfully, according to U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 22, 2025
A Laredo woman has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for her involvement in a child smuggling ring.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 22, 2025
U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, has announced that Lee Zeldin, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), will be a featured speaker at her upcoming Entrepreneur Expo.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 22, 2025
Carey Ann Trotter, 41, from Crab Orchard, West Virginia, has pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting possession with intent to distribute over 5 grams of methamphetamine.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 22, 2025
A Laredo man has been sentenced to over five years in federal prison for his involvement in a conspiracy to transport illegal aliens. U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced the sentencing of 49-year-old Juan Manuel Aguirre, who pleaded guilty...

By Federal Newswire | Jul 22, 2025
David Oday Smith, a 39-year-old resident of the District of Columbia, has been indicted on a federal firearms charge.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 22, 2025
A Belle Vernon resident has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and ordered to pay over $3.6 million in restitution.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 22, 2025
A California man from San Fernando has been sentenced to federal prison for operating an illegal money transmitting business.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 22, 2025
A St. Louis area physician, Dr. Asim Muhammad Ali, has been sentenced to 70 months in federal prison following convictions in two separate criminal cases, one filed in 2020 and another in 2024. U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey handed down the...

By Federal Newswire | Jul 22, 2025
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is inviting public comment on a petition to reopen and set aside a final consent order related to a $5.2 billion deal between Quantum Energy Partners and EQT Corporation.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 22, 2025
Three individuals have pleaded guilty to charges connected to the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 22, 2025
Wilfort Foster, III, a 41-year-old from El Monte, California, has been sentenced to 28 years in federal prison for narcotics and money laundering conspiracy charges.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 22, 2025
The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma has announced that Angel Urbina-Ramirez, a 53-year-old Mexican national, pleaded guilty to unlawful reentry of a removed alien.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 22, 2025
A Pittsburgh resident has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to fentanyl and cocaine trafficking.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 22, 2025
U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, addressed the Senate before a 90-8 procedural vote to advance the Fiscal Year 2026 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MilCon-VA) Appropriations Act.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 22, 2025
Today, Chairman John Moolenaar and Representative Debbie Dingell issued a bipartisan statement in support of the Department of Commerce's decision to investigate the national security risks associated with polysilicon imports.

By Federal Newswire | Jul 22, 2025
National Farmers Union (NFU) has expressed strong support for the Strengthening Local Food Security Act, which was introduced by Senators Justice and Reed.