News published on Federal Newswire in July 2025

News from July 2025


Former air force member sentenced for sexual assault at UK air base

James Loubeau, a former member of the U.S. Air Force, has been sentenced to five years in prison followed by 20 months of supervised release for sexually assaulting another service member at Royal Air Force Mildenhall in the United Kingdom.


U.S Attorney's Office reports recent sentences in drug trafficking and illegal reentry cases

Gloria Merina Wass, a 64-year-old resident of Hudson, Wyoming, received a sentence of time served and will undergo supervised release for three years for distributing methamphetamine.


Mexican national charged after fatal attempted carjacking in Tucson

Julio Cesar Aguirre, a 42-year-old Mexican national, has been charged following the death of an attempted carjacking victim in Tucson, Arizona.


Former Eglin resident sentenced to 35 years for child porn crimes

Daniel R. McCaffrey, a former resident of Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for crimes involving child pornography and abusive sexual contact with a minor under the age of 12.


Kidnapping orchestrator receives seven-year sentence

WASHINGTON – U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro announced that Andrew James, also known as Jeremiah Butts, has been sentenced for his involvement in a kidnapping case from January 2024.


House passes One Big Beautiful Bill Act; awaits Trump's signature

Today, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) expressed his support for the House's passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1).


Fitchburg man receives over nine-year sentence for illegal firearm possession

Malcolm Whiteside, a 30-year-old resident of Fitchburg, Wisconsin, was sentenced to nine and a half years in federal prison for illegal firearm possession.


Former university scholar pleads guilty to child pornography charges

Dylan Kelby Rogers, a former postdoctoral scholar from Tallahassee, Florida, has pled guilty in federal court to charges of distribution and receipt of child pornography.


Six found guilty for triple murder during Labor Day weekend 2021

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro announced that six individuals have been found guilty in connection with a triple murder that occurred over Labor Day weekend in 2021.


California man sentenced for involvement in child pornography distribution

Nelson Omar Aguilar-Villalobos, a 21-year-old resident of Oakland, California, has been sentenced to five years in prison following his guilty plea for conspiracy to distribute, receive, and possess child pornography.


Three indicted for illegal reentry into U.S., previously deported

United States Attorney John P. Heekin has announced the indictment of three individuals for illegal reentry into the United States after previous deportations.


Trump establishes Make America Beautiful Again Commission

President Donald J. Trump has signed an Executive Order to create the Make America Beautiful Again (MABA) Commission.


Dubuque man receives federal prison sentence for firearm possession

A Dubuque man, Kenneth Moore, aged 51, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison on July 2, 2025.


Inchelium man sentenced for assaulting intimate partner

Rodney Alan Signor, a 49-year-old resident of Inchelium, Washington, has been sentenced to 57 months in prison after pleading guilty to assault resulting in substantial bodily injury to a spouse, intimate partner, or dating partner in Indian Country.


Hugo resident sentenced for federal firearm possession

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma has announced the sentencing of Maxie Darryl Caston, a 58-year-old resident of Hugo, Oklahoma.


Southern District files 81 border-related cases amid ongoing enforcement efforts

Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of California have filed 81 border-related cases this week.


Former South Texan pleads guilty in $2 million cocaine distribution case

A former resident of Donna, Texas, Carlos Chacon, has pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine.


Panama City men plead guilty to animal cruelty and firearms charges

Fredricus White, 38, and Cornelious Johnson, 41, from Panama City, Florida, have pleaded guilty to charges related to possessing fighting dogs.


Fairburn man sentenced for stealing $400K in drugs and firearm possession

Malik Kiell Forte, a 29-year-old resident of Fairburn, Georgia, has been sentenced to federal prison for stealing prescription drugs valued at nearly $400,000 and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.


Man sentenced for distributing lethal fentanyl leading to two overdose deaths

Jonathan Tyler Gauthier has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for distributing fentanyl that resulted in the fatal overdoses of two individuals.