News from June 2025

By Federal Newswire | Jun 25, 2025
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced the sentencing of a Rapid City man for voluntary manslaughter. U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler sentenced Luke Standing Bear, 19, to eight years in federal prison on June 18, 2025.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 25, 2025
A Boston gang member has been sentenced to over three years in federal prison for drug conspiracy charges.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 25, 2025
The United States Department of the Treasury, through its Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), has issued orders targeting three Mexican financial institutions for their roles in money laundering linked to opioid trafficking.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 25, 2025
Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation took significant actions by approving five bills and the nomination of Bryan Bedford as Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 25, 2025
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced the agenda for its upcoming workshop on July 9, 2025, which will focus on "The Dangers of 'Gender-Affirming Care' for Minors."

By Federal Newswire | Jun 25, 2025
A former employee of TD Bank, N.A. in Florida has admitted to accepting bribes for fraudulently opening over 100 bank accounts.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 25, 2025
A Utah businessman, Marcelo Federico Torre, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining $628,307 through a COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 25, 2025
A Greenville man, Willard Timothy Sutton, was sentenced to 63 months in prison and three years of supervised release for mail fraud related to a multi-year investment fraud scheme.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 25, 2025
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has announced a new partnership with HP, integrating the technology company's products into the NAR REALTOR Benefits program.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 25, 2025
U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman has released an updated text for the committee’s budget reconciliation package.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 25, 2025
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran, who chairs the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, conducted a hearing to address mismanagement at the Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Crisis Line (VCL).

By Federal Newswire | Jun 25, 2025
A federal jury in Columbia has found Yashawnus Leekean Patterson, 44, guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 25, 2025
A Warwick man has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to trafficking fentanyl-laced pills disguised as Percocet.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 25, 2025
Senators Amy Klobuchar and Lisa Blunt Rochester, along with Governors Laura Kelly, Andy Beshear, Maura Healey, and Matt Meyer, addressed concerns regarding the potential impact of a Republican bill on food assistance programs.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 25, 2025
A man from Sicklerville, New Jersey, has been sentenced to 40 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to defraud the IRS.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 25, 2025
A former bookkeeper from New Orleans has been charged with access device fraud, according to an announcement by Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 25, 2025
Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, led a hearing on the nominations of Usha-Maria Turner and David A. Wright for key environmental and nuclear regulatory roles.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 25, 2025
The Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services convened a hearing titled "Sacrificing Excellence for Ideology: The Real Cost of DEI" in Washington.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 25, 2025
A Fitchburg resident, Sean Pettigrew, aged 50, has been arrested and charged with distributing child sexual abuse material through the messaging app Kik Messenger.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 25, 2025
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer is pursuing an investigation into the alleged improper debanking of individuals and entities.