News from June 2025

By Federal Newswire | Jun 24, 2025
Michael Austin, a 46-year-old resident of Frankfort, New York, has entered a guilty plea to charges of possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute and possessing firearms as a felon.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 24, 2025
A Meridian, Mississippi resident, Timothy Lavelle Cole, has been sentenced to 188 months in prison following charges of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 24, 2025
Seven family members from the Dallas area have admitted guilt in a scheme to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), as announced by Nancy E. Larson, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 24, 2025
Ammaad Akhtar, a 33-year-old resident of Stockton, has been arrested and charged with attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS), as announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 24, 2025
A Mexican citizen, Martin Alonso Diaz-Lopez, has been sentenced to 180 months in federal prison for attempting to enter the United States with child pornography.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 24, 2025
A superseding indictment has been unsealed in Houston, charging two Venezuelan nationals with terrorism and international drug distribution.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 24, 2025
At a recent hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, questioned Navy officials about key defense projects.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 24, 2025
Aaron Lee Mitter, a 39-year-old resident of Parkersburg, has pleaded guilty to distributing methamphetamine.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 24, 2025
A 49-year-old man from El Trapiche, Guerrero, Mexico, has pleaded guilty to illegally reentering the United States.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 24, 2025
An Albany resident, Roderick Terrell Ferrell, has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison for drug trafficking offenses.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 24, 2025
The Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency convened a hearing titled "Locking in the DOGE Cuts: Ending Waste, Fraud, and Abuse for Good" to discuss the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) efforts in reducing wasteful spending.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 24, 2025
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, along with Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Chairman Tom McClintock and Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Chairman Andy Biggs, have initiated an...

By Federal Newswire | Jun 24, 2025
Dana Garnett, a former contract specialist for the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS), has been found guilty by a federal jury in a case involving bribery and wire fraud.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 24, 2025
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell has released a report emphasizing the importance of public broadcasters in emergency situations, especially in rural areas where they may be the only source of information.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 24, 2025
Richland, Washington – The U.S. Department of Justice announced that Washington River Protection Solutions, LLC (WRPS) has paid $6.5 million to settle allegations of fraudulently overcharging the Department of Energy (DOE) for labor hours.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 24, 2025
Jose Bautista Andrade, a 46-year-old Mexican national, has been sentenced to federal prison for fentanyl trafficking.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 24, 2025
A Mexican national residing illegally in the United States has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Nicholas Ganjei.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 24, 2025
The House Appropriations Committee has approved the Fiscal Year 2026 Homeland Security Appropriations Act with a vote of 36 to 27.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 24, 2025
A Pittsburgh resident has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for drug trafficking offenses.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 24, 2025
Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that Jenard Walton, also known as Janard Walton, has been sentenced to 37 months in prison by United States District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo.