News from June 2025

By Federal Newswire | Jun 5, 2025
A Poplar woman has been sentenced to nine months in prison followed by two years of supervised release for making false statements to federal law enforcement. U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme announced the sentencing of Annie Lee Kirn, 27, who pleaded...

By Federal Newswire | Jun 5, 2025
NFIB's latest jobs report reveals that 34% of small business owners had unfilled job openings in May, a figure unchanged from April and the lowest since January 2021.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 5, 2025
A Nome, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for his involvement in a bank fraud conspiracy.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 5, 2025
A man from Roberts, Montana, Adolfo Vargas-Lepe, was found guilty by a federal jury on charges of kidnapping and making interstate threats. U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme announced the verdict following a three-day trial in which Vargas-Lepe was...

By Federal Newswire | Jun 5, 2025
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer has announced a hearing to address concerns over the bankruptcy of 23andMe, Inc., a genetic testing company that holds the personal DNA data of millions of Americans.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 5, 2025
Elaine A. Escoe, Alfred L. Davis, Gino J. Jourdan, Cher L. Davis, Latoya T. Clark, and James G. McGhow have been indicted on charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, and money laundering related to a scheme that allegedly secured over $34 million in...

By Federal Newswire | Jun 5, 2025
A Honduran national has been sentenced in U.S. District Court in Portland, Maine, for illegally entering the United States after a prior removal.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 5, 2025
A man from Mendota, Virginia, has admitted to assaulting a fellow inmate at the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail Authority facility in Abingdon.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 5, 2025
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered remarks during a hearing on four nominees from the Trump administration.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 5, 2025
Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs Chairman William Timmons has announced a hearing titled “Clearing the Path: Reforming Procurement to Accelerate Defense Innovation.” The hearing will focus on how bureaucratic procedures hinder...

By Federal Newswire | Jun 5, 2025
Ionel Tomescu Baldovin, a 28-year-old Romanian national, was sentenced to 33 months in prison for his involvement in a bank fraud conspiracy.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 5, 2025
A man previously convicted of sex offenses has been sentenced to over 15 years in prison for distributing child pornography.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 5, 2025
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, representing Texas and serving as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, has introduced legislative directives for the budget reconciliation bill put forth by Senate Republicans.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 5, 2025
William Chadwick, a 62-year-old resident of Akron, Colorado, has pleaded guilty to one count of money laundering related to COVID-19 relief funds.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 5, 2025
A Rhode Island man has been sentenced to over six years in federal prison for setting fires around a predominantly black church and assaulting federal officers.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 5, 2025
A New Castle, Pennsylvania resident has admitted guilt in a federal court to charges of trafficking fentanyl and cocaine.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 5, 2025
Two Texas residents have been sentenced to federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 5, 2025
A Henry County man has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for possessing a machinegun at a hospital.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 5, 2025
United States Attorney David Metcalf announced the sentencing of four foreign nationals who were convicted of illegally reentering the United States after previous deportations.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 5, 2025
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that Joseph Geer, 40, of Caledonia, NY, has been sentenced to two years' probation for theft of funds related to a federal program.