News published on Federal Newswire in March 2025

News from March 2025


Hartford man pleads guilty to oxycodone distribution and gun possession offenses

Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced the guilty plea of Angel Benitez from Hartford to charges related to drug distribution and firearm possession.


Adel man receives 18-year federal sentence for methamphetamine distribution

Charles Adam Bradshaw, a resident of Adel, Iowa, has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for his involvement in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy.


Interior takes steps to expand resource exploration in Alaska

The Department of the Interior, led by Secretary Doug Burgum, is initiating measures to tap into Alaska's natural resources, aligning with President Donald J. Trump's goal of achieving American Energy Dominance.


Illegal Salvadoran immigrant sentenced to ten years for role in deadly Texas smuggling

An illegal Salvadoran immigrant, Juan Alonso Barrientos-Quintanilla, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his involvement in a fatal human smuggling operation in Southwest Texas.


ICE apprehends Mexican national in Oklahoma for child homicide conviction

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently apprehended a Mexican national, Carlos Ambriz, 53, in connection to a conviction of homicide.


ICE removes Mexican national wanted for family violence

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has deported Juan Jasso-Botello, a 44-year-old fugitive wanted in Mexico on charges of family violence.


Weekend Interview: A Gentile’s Heart for Israel, Pastor Jack Hibbs Speaks on Faith and Politics

Pastor Jack Hibbs, the founding pastor of Calvary Chapel Chino Hills in Southern California and president of Real Life Ministry, is a prominent evangelical leader known for his support of Israel.


ICE returns wanted Ecuadorian citizen to his home country

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has returned Luis Gerardo Pelaez Llivichuzca, an Ecuadorian citizen wanted for murder, to Ecuador.


ICE arrests 13 after Huntsville operation targeting criminal illegal aliens

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in collaboration with multiple law enforcement agencies, conducted an enforcement operation in Huntsville, Alabama, resulting in the arrest of 13 individuals identified as illegal aliens.


ICE investigates detainee death in Phelps County Jail

A Colombian national died after being discovered unresponsive at the Phelps County Jail in Rolla, Missouri, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reported.


Fentanyl trafficking leader sentenced to 10 years in federal court

A Providence, Rhode Island man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for his role as the leader of a drug trafficking organization (DTO) active in Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.


Bronx man pleads guilty over shooting that injured five-year-old

Matthew Podolsky, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, has announced that Austin Morrishow pled guilty to illegally possessing ammunition.


Woodbury man sentenced for illegal machinegun possession and armed robbery

Alfonso Lee Seals, a resident of Woodbury, has been sentenced to 182 months in prison with an additional three years of supervised release.


Tennessee man pleads guilty in nationwide Ponzi scheme

A Tennessee man has been convicted for orchestrating a Ponzi scheme that affected individuals nationwide.


Sylacauga residents sentenced for selling fake gold across three states

Two Sylacauga residents, Rossie Windham and Dylan Jemison, have been sentenced for their involvement in a scheme to sell counterfeit precious metals.


Ottumwa man receives over ten years in prison for firearm possession

An Ottumwa man has been sentenced to 125 months in federal prison for firearm possession as a felon.


Winnebago man sentenced for assault on reservation

Gabriel Lee Rice, a 36-year-old resident of Winnebago, Nebraska, received a sentence on March 20, 2025, for assault resulting in substantial bodily injury to a spouse or intimate or dating partner.


Idabel resident pleads guilty to federal firearms theft

J’Quarius J’Vontay Austin, an 18-year-old resident of Idabel, Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to stealing firearms from a federal firearms licensed dealer.


Six indicted under Operation Take Back America for federal offenses

U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson announced the indictment of six individuals for federal offenses under Operation Take Back America.


Morgantown construction company owner admits guilt in harboring illegals and tax fraud

Hetzon Marroquin Reyes, the owner of A&M Homes, LLC in Morgantown, West Virginia, has confessed to harboring illegal aliens and interfering with tax processes for financial gain.