News published on Federal Newswire in March 2025

News from March 2025


Madison man sentenced for firearm possession following drug-related investigation

James Stevens, a 42-year-old resident of Madison, Wisconsin, has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for illegal firearm possession. U.S. District Judge William M. Conley delivered the sentence after Stevens pleaded guilty on December...


Mexican nationals charged with illegal reentry into US after previous deportations

Two Mexican nationals in Las Vegas have been charged with illegally reentering the United States after previous deportations.


ICE deports repeat offender convicted of kidnapping back to Mexico

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has deported Baltazar Pantoja Calderon, a 43-year-old man convicted of kidnapping and several other offenses in the United States, back to Mexico.


Fairfield pharmacist pleads guilty to prescription drug theft

A pharmacist from Fairfield, Iowa, has admitted to the theft of prescription medications from his own pharmacy.


Hollywood Hills man sentenced for paying kickbacks in addiction treatment scheme

A Hollywood Hills resident, Casey Mahoney, has been sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for his involvement in a kickback scheme related to patient referrals at addiction treatment facilities.


South Carolina man sentenced for trafficking illegal firearms into Boston

A man from Columbia, South Carolina, has been sentenced to two years in prison for his role in trafficking over two dozen illegal firearms into Boston.


Seven men sentenced over roles in Marshall County drug ring

Seven individuals have been sentenced to prison for their involvement in a drug trafficking organization operating out of Marshall County, Alabama.


Federal indictment charges 14 in Indianapolis drug trafficking operation

Fourteen individuals have been charged in a federal indictment related to a drug trafficking conspiracy in Indianapolis and surrounding areas.


Macon resident pleads guilty to gun charge after probation breach

A Macon resident has entered a guilty plea to a federal gun charge this week after being apprehended for probation violation.


Brazilian fugitive arrested by ICE in Massachusetts for firearm-related crimes

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in collaboration with the FBI and the Drug Enforcement Administration, has apprehended a 28-year-old Brazilian fugitive in Medfield, Massachusetts.


ICE deports repeat offender with multiple convictions

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has deported Leticia Caballero Guadarrama, a 53-year-old criminal alien from Mexico, marking her sixth removal from the United States.


Task force seizes millions of exploitative images in Florida crackdown

In its second year of operation, the Inter-agency Child Exploitation and Persons Trafficking Task Force in northeast Florida has intensified efforts against child exploitation.


ICE arrests Guatemalan man charged with aggravated rape in Massachusetts

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in collaboration with the Drug Enforcement Administration has arrested Stivenson Omar Perez-Ajtzalan, a 19-year-old illegal immigrant from Guatemala, on charges of aggravated rape of a child in...


ICE arrests over 200 during Northern Virginia gang operation

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in collaboration with various law enforcement agencies, conducted an operation that resulted in the arrest of 214 illegal aliens in Northern Virginia.


Salvadoran national arrested for illegal presence and prior assault conviction

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in collaboration with the Drug Enforcement Administration, arrested Roxana Beatriz Ayala-Duran, a 41-year-old Salvadoran national residing illegally in the United States.


New Jersey man indicted on multiple firearms charges after ICE investigation

An investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has led to the federal grand jury indictment of Mikhail Gouldson, a 36-year-old resident of Paterson, New Jersey, on multiple firearms-related charges.


Repeat offender sentenced to federal prison for child exploitation offenses

A registered sex offender from Alvin, Texas, Robert Earl Cochran Jr., has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for distributing and possessing child sexual abuse materials.


ICE arrests 48 illegal aliens in New Mexico operation

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in collaboration with several federal agencies, conducted a week-long enforcement operation resulting in the arrest of 48 individuals who were illegally present in the United States.


HHS finds Maine violates Title IX over sports gender policy

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has determined that the Maine Department of Education, the Maine Principals’ Association, and Greely High School are in violation of Title IX of the Education...


Weekend Interview: Matthew Jensen on Cutting Federal Spending and America’s Economic Future

Matthew Jensen is developing important tools to help guide economic policy in Washington, DC. He is director of fiscal and regulatory analysis at the Center for American Prosperity, the economic brain trust at the America First Policy Institute. With experience in government oversight, regulatory modeling, and economic forecasting, Jensen has already played an important role in shaping the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and the federal government’s fiscal response to the COVID-19 pandemic.