News published on Federal Newswire in March 2025

News from March 2025


ICE arrests Lebanese national in Massachusetts for assault and sex crime

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has apprehended Pierre Maurice Al-Asmar, a Lebanese national, in Lakeville, Massachusetts.


ICE apprehends Chinese national convicted of acting as foreign government agent

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently arrested Ming Xi Zhang, a Chinese national, in Newark, New Jersey.


Treasury removes BOI reporting requirements for US companies

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced the publication of an interim final rule by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).


CFTC clarifies reporting rules for Japanese nonbank swap dealers

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Market Participants Division has released an interpretation regarding the financial reporting requirements for Japanese nonbank swap dealers.


Interior generated $39 million from oil and gas leases in early 2025

The Department of the Interior has announced that its first oil and gas lease sales of 2025 have generated more than $39 million in total receipts.


Interior Department disburses $353.6 million to Gulf states for energy revenues

On March 27, 2025, the Department of the Interior announced the distribution of approximately $353.6 million in energy revenues to four Gulf of America oil and gas-producing states: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.


USDA announces funding release for REAP, New ERA, PACE programs

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced the release of previously obligated funding under the Rural Energy For America Program (REAP), Empowering Rural America (New ERA), and Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) programs.


Freight trains and PTC cybersecurity

There is something soothing and almost majestic about freight railcars rolling down the tracks. Chugging along slowly and deliberately, trains — full of goods valued in the billions that were collected and ready to be distributed at various locations — travel to reach domestic and foreign markets


Commissioner Romero to join chat at WFEClear 2025 Conference

Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero is scheduled to take part in a Fireside Chat at the World Federation of Exchanges’ WFEClear 2025 Conference.


CBP intercepts vessel carrying cocaine off Florida coast

Over the weekend, agents from U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) successfully intercepted a sailing vessel from the Bahamas approximately five miles off the coast of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.


CBP seizes $462K worth of cocaine at Anzalduas International Bridge

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Anzalduas International Bridge in Mission, Texas, intercepted a significant amount of cocaine valued at $462,700.


CBP hosts Global Entry interviews in South Orange for a one-day event

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers from the New York Field Office and the Port of New York/Newark will be conducting interviews for conditionally approved Global Entry applicants in South Orange, NJ.


Bryan County residents plead guilty in illegal firearms acquisition scheme

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma has reported that two residents from Calera, Bryan County, have pleaded guilty to charges related to a scheme to buy and sell firearms illegally.


Hamden man sentenced for mailing numerous threatening letters across the nation

Marc H. Silverman, the Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced the sentencing of Garrett Santillo, a 45-year-old from Hamden.


Spokane drug dealers sentenced for shooting at police officer

Acting U.S. Attorney Richard Barker announced that Ray Anthony Wynecoop and Isaac Anthony Ott have been sentenced for their involvement in drug and firearm offenses in Spokane, Washington.


Forest City man sentenced to 45 months for firearm possession and false statements

A Forest City, Iowa man has been sentenced to 45 months in federal prison for firearm possession as a drug user and making false statements in firearm purchases.


D.C. man found guilty of first-degree murder in 2021 shooting

Deonte Patterson, a 29-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., has been found guilty by a jury of first-degree premeditated murder while armed, along with several other charges.


Gun felon receives 11-year federal sentence for bond jumping and firearm possession

A convicted gun felon who failed to appear for his prison sentence has been sentenced to an 11-year term in federal prison.


Man pleads guilty to mail theft conspiracy in New Orleans

A New Orleans man, Darryl Alexander, aged 22, has entered a guilty plea for conspiring to steal U.S. mail and possessing stolen mail, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson.


Fitchburg man sentenced to 7 years for drug trafficking role

A Fitchburg man has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for his role in a drug trafficking operation.