News from March 2025

By Federal Newswire | Mar 12, 2025
Buddy Hughes, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder from Lexington, North Carolina, has commented on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) recent decision.

By Federal Newswire | Mar 12, 2025
Spokane, Washington – Kevin William Wissman, a 61-year-old resident of Yakima, Washington, has pleaded guilty to stealing cultural items from the Kalispel Tribe.

By Federal Newswire | Mar 12, 2025
A Tacoma man, John Whisenant, has been sentenced to 142 months in prison for wire fraud after embezzling over $2 million from his employer and evading authorities before sentencing.

By Federal Newswire | Mar 12, 2025
Jimmy Desir appeared in a federal court in Miami, Florida, facing allegations of orchestrating a scheme to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by filing false income tax returns.

By Federal Newswire | Mar 12, 2025
A federal jury in San Francisco has found Timothy Jeffrey, also known as "Boo," guilty of two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.

By Federal Newswire | Mar 12, 2025
Han Lee, a 42-year-old resident of Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for her role in managing an interstate prostitution network involving high-end brothels. U.S. District Court Judge Julia E. Kobick...

By Federal Newswire | Mar 12, 2025
The Heritage Foundation has expressed support for President Donald Trump's nomination of Joseph Edlow as the next Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

By Federal Newswire | Mar 12, 2025
A Lewiston man, Shahied Golden, has been sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bangor for fraudulently obtaining a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan during the COVID-19 pandemic. U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. sentenced Golden to 12...

By Federal Newswire | Mar 12, 2025
A former captain of the Nye County Sheriff's Office has admitted guilt to charges involving civil rights violations and wire fraud.

By Federal Newswire | Mar 12, 2025
A Mexican national residing in Las Vegas has appeared in court following allegations of committing four armed robberies using a privately made firearm.

By Federal Newswire | Mar 12, 2025
Michael McHenry, a 23-year-old resident of Parkersburg, West Virginia, has been sentenced to 155 months in federal prison for unlawful possession of a firearm.

By Federal Newswire | Mar 12, 2025
A Texas man has admitted to a felony charge after hiding in a lavatory on a Delta Airlines flight, seeking a free trip from Salt Lake City International Airport to Austin, Texas.

By Federal Newswire | Mar 12, 2025
Matthew Podolsky, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Leslie R. Backschies, Acting Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI's New York Field Office, announced the extradition of Marco Tulio Fernandez-Rodriguez...

By Federal Newswire | Mar 12, 2025
A Brentwood resident, Noah Kanaye Bauer, aged 21, was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a machine gun conversion device.

By Federal Newswire | Mar 12, 2025
A Cedar Rapids man with two federal firearms convictions has been sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison.

By Federal Newswire | Mar 12, 2025
A Birmingham woman has been sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for arson. U.S. District Court Judge Anna M. Manasco handed down a 135-month sentence to Kimberly Lanetta Blackmon, aged 39, following her guilty plea in July 2024.

By Federal Newswire | Mar 12, 2025
A Huntsville man has been sentenced to over 15 years in prison on charges related to child pornography. U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and FBI Special Agent in Charge Carlton L. Peeples announced the sentencing of David Edward Sanford, 55, by U.S....

By Federal Newswire | Mar 12, 2025
Sean Arthur Robinson, a 38-year-old resident of Stockton, has been sentenced to two years in prison followed by three years of supervised release.

By Federal Newswire | Mar 12, 2025
A Colorado Springs woman, Deanna West, has entered a guilty plea to a charge of maliciously conveying false information about a threat involving fire.

By Federal Newswire | Mar 12, 2025
The European AI Office recently released the third draft of the Code of Practice for general-purpose AI (GPAI) models.