News published on Federal Newswire in March 2025

News from March 2025


Former CEO sentenced over $67M fraud schemes

James Collins, the former CEO of Honor Finance LLC, a subprime auto lending company based in Evanston, Illinois, has been sentenced to four years in federal prison.


U.S. Attorney charges 46 aliens with crimes including drugs and weapons offenses

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan has charged 46 individuals unlawfully present in the U.S. with various offenses, including illegal reentry, drug trafficking, firearm possession, and child pornography.


A Nigerian citizen extradited from the United Kingdom appeared in a U.S. District Court in Seattle on charges related to wire fraud involving stolen tax information.


Wake Forest woman's sentencing for Covid PPP loan fraud

A Wake Forest resident has been sentenced to six months in prison and one year of home confinement for her role in defrauding the U.S. government out of Covid-19 relief funds.


Nigerian national faces U.S. court over $8 million mortgage fraud scheme

A Nigerian national has been extradited to the United States to face charges related to a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme.


Geovany Andres Rojas, known as Araña, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in San Diego on charges of narco-terrorism.


Louisiana pharmacy executives convicted of defrauding health benefits programs

Two former executives of a Louisiana compounding pharmacy have been found guilty of defrauding health benefits programs, including those for New Jersey state employees and the military.


Court urged to enforce block on anti-trans healthcare policy

Attorneys representing families and doctors nationwide have filed a motion in federal court, seeking enforcement of an injunction against the Trump administration's policy on gender-affirming healthcare.


New Jersey man sentenced to over a decade for drug and firearm offenses

A New Jersey man has been sentenced to 144 months in prison for possession of firearms and ammunition by a convicted felon, as well as possession with intent to distribute cocaine. U.S. Attorney John Giordano made the announcement.


Bookkeeper sentenced for fraud and tax evasion in Massachusetts

A former bookkeeper from Massachusetts has been sentenced to prison for tax evasion and disability fraud involving significant sums of money hidden from government agencies.


Brooklyn man pleads guilty to wire fraud after sabotaging competitor's lab

A Brooklyn man has admitted to entering a competitor's laboratory under false pretenses, subsequently destroying and stealing equipment. U.S. Attorney John Giordano announced that Eric Leykin, 33, pleaded guilty to wire fraud before U.S. District...


Authorities seek victims of New Hampshire-based gift card fraud scheme

Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), in collaboration with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Hampshire, is actively working to identify victims of a complex gift card fraud scheme.


Lawrence woman charged with identity theft and passport fraud

A woman from Lawrence has been charged in Boston federal court with passport fraud, aggravated identity theft, and misuse of a Social Security number.


Elvis Mauricio Maradiaga, a 23-year-old from Bladensburg, Maryland, has been sentenced to 108 months in federal prison for his involvement with the 18th Street gang.


Mineola man receives over 17 years for meth distribution

A Mineola resident, Bobby Wayne Land, has been sentenced to 210 months in federal prison for drug trafficking offenses in the Eastern District of Texas.


White House establishes task force for FIFA World Cup 2026

The United States government has announced the establishment of the White House Task Force on the FIFA World Cup 2026.


Two plead guilty in Maryland pawn shop firearm burglary

Vincent Lee Alston and Niquan Odum, both 23 and from Washington D.C., have entered guilty pleas in U.S. District Court related to a December 2023 burglary involving the theft of 34 firearms from a Maryland pawn shop.


Trump administration's PCLOB member dismissals spark legal battle

The Trump Administration recently made a controversial decision to dismiss three Democratic members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB).


Federal court sentences nine for methamphetamine conspiracy totaling over seven decades

Nine individuals have been sentenced to a total of over 79 years in federal prison for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, according to Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook.


Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of California have filed over 100 border-related cases this week.