News from May 2025
By Ross Marchand | May 24, 2025
Two new executives will be joining the ranks of the United States Postal Service (USPS). On April 30, President Trump posted on Truth Social, “I will be nominating Anthony Lomangino to the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors.
By Federal Newswire | May 23, 2025
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced on X that, following an 11-week update initiative, the Social Security Administration has marked approximately 12.3 million individuals aged 120 and older as deceased.
By Federal Newswire | May 23, 2025
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has announced on X, a social media platform, that it is collaborating with the U.S. Census Bureau to review its surveys and evaluate each one for potential termination.
By Federal Newswire | May 23, 2025
Two Texas residents, Abdul Hadi Murshid and Muhammad Salman Nasir, along with a law firm and a business entity, have been indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States, visa fraud, money laundering conspiracy, and RICO conspiracy.
By Federal Newswire | May 23, 2025
A man from Marion, Iowa, has been sentenced to over seven years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl and cocaine.
By Federal Newswire | May 23, 2025
A Texas man has entered a guilty plea in federal court for stealing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, which are meant to help low-income families afford nutritious food.
By Federal Newswire | May 23, 2025
A sex offender from Amarillo, Texas, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for possession of prepubescent child pornography.
By Federal Newswire | May 23, 2025
Llobani Federico Figueroa, also known as "Pablo," has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for operating a drug trafficking enterprise.
By Federal Newswire | May 23, 2025
Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of California have filed 134 border-related cases this week.
By Federal Newswire | May 23, 2025
A former senior partner at McKinsey & Company, Martin Elling, has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for obstructing justice related to his work on Purdue Pharma matters.
By Federal Newswire | May 23, 2025
Efrain Betancourt, Jr., a dual citizen of Colombia and the United States, has admitted to operating a $66 million Ponzi scheme through his payday loan company, Sky Group USA, LLC.
By Federal Newswire | May 23, 2025
Southern California Edison (SCE) has reached an agreement to pay $82.5 million to the United States, marking the largest wildfire cost recovery settlement by the U.S. in California's Central District.
By Federal Newswire | May 23, 2025
Nia Hall and Jackie Duncan, both residents of Lawton, Oklahoma, have entered guilty pleas in a child sex trafficking conspiracy case.
By Federal Newswire | May 23, 2025
Matthew J. Turnipseede, a 51-year-old resident of Las Vegas, Nevada, has been sentenced to 65 months in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Christopher A. Boyko for orchestrating a Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors of over $8.5 million.
By Federal Newswire | May 23, 2025
Federal charges have been filed against Jon Patrick Kubler, a 52-year-old resident of Redondo Beach, California, for allegedly orchestrating a $4 million investment fraud scheme.
By Federal Newswire | May 23, 2025
A Memphis man, Kalen Thompson, has been sentenced to 40 months in federal prison for possessing a machine gun.
By Federal Newswire | May 23, 2025
Spokane, Washington – The United States Attorney’s Office and the City of Spokane have announced the appointment of Annika Tangvald as a Special Assistant United States Attorney (SAUSA) for the Eastern District of Washington.
By Federal Newswire | May 23, 2025
A Venezuelan national residing in Perrysburg, Ohio, has been charged with multiple offenses related to firearm possession and false statements.
By Federal Newswire | May 23, 2025
Betty Nora Anderson, a 65-year-old resident of Phoenix, has been sentenced to 100 months in prison by United States District Judge Rosemary Márquez.
By Federal Newswire | May 23, 2025
On May 13, 2025, a federal grand jury indicted Randy Smith of Kenosha, Wisconsin, on two counts of distributing child pornography.
