News published on Federal Newswire in May 2025

News from May 2025


Southern District files new immigration-related cases amid ongoing border security efforts

In a concerted effort to bolster border security, the Southern District of Texas has initiated 281 new cases from May 23-29 under Operation Take Back America.


Southern District files 135 border-related cases amid increased prosecution efforts

Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of California have filed 135 border-related cases this week.


Trump highlights $14 billion U.S. Steel-Nippon deal during Pennsylvania visit

President Donald J. Trump is visiting Pennsylvania today to promote a significant partnership between U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel.


Arizona charges hundreds for immigration-related crimes

During the week of May 24 to May 30, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona filed immigration-related criminal charges against 257 individuals.


Four plead guilty in DC shootings linked to gang violence

Derrico Johnson, Ronald Henderson, Daveon Robinson, and Demarco Robinson have entered guilty pleas for their roles in a series of shootings in Southeast Washington, D.C., according to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro and Chief Pamela Smith of...


Jeff C. Coffman and Benjamin Klein named chiefs of White Plains Division

Jay Clayton, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced changes in leadership within the Office's White Plains Division.


FGI announces $191 million assurance waiver by Biden administration for offshore wind project

The Functional Government Initiative (FGI) has reported that the Biden administration's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) waived a $191 million financial assurance requirement for an offshore wind project facing challenges.


Spokane dermatologist settles fraud claims over COVID-19 relief fund misuse

William Philip Werschler, a Spokane dermatologist, has agreed to pay $1.4 million to settle claims of misusing COVID-19 relief funds.


Two foreign nationals charged with conspiracy involving US military technology

Federal grand juries in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Los Angeles, California, have indicted two foreign nationals on charges related to interstate stalking and conspiracy to procure sensitive U.S. military technology.


Economy shows promising signs as inflation decreases and incomes increase

Economic indicators released recently reveal a positive trend for the economy.


Beaumont robbers sentenced over convenience store clerk's murder

Two men involved in a fatal robbery at a Beaumont convenience store have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms for firearms violations.


Lawrence County man sentenced for extensive child exploitation crimes

A Lawrence County man has received a 300-year prison sentence for multiple child sexual exploitation offenses, as announced by U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona. U.S. District Court Judge Liles C. Burke sentenced David Edward Collier, II, aged 47...


Father-son duo indicted for supporting Mexican cartel

Two individuals from Utah have been indicted for allegedly conspiring to support a Mexican cartel engaged in terrorism, according to U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.


Rhode Island man indicted for assaulting border patrol agents with machine gun

A Rhode Island man, Brenden Sackal, 32, has been charged with multiple offenses following an alleged assault on federal officers.


District man sentenced for illegal firearm possession while under supervision

LaPrince Stephens, a 46-year-old resident of the District of Columbia and previously convicted felon, has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for illegal possession of a firearm while under court-ordered supervision.


Elizabeth man charged with antisemitic threat against local official

Edward Arthur Owens Jr., a 29-year-old resident of Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, faces charges following accusations of making antisemitic threats against a local public official.


Jamaican man sentenced for trafficking MDMA after Cleveland DEA raid

A Jamaican national living in Cleveland has been sentenced to over eight years in prison for trafficking more than 150 pounds of a popular party drug.


Sequestration order issued for fiscal year 2026

By the authority vested in the President by U.S. laws, and in line with section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as amended, a sequestration order has been issued.


Pittsburgh resident faces charges for fraudulent receipt of social security benefits

A Pittsburgh woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) fraud and theft of government property, as announced by Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti.


Drug trafficker sentenced for smuggling fentanyl-laced pills across US

Lamin Sesay, a 28-year-old resident of Alexandria, Virginia, has been sentenced to 110 months in federal prison for his involvement in a narcotics trafficking conspiracy.