News from May 2025

By Federal Newswire | May 1, 2025
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo has announced the sentencing of Shawnle McClary, a 49-year-old from Rochester, NY, to 15 years in prison for crimes related to drug trafficking and firearms offenses.

By Federal Newswire | May 1, 2025
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By Federal Newswire | May 1, 2025
Brandon Mitchell, a 28-year-old resident of Mason City, Iowa, admitted guilt in federal court on April 30, 2025.

By Federal Newswire | May 1, 2025
Ricky Howard, a 32-year-old resident of the District of Columbia, has been indicted for unlawful possession of a firearm after a previous felony conviction.

By Federal Newswire | May 1, 2025
President Donald J. Trump has issued an order to terminate federal funding for National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), asserting that taxpayer support for these entities is obsolete given the current media environment.

By Federal Newswire | May 1, 2025
A Rockford man has been sentenced to 11 years in federal prison for attempting to import fentanyl into the United States from Mexico.

By Federal Newswire | May 1, 2025
Antoine Gatling, a 32-year-old resident of the District of Columbia, faces a federal gun charge following his indictment for unlawful possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon.

By Federal Newswire | May 1, 2025
A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for cyberstalking an individual he met on a dating platform.

By Federal Newswire | May 1, 2025
Priest Morris, a 21-year-old from Sioux City, Iowa, has pled guilty to possession of child pornography in federal court in Sioux City.

By Federal Newswire | May 1, 2025
David Antwan Johnson of Florence has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.

By Federal Newswire | May 1, 2025
Federal prosecutors in the Central District of California have recently charged 45 individuals with illegal re-entry into the United States after removal.

By Federal Newswire | May 1, 2025
Dilbar Gul Dilbar, also known as Dilbar Gul Taj Ali Khan, an Afghan citizen, faces charges after being accused of visa fraud. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced the arrest in Buffalo, New York.

By Federal Newswire | May 1, 2025
A leader of the MS-13 gang, Jose Vasquez, known as "Cholo" or "Little Crazy," has admitted to his involvement in a 2010 murder in Chelsea, Massachusetts.

By Federal Newswire | May 1, 2025
Jonathan Manuel Flores has been sentenced to 135 months in federal prison following his involvement in an illegal firearms operation and the armed robbery of an undercover agent from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).

By Federal Newswire | May 1, 2025
A man from Passaic County has pleaded guilty to using an explosive to damage a Chase Bank ATM in Prospect Park, New Jersey. U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced the admission of guilt made by Nicolas Torres, aged 42, of Passaic, New Jersey.

By Federal Newswire | May 1, 2025
On May 2, 2025, Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau addressed attendees at the Foreign Affairs Day Opening Plenary Session.

By Federal Newswire | May 1, 2025
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has labeled Cambodia-based Huione Group as a financial institution of significant money laundering concern.

By Federal Newswire | May 1, 2025
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell has announced that a Mexican national has been sentenced for illegal reentry after deportation. U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler sentenced Elver Cerecedo-Tellez, 30, to time served and ordered his...

By Federal Newswire | May 1, 2025
Jessica L. Colby, a 29-year-old resident of Stratford, Wisconsin, has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine.

By Federal Newswire | May 1, 2025
Robert Aaron Sheppard, a 33-year-old resident of Wedowee, Alabama, was sentenced by a federal judge on April 30, 2025, to nine years in federal prison.