News from May 2025

By Federal Newswire | May 1, 2025
NFIB's latest report on small business employment trends for April indicates that 34% (seasonally adjusted) of small business owners reported difficulties filling job openings, a decrease of six points from March and the lowest level since January...

By Federal Newswire | May 1, 2025
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has expressed support for the U.S. House of Representatives' passage of H.J. Res. 88.

By Federal Newswire | May 1, 2025
The U.S. Attorney's Office has brought federal firearms charges against 24 individuals during the month of April, more than doubling the usual monthly average since January 2021.

By Federal Newswire | May 1, 2025
A Houston man has admitted to participating in a fraud scheme involving electricity theft, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, Nicholas J. Ganjei, announced.

By Federal Newswire | May 1, 2025
A Turkish citizen has pleaded guilty to the charge of illegal reentry into the United States and has been sentenced to 60 days of imprisonment followed by removal, as announced by Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti.

By Federal Newswire | May 1, 2025
A man from Meridian, Mississippi, named Demetriz Romelo Hopson, has been sentenced to 27 months in prison for the possession of a machinegun.

By Federal Newswire | May 1, 2025
A Cincinnati man has been convicted on charges related to drug trafficking.

By Federal Newswire | May 1, 2025
Roy Lane, a 44-year-old man from St. David, Arizona, has been sentenced to four years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for filing false tax returns and loan applications to obtain COVID-19 disaster relief.

By Federal Newswire | May 1, 2025
Moshe Gabay, a 54-year-old Baltimore pharmacy owner, has pleaded guilty to filing false tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

By Federal Newswire | May 1, 2025
Timothy Eugene Taylor, 36, of the District of Columbia, received a 72-month prison sentence in U.S. District Court for illegal possession of a semiautomatic pistol and distribution quantities of phencyclidine (PCP), as announced by U.S. Attorney...

By Federal Newswire | May 1, 2025
The global tech trade association ITI responded to new Executive Orders from U.S. President Trump.

By Federal Newswire | May 1, 2025
A New York City man has admitted to his involvement in a conspiracy to transport stolen money across state lines, as confirmed by Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti.

By Federal Newswire | May 1, 2025
A Santa Clarita resident, Ryan Mitchell Kramer, has agreed to plead guilty to charges related to hacking into a Disney employee's personal computer and illegally downloading confidential company data.

By Federal Newswire | May 1, 2025
U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp has sentenced Moreion Lindsey, 35, of St. Louis County, Missouri, to life imprisonment for his involvement in a murder-for-hire scheme culminating in the murder of Titus Armstead in 2022.

By Federal Newswire | May 1, 2025
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the State of Nevada are taking legal action against IYOVIA, also known by its previous names IM Mastery Academy, iMarketsLive, and IM Academy.

By Federal Newswire | May 1, 2025
A man from Harrodsburg, Kentucky, Wayne Jerome Johnson, aged 46, received a 300-month prison sentence on Monday, as ruled by U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove.

By Federal Newswire | May 1, 2025
NFIB has joined with other business organizations to challenge the New York Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) new freshwater wetlands regulations.

By Federal Newswire | May 1, 2025
United States Attorney David Metcalf revealed charges against Richard Thompson, 57, Shaun Hanrahan, 66, and Darren Hannam, 57, all residents of Virginia, for alleged involvement in a bribery scheme targeting Amtrak.

By Federal Newswire | May 1, 2025
A Maryland man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for committing sexual assault on a cruise ship in Baltimore.

By Federal Newswire | May 1, 2025
Wade Schear, a 41-year-old resident of Gillette, Wyoming, has been found guilty by a federal jury for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.