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News from May 2025


Donald J. Trump comments on Harvard, Alabama, and more through Truth Social updates

Donald J. Trump, via his Truth Social account, expressed intentions to revoke Harvard University's tax-exempt status.


Mansfield man receives 30-year sentence for producing child pornography

Keevon Carter-Hickmon, a 30-year-old resident of Mansfield, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for the production of child pornography.


Hagerstown resident pleads guilty to sexually exploiting minors in Maryland

Harrison James Miller, a resident of Hagerstown, Maryland, has entered a guilty plea for charges involving the sexual exploitation of minors.


Chinese national sentenced for $1.1 million gift card fraud scheme

A Chinese national, Yongjian You, was sentenced to 27 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves for his involvement in a mail fraud scheme.


Border security efforts see 256 new cases of immigration-related charges

A recent announcement by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei reveals that 256 cases have been filed from April 25 to May 1, 2025, aimed at securing the southern border.


Mexican national sentenced for drug conspiracy and methamphetamine possession attempt

A Mexican national has been sentenced in a U.S. federal court for his involvement in a drug conspiracy and attempted possession of methamphetamine. U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson announced that the defendant, Luis Enrique Rios-Soriano, 25, received a...


Dayton man sentenced for fentanyl analogue distribution in Kentucky

A Dayton, Ohio, resident named Julius Cole has been sentenced to 132 months in prison for his role in aiding and abetting the intended distribution of a fentanyl analogue.


Jerome F. Gorgon Jr. appointed interim U.S. Attorney for Eastern District of Michigan

United States Attorney General Pam Bondi has appointed Jerome F. Gorgon Jr. as the Interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan.


Greensburg's ex-police chief sentenced to prison for drug trafficking conspiracy

The former police chief of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, Shawn Denning, has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for narcotics-related charges.


Jamaican citizen charged for false U.S. voter registration in Florida election

Jacqueline Dianne Wallace, a 52-year-old Jamaican citizen, has been arrested in Florida.


Six sentenced for meth trafficking in Upstate South Carolina

Six individuals from Upstate South Carolina, including twins and their grandmother, have been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to drug trafficking charges involving methamphetamine.


Marshall County man sentenced to 15 years for child abuse material possession

James Thomas Arnold, a 38-year-old resident of Potts Camp, Mississippi, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for possessing material depicting child sexual abuse.


Everett man pleads guilty to sex trafficking charges involving four victims

An Everett man, Trevor Jones, 47, has pleaded guilty in a federal court in Boston to four counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion.


Donald J. Trump shares economic insights and postal service nomination on Truth Social

Former President Donald J. Trump announced the nomination of Anthony Lomangino to the United States Postal Service Board of Governors on his Truth Social account on May 1, 2025.


Southern California prosecutors file 124 border-related cases this week

Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of California have filed 124 border-related cases this week.


Four individuals charged in border human smuggling conspiracy

Four Mexican nationals living unlawfully in the United States have been charged in a human smuggling conspiracy that spanned international borders.


Bessemer man sentenced for wire fraud in elder fraud scheme

A man from Bessemer has received a prison sentence for his involvement in an elder fraud scheme, according to U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona. U.S. District Court Judge Anna Manasco sentenced Terrance Alonzo Pruitt, aged 47, to 50 months in prison.


Indictment unsealed against five for violent robbery and murder in Queens

A federal court in Brooklyn unsealed a second superseding indictment involving charges against Jalon Lenny Garrett and four others related to the robbery, kidnapping, and shooting of marijuana dealers in Queens.


Raleigh man convicted for possessing child sexual abuse material on work laptop

A federal jury has convicted Joseph Matthew Dobbs, a Raleigh resident, for possessing child sexual abuse material on his work-issued laptop.


East Alabama drug trafficking conspiracy ends with final sentencing

Demarcus Sharon Brown, the last defendant involved in a drug trafficking conspiracy in East Alabama, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison. U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona announced the sentencing by U.S. District Court Judge Corey L. Maze.