News published on Federal Newswire in November 2025

News from November 2025


Lackawanna County woman sentenced to three years for attempted methamphetamine distribution

A woman from Olyphant, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 36 months in prison for her role in a drug offense.


Wall resident pleads guilty to sexual exploitation of minors; sentencing set for March

A Wall, Pennsylvania resident has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to the sexual exploitation of minors, according to First Assistant United States Attorney Troy Rivetti.


Indianapolis men sentenced for armed robbery spree totaling eleven incidents

Donta Allen, 28, and Lance McGee, 33, both from Indianapolis, have been sentenced to a combined total of 57 years in federal prison for their involvement in a series of eleven armed robberies across Marion County.


House committee investigates Chicago Teachers Union over missing financial audits

House Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Rick W. Allen (R-GA) have addressed concerns to Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) President Stacy Davis Gates...


EPA approves air quality redesignation for Salina, Kansas

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved Kansas' request to redesignate the Salina Area from nonattainment to attainment for the 2008 Lead (Pb) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS).


Love County man receives ten-year sentence for firearm use during violent crime

Isaiah Lynn Wood, a 22-year-old resident of Overbrook, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for using and discharging a firearm during a violent crime.


Texas receives over $1.2 billion for broadband expansion under federal BEAD program

The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved Texas’ plan to use more than $1.2 billion in funding for universal high-speed internet access through the Broadband Equity, Access, and...


Maryland man indicted on federal charges related to international child sex trafficking ring

A federal grand jury has indicted Philip Andrew Turner, 46, of Linthicum Heights, Maryland, on charges related to the sexual exploitation of children and child sex trafficking.


Bahamian national indicted for illegal voting and passport fraud in Florida

A federal indictment has been unsealed in Tampa, charging Rochelle Deborah Johnson, a 65-year-old Bahamian national, with illegal voting, passport fraud, and making a false claim of United States citizenship to obtain state benefits.


NFIB backs bill opposing new OSHA heat standard affecting small businesses

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has expressed support for the Heat Workforce Standards Act of 2025, introduced by Rep. Mark Messmer.


CMS issues final rule modernizing hospital payments and boosting price transparency

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced new measures aimed at improving care quality and increasing transparency for Medicare beneficiaries.


Romanian man sentenced to time served for card skimming scheme in Louisiana

A Romanian national, Tamas Kolozsvari, 30, was sentenced to time served for access device fraud in New Orleans federal court on November 20, 2025.


New Orleans man receives 12-year sentence for drug trafficking and weapons violations

Cyril Hoffman, Jr., a 27-year-old resident of New Orleans, was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison on November 12, 2025.


Louisiana man receives seven-year sentence for CARES Act PPP loan fraud

A man from Laplace, Louisiana, Ernest X. Taylor, Jr., age 41, has been sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for making false statements related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).


Secretary Hegseth meets with Gen. Whiting on U.S. Space Command headquarters relocation

On November 20, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth met with General Stephen Whiting, commander of U.S. Space Command, at the Pentagon to discuss the ongoing relocation of the command's headquarters to Huntsville, Alabama.


Vohra Wound Physicians agrees to $45 million settlement over false Medicare billing

Dr. Ameet Vohra and his companies, including Vohra Wound Physicians Management LLC, have agreed to pay $45 million to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting improper claims to Medicare.


DHS investigates suspicious envelopes sent to Texas ICE offices following rise in threats

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reported that two envelopes containing a white powdery substance were sent to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) offices in Texas, including the Dallas facility where previous incidents...


Former Panama City resident sentenced to prison over secret recordings at local gym

John Robert Burchett, 31, formerly of Panama City, Florida, has been sentenced to two and a half years in federal prison for producing and distributing obscene material.


Grassley and Hassan reintroduce bipartisan bill targeting synthetic drug analogues

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senator Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) have reintroduced the Stop Importation and Manufacturing of Synthetic Analogues (SIMSA) Act.


Two Toa Alta police officers indicted on federal drug trafficking charges

Two municipal police officers from Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to drug trafficking.