News published on Federal Newswire in September 2025

News from September 2025


Saginaw man receives 15-year federal sentence for methamphetamine possession

Devante Thomas, a 32-year-old resident of Saginaw, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute.


Cantwell urges passage of bipartisan AI bills aligning with White House action plan

U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, has urged Congress to pass seven bipartisan artificial intelligence bills that align with the White House AI Action Plan.


U.S. Attorney announces indictment of 88 people on federal drug charges in South Dakota

Federal authorities in South Dakota have indicted 88 individuals on federal drug charges between April and August 2025, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell.


Eight charged with federal fraud related to House Of Prayer Christian Churches

Eight individuals associated with the House of Prayer Christian Churches of America (HOPCC) have been indicted by a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Georgia for their alleged involvement in various fraud schemes and tax violations.


Former NYPD officer sentenced for defrauding investors through forex fund

Former New York City Police Department officer Jason Rodriguez has been sentenced to 36 months in prison for his role in a fraudulent investment scheme involving Technical Trading Team LLC, a foreign exchange trading fund.


Monongalia County man pleads guilty to failing sex offender registration update

Fred Bolden, a 61-year-old resident of Morgantown, West Virginia, has admitted in federal court to failing to update his sex offender registration after moving from Ohio to West Virginia in 2023.


Brooklyn man convicted for possessing makeshift knife at detention center

Jordan Alston, a 28-year-old Brooklyn resident, was found guilty in federal court of possessing a makeshift knife while incarcerated at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC).


Pittsburgh woman sentenced to probation for vandalizing Jewish properties

A Pittsburgh woman has been sentenced to five years of probation for her role in conspiring to damage and deface Jewish properties in the city.


Florida man sentenced for multimillion-dollar real estate fraud involving Western Pennsylvania rentals

A former Hudson, Florida resident has been sentenced to six and a half years in federal prison for his role in a wire fraud conspiracy that defrauded investors of nearly $5 million through the sale of uninhabitable or non-existent rental...


New Orleans man pleads guilty to federal drug distribution and firearms charges

A New Orleans man has pleaded guilty to federal drug and weapons charges, according to an announcement from Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson.


Citizen of Mexico indicted for alleged illegal reentry in Pennsylvania

A federal grand jury has indicted Renato Jardines-Santiago, a 37-year-old citizen of Mexico, on a charge of illegal reentry.


Jamestown woman admits role in multi-drug trafficking conspiracy

Sandra Pavlock, also known as Sondra L. Pavlock, has pleaded guilty to charges related to a narcotics conspiracy in federal court.


Maryland woman charged with defrauding D.C. Medicaid program out of $234K

Jariatu Jalloh, a 39-year-old resident of Maryland, was arraigned on September 8, 2025, facing nine counts each of first-degree fraud and first-degree theft.


Jefferson County man convicted for role in stolen check cashing scheme

A federal jury has found Deizman Deandre Ellis, 24, of McCalla, Alabama, guilty on five charges related to a conspiracy involving stolen checks.


16th-century Hebrew text returned to Budapest seminary after decades-long absence

A 16th-century Hebrew religious text, known as the Chamisa Humshe Torrah (Five Books of Moses), printed in Venice by Giovanni di Gara in 1588, along with Haftarot from 1589, has been returned to the Jewish Theological Seminary of the University of...


New Orleans man pleads guilty to distributing over forty grams of fentanyl

A New Orleans resident has pleaded guilty to distributing fentanyl, according to an announcement from Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson.


White House proposes cutting redundant contractor accounting requirements

The Office of Management and Budget’s Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board has released two proposed rules aimed at eliminating more than 60 accounting requirements for federal contractors.


Prior felon charged with illegal reentry into United States

A man from El Salvador, Miguel Angel Ruiz Guevara, 53, has been arrested and charged in Buffalo, New York, with illegal reentry into the United States after having previously been removed following a felony conviction.


North Las Vegas man receives decade-long sentence for meth trafficking

A North Las Vegas man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and five years of supervised release for distributing and possessing with intent to distribute more than 30 pounds of methamphetamine in the Las Vegas area.


House passes NDAA with provisions targeting China’s influence in research and defense

Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party supported the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2026, which was passed by the House of Representatives.