News published on Federal Newswire in September 2025

News from September 2025


Alamo resident pleads guilty to transporting undocumented immigrants near Falfurrias checkpoint

A 62-year-old resident of Alamo, Texas, Lazaro Rosendo Vega, has pleaded guilty to charges of illegally transporting two Mexican nationals in a tractor-trailer.


MS-13 members plead guilty to racketeering conspiracy involving murder near Houston

Eight individuals from El Salvador, identified as members of the MS-13 gang and residing illegally in Houston, have pleaded guilty to charges related to a racketeering conspiracy that included multiple murders and acts of witness tampering.


San Gabriel Valley man sentenced for role in international crypto investment scam

A man from La Puente in the San Gabriel Valley was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for his involvement in laundering more than $36.9 million as part of an international digital asset investment scam.


Chicago man sentenced to probation in drone contraband plot at FCI McDowell

Miguel Angel Aleman-Piceno, 23, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced in Bluefield, West Virginia to three years of federal probation for conspiracy to commit the felony crime of attempting to introduce contraband into a federal prison.


Canadian man sentenced for operating Houston drug waypoint linked to international cocaine shipments

A Canadian national has been sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison for his involvement in a transnational drug trafficking organization, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.


Portland man appears in court after alleged assault on federal officer near ICE office

A Portland resident appeared in federal court following allegations of assaulting a federal law enforcement officer near the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in South Portland.


Dulce man indicted for assault resulting in substantial bodily injury

A federal grand jury has indicted Shelton Atole, a 35-year-old resident of Dulce and an enrolled member of the Jicarilla Apache Nation, on a charge of assault resulting in substantial bodily injury to an intimate or dating partner.


New Orleans man indicted for armed robbery and firearm offenses at local gas station

JEREMIAH MILLS, 28, of New Orleans, was indicted on August 28, 2025, on four federal charges related to armed robbery and firearm offenses.


Columbia man receives over six years for gun possession and drug charges

Terrance Demetrius Bass, 34, of Columbia, has been sentenced to more than six years in federal prison after being convicted on charges of felon in possession of a firearm and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and marijuana.


House Select Committee reports ongoing PRC-linked cyberattacks targeting US trade policy stakeholders

The House Select Committee on China has reported a series of cyber-espionage campaigns that it attributes to the Chinese Communist Party.


Pittsburgh resident receives federal prison sentence for Reserve Township bank robbery

A Pittsburgh man, Mark Laughner, 38, has been sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for bank robbery.


Stockton man receives over 15 years for drug trafficking conspiracy

Charles Billingsley Jr., a 55-year-old resident of Stockton, was sentenced to 15 years and eight months in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin.


Missouri man sentenced to over 17 years for advertising child pornography on dark web

A Missouri man has been sentenced in U.S. District Court in Portland, Maine, for advertising child pornography on the dark web.


Fairfax man admits making violent threats against federal employees

A Fairfax man has pleaded guilty to making threats against employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Postal Service, according to court documents.


Romanian national pleads guilty in $130K Walmart fraud scheme

A Romanian citizen has pleaded guilty in federal court to a series of sleight-of-hand frauds that targeted Walmart stores across the United States and resulted in losses of at least $130,000.


Luzerne County man receives over eight years for fentanyl trafficking conviction

Anthony Joseph Nieves, a 32-year-old resident of Pittston, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 105 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute five grams of fentanyl.


Senate committees launch probe into deadly Palisades Fire in California

U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Rick Scott and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson have announced a congressional investigation into the Palisades...


District man pleads guilty to two murders committed in spring 2020

Michael Mason, 21, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty on September 5, 2025, to two counts of second-degree murder.


Former postal worker sentenced for stealing millions in checks from mail

A former United States Postal Service letter carrier has been sentenced to 66 months in federal prison for stealing more than $10 million in Treasury and other checks from the mail over a four-year period.


District man charged with distribution and receipt of child pornography

Richard J. Pavel III, a 34-year-old resident of the District of Columbia, was arrested and charged with distribution and receipt of child pornography.