News from September 2025

By Federal Newswire | Sep 3, 2025
Carlos Sacanell, a 59-year-old resident of Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of securities fraud (insider trading) and one count of making a false statement to a federal agency.

By Federal Newswire | Sep 3, 2025
A Hinesville resident has been convicted in federal court for making threatening phone calls to the Department of Veterans Affairs in December 2024.

By Federal Newswire | Sep 3, 2025
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon has informed Congress that the 2026–2027 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form will be released on schedule this fall.

By Federal Newswire | Sep 3, 2025
A Dallas man has pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition while attempting to board a plane at Louis Armstrong International Airport.

By Federal Newswire | Sep 3, 2025
Jeffry Gabriel Zamora-Pineda, a 33-year-old Honduran national, has been sentenced to time served for unlawful reentry into the United States.

By Federal Newswire | Sep 3, 2025
Hachikosela Muchimba, a former letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service and resident of the District of Columbia, was sentenced to 66 months in federal prison after being convicted for his role in a mail theft and bank fraud scheme that resulted...

By Federal Newswire | Sep 3, 2025
Brandon Turner, 39, was sentenced on August 26, 2025, by United States District Judge Susie Morgan after pleading guilty to three federal charges.

By Federal Newswire | Sep 3, 2025
Chairman Rick Scott of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging convened a hearing in Washington, D.C., focusing on workforce participation among older Americans and the challenges posed by age discrimination.

By Federal Newswire | Sep 3, 2025
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, delivered an opening statement at a hearing focused on the United States' efforts to return to the moon before China establishes a...

By Federal Newswire | Sep 3, 2025
A Mexican national has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to charges involving the sexual abuse of a minor and explicit communications over social media.

By Federal Newswire | Sep 3, 2025
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) has initiated an investigation into how the Biden Administration’s border policies have affected Medicaid programs.

By Federal Newswire | Sep 3, 2025
Demetrius Brown, a 47-year-old inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution in Oxford, Wisconsin, has been sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for assaulting a prison guard.

By Federal Newswire | Sep 3, 2025
A Youngstown man has been sentenced to 23 years in federal prison for distributing large quantities of controlled substances, including fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine, in the Youngstown area.

By Federal Newswire | Sep 3, 2025
A Honduran national, Wilmer Antonio Garcia-Aquino, has been sentenced for illegally reentering the United States after being previously removed.

By Federal Newswire | Sep 3, 2025
A Columbia Falls resident, Zachary Matthew Gargasz, 38, has been sentenced to 51 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for illegally possessing a firearm.

By Federal Newswire | Sep 3, 2025
A Somerset County resident has pleaded guilty to distributing fentanyl and cocaine, resulting in the deaths of four people.

By Federal Newswire | Sep 3, 2025
Jorge Luis Villanueva, a 35-year-old Honduran national, was sentenced on August 14, 2025, for illegal reentry into the United States after having been previously deported.

By Federal Newswire | Sep 3, 2025
More than 300,000 kilograms of chemicals used in the production of methamphetamine were seized at the Port of Houston by agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney for the District of...

By Federal Newswire | Sep 3, 2025
Five Romanian nationals have been sentenced in St. Louis federal court for their roles in a scheme to install skimming devices on area ATMs and steal bank account information from customers. U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk sentenced Mihai...

By Federal Newswire | Sep 3, 2025
Senator Ted Cruz, Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, emphasized the importance of NASA’s mission and continuity in U.S. space leadership during a committee hearing titled “There’s a Bad Moon on the Rise: Why Congress and NASA Must Thwart...