News from September 2025
By Federal Newswire | Sep 11, 2025
The final defendant in a transnational money laundering case connected to a “phantom hacker” fraud scheme has been sentenced in federal court.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 11, 2025
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Jon Husted (R-OH), and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) have introduced the Recommending Artificial Intelligence Standards in Education (RAISE) Act, aimed at supporting states in integrating artificial intelligence...
By Federal Newswire | Sep 11, 2025
Two Massachusetts men have been arrested in connection with an alleged attempt to damage a building on the Harvard Medical School campus using a commercial firework.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 11, 2025
Six individuals alleged to be members of the Unknown Vice Lords (UVL) – Ghost Mob gang have been indicted in the Western District of Tennessee on charges including conspiracy to commit murder, attempted murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, and...
By Federal Newswire | Sep 11, 2025
An Atlanta-based travel agent has been sentenced to 13 months in prison after admitting to defrauding clients, including individuals and educational institutions, by taking payments for travel services he never provided.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 11, 2025
A federal indictment was announced today against Jian Wu, a former employee of a New York-based quantitative investment management firm.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 11, 2025
Jerney Jabara Purifoy, a 33-year-old resident of Pensacola, Florida, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 11, 2025
Roger Strickland, a 62-year-old resident of Cherokee, Iowa, has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to two counts of possessing child pornography.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 11, 2025
Anthony Eugene Burns, 31, of Maryland, was found guilty by a federal jury for unlawfully possessing a firearm, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 11, 2025
A former employee of a DVD and Blu-ray manufacturing and distribution company in Tennessee was sentenced to 57 months in prison for stealing pre-release DVDs and Blu-rays of major films and selling them before their official release dates.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 11, 2025
Nnamdi Felix Udeagha, a 39-year-old resident of Humble, Texas, has been sentenced to 27 months in prison for his role in a wire fraud conspiracy targeting the Chickasaw Nation Department of Health.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 11, 2025
A federal grand jury in Puerto Rico has indicted 49 alleged gang members from Bayamón on charges related to drug trafficking and firearms violations.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 11, 2025
A former Corpus Christi police officer has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for enticing a minor, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 11, 2025
Bernabe Montalvo Salas, a 24-year-old Mexican citizen residing illegally in Charleston, West Virginia, pleaded guilty on September 10, 2025, to the charge of reentry of a removed alien.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 11, 2025
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran, chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, presided over a committee hearing to review the nomination of Karen Brazell for the position of Under Secretary for Benefits at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
By Federal Newswire | Sep 11, 2025
During a recent hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) expressed her support for William Kirk as the nominee for Inspector General of the Small Business Administration (SBA).
By Federal Newswire | Sep 11, 2025
An Iowa City man has been sentenced to 168 months in federal prison for receipt of child pornography.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 11, 2025
A Naugatuck resident has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for operating an investment fraud scheme.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 11, 2025
The Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation will hold a hearing titled “Shaping Tomorrow: The Future of Artificial Intelligence” on September 17, 2025.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 11, 2025
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched an inquiry into the practices of seven companies that provide AI-powered chatbots, focusing on how these firms address potential risks to children and teenagers.
