News from February 2026
By R. C. Jamison | Feb 25, 2026
During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the committee, questioned Colin McDonald, the nominee for Assistant Attorney General for the newly established National Fraud Enforcement...
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 25, 2026
U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered an opening statement during a committee hearing on the nomination of Colin McDonald as Assistant Attorney General for the newly created National...
By F. E. Simons | Feb 24, 2026
Athena Bitcoin announced that its ATMs provide unbanked Americans with access to bitcoin using cash without requiring a bank account.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 24, 2026
Michigan State Representative Luke Meerman announced new legislation aimed at banning sales of vehicles from foreign entities deemed concerning for national security reasons.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 24, 2026
On February 11, a law enforcement officer in Charleston County, South Carolina was shot in the chest by Floriberto Perez-Nieto, a Mexican national who had previously been deported from the United States.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 24, 2026
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has placed an immigration detainer on Said Alexander Hernandez Gonzalez, a Venezuelan national, after he was charged with first degree murder for allegedly attempting to drown a woman in Martin...
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 24, 2026
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has issued an arrest detainer for Zaid Mayen-Esteban and Jonathan David Garcia-Larios, both Mexican nationals, following their arrest in Pitt County, North Carolina.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 24, 2026
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced a proposed rule aimed at reducing fraudulent asylum claims and addressing the backlog in the U.S. immigration system.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 24, 2026
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reported the arrest of several individuals across the United States, all identified as illegal immigrants convicted of serious offenses including child sexual abuse, statutory rape, drug trafficking,...
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 24, 2026
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has expanded its online database, WOW.
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 24, 2026
Congressman Brett Guthrie, Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, responded to President Trump’s State of the Union Address delivered to a Joint Session of Congress.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 24, 2026
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York has introduced a new Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Program aimed at addressing fraud and financial misconduct that affects market integrity.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 24, 2026
A Dearborn Heights resident has been sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison for his involvement in multiple fraud schemes that resulted in losses totaling $1.2 million, according to an announcement from United States Attorney Jerome F....
By R. C. Jamison | Feb 24, 2026
The Washington Post editorial board has called for the prompt passage of the Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform (ROTOR) Act, highlighting bipartisan support for the legislation following a fatal crash in January 2025 that...
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 24, 2026
Anthony Neubauer, a 39-year-old resident of Falconer, New York, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his involvement in a kidnapping that led to the murder of Joseph Anthony.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 24, 2026
A Las Vegas resident, Elijah Sylee Shelton, was sentenced to 150 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release for drug trafficking offenses.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 24, 2026
A man from Gallup, New Mexico, has been charged with federal assault after allegedly attacking another adult inside a vehicle, resulting in significant facial injuries.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 24, 2026
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division has filed a lawsuit against the University of California, alleging that its Los Angeles campus (UCLA) permitted a hostile work environment for Jewish and Israeli faculty and staff.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 24, 2026
A New Britain resident, Luis Torres Ortiz, 25, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison and four years of supervised release for his involvement in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 24, 2026
A Miami man has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison after being found guilty of firearms and identity theft offenses.
