News from February 2026
By F. E. Simons | Feb 20, 2026
Federal authorities in the Southern District of Texas have filed 361 cases related to immigration and border enforcement between February 13 and 19, according to U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 20, 2026
Lorth Sim, a 59-year-old Cambodian national and convicted felon, died while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on February 16 at Miami Correctional Facility in Miami County, Indiana.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 20, 2026
Director Michael Kratsios, head of the U.S. delegation and representing the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, delivered remarks at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 20, 2026
President Donald J. Trump has issued a proclamation establishing a temporary 10 percent ad valorem duty on most articles imported into the United States.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 20, 2026
Geoffrey Magistrate, a 61-year-old resident of Limassol, Cyprus and former Pennsylvania resident, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for money laundering.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 20, 2026
A Texas Tech University professor and two Lubbock residents have been charged in federal court for allegedly conspiring to distribute fentanyl, according to an announcement from United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould.
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 20, 2026
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, who serves as Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, has expressed support for the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to repeal the Biden-era Mercury and Air Toxics Standards...
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 20, 2026
House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) responded to the Supreme Court's decision regarding President Trump's use of tariffs with a statement emphasizing the importance of international markets for American agriculture.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 20, 2026
A Brooklyn resident has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for participating in a scheme involving the theft and alteration of checks from mailboxes, which were then used to defraud banks.
By H. B. Edwards | Feb 20, 2026
During a recent hearing of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee, Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the full Committee, advocated for two bills aimed at expanding public land...
By F. E. Simons | Feb 20, 2026
Renee Hoberman, a licensed social worker from Plainview, New York, was sentenced to 84 months in prison for the receipt and distribution of child pornography.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 20, 2026
Industry leaders and policymakers gathered in Irvine, California, as the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) hosted its Supply Chain Summit at Parker Aerospace’s facility.
By H. B. Edwards | Feb 20, 2026
House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington responded to the recent Supreme Court decision regarding the Trump Administration’s tariff authority.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 20, 2026
Terrell Wills, 52, of Bridgeport, has been sentenced to 54 months in federal prison and four years of supervised release for his involvement in a narcotics trafficking ring operating in southwestern Connecticut.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 20, 2026
Christos Sinchuk Rallis, a 52-year-old resident of Warrington, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 100 months in prison and ten years of supervised release for child pornography offenses.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 20, 2026
A Gardner resident, Michelle M. DiSalvo, has been charged in federal court in Worcester with fraudulently obtaining Social Security disability benefits over a ten-year period.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 20, 2026
An Anchorage man was arrested in Juneau following an indictment by a federal grand jury in Alaska.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 20, 2026
Executive Assistant Commissioner Diane J. Sabatino posted updates between February 19-20, highlighting joint narcotics interdiction efforts with USCG in Miami, agricultural security initiatives including testimony against agroterrorism threats,...
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 20, 2026
A Romanian national has pleaded guilty to charges related to an online intrusion into an Oregon state government office and several other cyber attacks targeting victims in the United States.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 20, 2026
United States Attorney Clint Johnson has announced the results of the January Federal Grand Jury 2025-B indictments.
