News from February 2026
By T. J. Graves | Feb 19, 2026
Symair Carson-Williams, also known as “Lil Meer,” was sentenced to 253 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay over $10,000 in restitution for his involvement in a series of armed carjackings in Philadelphia.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 19, 2026
The last member of a Colombian transnational robbery crew has pleaded guilty for his involvement in a series of jewelry thefts targeting couriers and high-end retailers in South Florida, resulting in losses exceeding $5 million.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 19, 2026
A 27-year-old member of the Forum Park Crips gang has been sentenced to nearly 29 years in federal prison for his involvement in a sex trafficking operation targeting teenage girls.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 19, 2026
Teodoso Gonzalez-Guzman, a 40-year-old Mexican national, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to illegal re-entry and failing to register as a sex offender.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 19, 2026
An individual from El Salvador living illegally in the United States has been sentenced to 45 years in federal prison for child exploitation crimes involving a 12-year-old boy, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney for the Northern...
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 19, 2026
CBP reported on February 18-19, 2026 about closing a major San Diego border gap previously exploited by cartels and about apprehending an INTERPOL fugitive in Houston with help from ICE.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 19, 2026
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the City of Cleveland have jointly requested the termination of the federal consent decree that has overseen the Cleveland Division of Police (CDP) since 2015.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 19, 2026
Wesleigh Gaddy, a former payroll and benefits specialist for Troup County, Georgia, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after admitting to embezzling more than $500,000 from the county’s payroll accounts.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 19, 2026
President Donald J. Trump’s administration has reported a decline in mortgage rates, reaching their lowest point since September 2022, according to recent data from Freddie Mac.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 19, 2026
A man from Pembroke, New Hampshire, was sentenced in federal court for fraudulently obtaining over $1 million in CARES Act funds and using the money to purchase a golf course, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 19, 2026
Three engineers from San Jose have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to the theft of trade secrets from Google and other major technology companies.
By R. C. Jamison | Feb 19, 2026
Chairman Rick Scott and Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand of the Senate Special Committee on Aging have sent a letter to Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth, seeking information about efforts to secure the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain for...
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 19, 2026
Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal has responded to the Trump Administration’s decision to pause a new interim final rule at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that would have changed how disability ratings...
By F. E. Simons | Feb 19, 2026
A Bartlesville resident, Wendell Ray Short, Jr., was sentenced to eight months in prison for failing to register as a sex offender, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. U.S. District Judge John F. Heil, III, also ordered...
By T. J. Graves | Feb 19, 2026
William Steven Wooten, a 46-year-old resident of Lexington, South Carolina, was convicted by a federal jury on one count of possession of child sexual abuse material after a two-day trial in Spartanburg.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 19, 2026
A Plainview man has been sentenced to 50 years in federal prison for the sexual exploitation of a 10-year-old child, according to an announcement from United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 19, 2026
Federal and state authorities in Maryland have announced the results of a recent large-scale law enforcement operation in Baltimore, which led to hundreds of arrests and multiple federal indictments.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 19, 2026
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has released its operational statistics for January 2026, highlighting the impact of President Donald J. Trump’s border security policies over the past year.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 19, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Washington, DC, according to a statement from Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 19, 2026
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reported on February 17, 2026 about two major cases in Florida—a violent attack by a Venezuelan national in Port St. Lucie and an alleged Chinese-run marriage fraud scheme targeting U.S soldiers—emphasizing...
