News from February 2026
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 19, 2026
Brigette O. Robertson, a 40-year-old former special police officer from the District of Columbia, was sentenced to 12 months in prison for violating the constitutional rights of a detained individual by stomping on her face.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 19, 2026
A Prince George’s County Public Schools employee, Xaviour Smith, 28, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, has been indicted on five counts related to the production of child sexual abuse material.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 19, 2026
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry seized methamphetamine valued at over $602,000 on February 8.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 19, 2026
Kayvan Karya Rasolkhani, a 46-year-old resident of Norman and owner of University Liquor, has pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 19, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a meeting with Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono in Washington, D.C. The two officials reaffirmed the importance of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between their countries and its role in promoting...
By F. E. Simons | Feb 19, 2026
A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin has returned indictments against five individuals on charges ranging from making threats to law enforcement to drug trafficking and illegal firearm possession.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 19, 2026
Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau met with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet in Washington, D.C., during the Board of Peace meeting.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 19, 2026
A Chinese national has been sentenced to 40 months in federal prison for participating in a money laundering scheme connected to cryptocurrency investment scams.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 19, 2026
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that vehicular traffic at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge in Laredo, Texas, will be temporarily halted on the morning of Saturday, February 21.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 19, 2026
William Jared Breski, a 37-year-old resident of Eastpoint, Florida, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to child sex crimes.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 19, 2026
A Russian citizen, Nomma Zarubina, has pleaded guilty in federal court to making false statements to the FBI about her relationship with the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) and to naturalization fraud.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 19, 2026
Fernando Jesus Villegas, 41, of Oklahoma City, has been sentenced to 77 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm after a prior felony conviction.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 19, 2026
A former loan officer has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for defrauding MassMutual Federal Credit Union of nearly $1 million.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 19, 2026
A man from the Pueblo of Zuni was sentenced to ten years in federal prison for sexual abuse, according to an announcement by Acting U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Justin A. Garris, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Albuquerque Field Office.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 19, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Vietnam Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung in Washington, D.C., according to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 19, 2026
A woman from Barboursville, Kentucky, Raven Broughton-Jones, 31, has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for producing child pornography.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 19, 2026
Robert Redding, a 43-year-old resident of Philadelphia, has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison and ten years of supervised release for offenses related to child pornography.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 19, 2026
Two women from Conroe, Texas, have been indicted on charges of kidnapping, abuse, and forced labor involving a child.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 19, 2026
Peter Daniel Ring, a 31-year-old resident of Bell, Florida, has pleaded guilty in federal court to sending multiple threats to kill or cause physical harm.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 19, 2026
A former executive of Corsa Coal Corporation has been convicted by a federal jury for participating in a scheme to bribe Egyptian government officials to secure coal supply contracts worth nearly $140 million.
