News from February 2026
By F. E. Simons | Feb 19, 2026
Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau held talks with Czech Foreign Minister Petr Macinka to address areas of mutual interest between the United States and the Czech Republic.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 19, 2026
Edward Wilkie, a 31-year-old resident of Tonawanda, New York, has pleaded guilty to charges related to a narcotics conspiracy.
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 19, 2026
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee is scheduled to vote on several bills aimed at improving access to education and health care in the United States.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 19, 2026
R’Vonte Berryman, 28, and Cregarius Jackson, 37, both from Houston, Texas, have been sentenced to federal prison for their involvement in two ATM robberies in Indianapolis.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 19, 2026
A resident of Holdenville, Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 19, 2026
A woman from Polacca, Arizona, was sentenced to over four years in federal prison after being found guilty of causing the death of her 14-year-old son while driving under the influence.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 19, 2026
A Katy resident has pleaded guilty for his role in a Ponzi scheme that defrauded more than 40 victims of over $17 million, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 19, 2026
An individual from Mexico, Pedro Garcia Lopez, 45, has been sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States after being deported in 2008.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 19, 2026
Jesus Guillermo Valenzuela-Ramirez, a 30-year-old resident of Imuris, Sonora, Mexico, has been sentenced to 90 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps for his involvement in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 19, 2026
A Longview tax preparer has admitted to participating in a federal tax fraud scheme, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs for the Eastern District of Texas.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 19, 2026
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has asked local law enforcement in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, not to release Arnol De Jesus Guevara-Lopez, a Honduran national accused of statutory rape of a child under 15 years old,...
By F. E. Simons | Feb 19, 2026
A Greece, New York man has pleaded guilty to making threats against a federal law enforcement officer and the officer’s family.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 19, 2026
CBP AMO posted updates between February 17-19, 2026, detailing law enforcement actions against transnational criminal organizations and a rapid emergency response near Presidio, Texas.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 19, 2026
The National Restaurant Association has announced its 2026 federal policy agenda, focusing on immigration reform, the Credit Card Competition Act, and a favorable renewal of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 19, 2026
The Government Accountability Project (GAP), a nonpartisan group focused on whistleblower protection, has released a statement supporting the legal rights of whistleblowers who provided Arctic Frost records, including grand jury materials, to U.S....
By T. J. Graves | Feb 19, 2026
The Trump Administration has finalized a trade agreement with Indonesia, aiming to increase market access for American industries.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 19, 2026
A Boston man has pleaded guilty to racketeering charges related to his involvement with the Cameron Street gang, a group known for violent crimes and drug trafficking in the Dorchester area.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 19, 2026
A 42-year-old Mexican national, Juan Ignacio Miranda-Arente, has been sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for unlawfully reentering the United States.
By R. C. Jamison | Feb 19, 2026
Chairman John Moolenaar of the House Select Committee on China and Chairman Chuck Grassley of the Senate Judiciary Committee have sent letters to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and FBI Director Kash Patel.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 19, 2026
A Richmond resident, Tajon Rasheed Baskerville, 35, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being found guilty of illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
