News from February 2026
By T. J. Graves | Feb 18, 2026
A Chinese national, Jingui Lin, was sentenced on February 11, 2026, for possessing a fraudulent passport.
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 18, 2026
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a confirmation hearing for Dr. Casey Means, who has been nominated to serve as Surgeon General.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 18, 2026
A Mexican citizen residing in Iowa has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for illegally re-entering the United States after previous felony convictions related to immigration offenses.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 17, 2026
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that Parsons Government Services Inc. will oversee and manage the completion of the border wall construction along the U.S.-Mexico border.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 17, 2026
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will require all commercial airlines to formally commit to hiring pilots based on merit.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 17, 2026
A Salt Lake City accountant was sentenced after being convicted of wire fraud for fraudulently obtaining approximately $221,400 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) funds.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 17, 2026
Billy Ray St. Clair, a 25-year-old resident of Durant, Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of being a felon in possession of ammunition.
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 17, 2026
Chair Joni Ernst has recognized Heart ‘n Home as the Small Business of the Week for Pocahontas County, Iowa.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 17, 2026
Chaiya Maley-Jackson, a 26-year-old resident of Concord, North Carolina, has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for selling fake Social Security cards.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 17, 2026
Jerome Parker, a 49-year-old Detroit resident, has been sentenced to 60 months in prison for two separate assaults that occurred in Washington, D.C. on August 18 and August 19, 2025.
By H. B. Edwards | Feb 17, 2026
U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), who serves as the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued a statement on the passing of Reverend Jesse Jackson. “Reverend Jesse Jackson committed his life to the fight for civil rights.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 17, 2026
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced that Andrew Warner and Kishore Vangipuram, both former senior executives at Mobileum, Inc., have been indicted on charges including conspiracy to commit...
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 17, 2026
A Shiprock resident has pleaded guilty to a federal firearms charge following an incident in which he fired at occupants of a vehicle.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 17, 2026
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shared updates on February 16, 2026 about a sentencing case involving Jose Alejandro Alvarado and encouraged changes to sanctuary jurisdiction policies.
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 17, 2026
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, the Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, has highlighted a recent New York Times article in which descendants of President Teddy Roosevelt urged lawmakers to oppose a resolution that...
By F. E. Simons | Feb 17, 2026
Seven individuals have been sentenced in U.S. District Court for their roles in a drug-trafficking organization that distributed large quantities of fentanyl pills throughout Minnesota, including the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation.
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 17, 2026
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), who chairs the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and U.S. Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) have led 58 Republican lawmakers in submitting an amicus brief to the U.S. Western...
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 17, 2026
Congressman Brett Guthrie, Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Gary Palmer, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, have announced an upcoming hearing to discuss the state of drinking water infrastructure...
By F. E. Simons | Feb 17, 2026
Osiel Adame-Gomez and Miguel Velazquez-Garcia have appeared in federal court in Atlanta, facing charges related to the alleged distribution of large amounts of fentanyl.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 17, 2026
The owner of the Royal Inn motel in Phoenix, Arizona, has been sentenced following a federal investigation into ongoing prostitution and drug activities at the property.
