News from February 2026
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.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 17, 2026
Brian Shane Haigler, a 43-year-old resident of Mint Hill, North Carolina, was sentenced to 33 months in prison and two years of supervised release for his involvement in multiple fraud schemes.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 17, 2026
A California man has been sentenced to 19 years in federal prison for his role in a multi-state drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 17, 2026
A resident of Bryan County, Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to a federal drug charge.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 17, 2026
Executive Assistant Commissioner Diane J. Sabatino shared updates on CBP operations through several tweets posted on February 16-17, 2026.
By H. B. Edwards | Feb 17, 2026
House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson and Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman have expressed support for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) proposed rules aimed at updating...
By F. E. Simons | Feb 17, 2026
A federal indictment has been issued against Matthew Edward Zoladz, a 36-year-old resident of Palmetto, Florida.
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 17, 2026
Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal has criticized the Trump Administration’s decision to end a policy that prevented certain at-risk veterans from purchasing firearms.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 17, 2026
Kendrick J. Hills Jr., a 23-year-old resident of Gainesville, Florida, has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges of possessing marijuana with intent to distribute and carrying a firearm during a...
By T. J. Graves | Feb 17, 2026
Second Century Ventures (SCV), the investment arm of the National Association of Realtors, has entered into a strategic partnership with Advanced Real Estate Services (ADRES), which focuses on real estate technology in Abu Dhabi and other parts of...
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 17, 2026
Michael Dino Peraino, a 64-year-old resident of Willcox, Arizona, has been sentenced to 156 months in federal prison for bank robbery.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 17, 2026
A former Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent has pleaded guilty to receiving child pornography, according to an announcement from United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon, Jr.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 17, 2026
A Bronx resident, Teddy Caceres, also known as "Tito," has been indicted on federal narcotics charges following the fentanyl overdose death of a Yorktown Heights resident in April 2025.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 17, 2026
A Charlotte man has been sentenced to more than 32 years in federal prison for a series of armed robberies, according to an announcement by Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 17, 2026
A Bolivian national living in Tulsa has been charged with crimes related to child sexual abuse material and is also wanted by INTERPOL.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 17, 2026
A man from Blue Hill, Maine, has been sentenced to just over a year in prison for providing false information during the purchase of a firearm. U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. handed down the sentence to Caleb Rhine, 22, in U.S. District...
By T. J. Graves | Feb 17, 2026
On Presidents’ Day, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted arrests of several individuals identified as criminal illegal aliens who had been convicted of crimes such as false imprisonment, sexual assault, and strangulation.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 17, 2026
On February 16, in Savannah, Georgia, a fatal car crash occurred during an attempt by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to apprehend Oscar Vasquez Lopez, a Guatemalan national who had been ordered removed from the United...
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 17, 2026
A Topsham resident, Christopher Tucker, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Portland to failing to surrender for service of sentence.
By H. B. Edwards | Feb 17, 2026
U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman and House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson have expressed support for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) proposed updates to federal...
