News from February 2026
By F. E. Simons | Feb 17, 2026
A federal grand jury in New Haven has indicted Andrew M. Komarow, 36, of Avon, on charges related to an alleged scheme that defrauded three financial services companies of approximately $3.3 million.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 17, 2026
Two Honduran nationals have been indicted in the Northern District of Georgia on charges related to alien smuggling and fraud.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 17, 2026
A former deputy clerk at the City of East Cleveland Municipal Court has been sentenced for embezzling nearly $38,000 in cash fees over an 11-year period.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 17, 2026
A Woodbridge resident, Omini Tete Riman, was sentenced to three years in prison for obstructing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and failing to file personal tax returns.
By H. B. Edwards | Feb 17, 2026
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, recently led an oversight hearing focused on the Small Business Administration Native 8(a) Program.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 17, 2026
Earlier today, an indictment was unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn charging Rafael Hernandez, also known as “Cap” and “Ralphy,” and Joibel Perez, also known as “J.P.,” with crimes related to the February 26, 2021 murder of Akil Kornegay in...
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 17, 2026
Attorney Michael Simes has pleaded guilty in Connecticut federal court to failing to file tax returns and owes nearly $2.9 million in restitution. He faces up to three years in prison at his upcoming sentencing.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 17, 2026
The Michigan-China Economic and Security Review Group announced that Ford's partnerships with Chinese entities have resulted in financial losses and raised national security concerns.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 17, 2026
Todd Philip Wilkerson, a 54-year-old resident of Ardmore, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to 70 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to one count of sexual abuse in Indian Country.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 17, 2026
A McNary, Arizona man has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison for the death of his significant other.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 17, 2026
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Pittsburgh seized a shipment of counterfeit designer handbags, jewelry, and scarves valued at over $300,000 on January 29.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 17, 2026
Several individuals were recently sentenced in federal court for crimes including drug trafficking and illegal re-entry into the United States, according to announcements from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Wyoming.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 17, 2026
President Trump has approved the first three projects under Japan’s $550 billion investment commitment to the United States, part of a broader U.S.–Japan trade agreement.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 17, 2026
Brian O’Brien, a 43-year-old resident of East Aurora, New York, has been sentenced to nine years in prison and 30 years of supervised release after being convicted of receiving child pornography. U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo handed down...
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 17, 2026
Jorge Torres-Perez, a 29-year-old Venezuelan national, has been charged in Colorado with assault on a federal officer, threatening to assault or kill a federal officer, and destruction of government property.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 17, 2026
A federal indictment unsealed in Orlando, Florida, charges 11 individuals identified as members and associates of the Sex Money Murder-24K (SMM-24K) gang with racketeering conspiracy, attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder in aid of...
By F. E. Simons | Feb 17, 2026
A Silver Spring woman has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to an unemployment insurance fraud scheme.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 17, 2026
A contractor from the St. Louis area has been sentenced to three years in prison after fraudulently obtaining $1.7 million in pandemic relief loans and ordered to repay the full amount.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 17, 2026
A Compton resident has admitted to assaulting a federal officer during an anti-immigration enforcement riot in Paramount last year.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 17, 2026
A man from Window Rock has been charged in federal court following an alleged stabbing incident.
