News from February 2026
By F. E. Simons | Feb 27, 2026
Mohamad Jihad Fakih, a 27-year-old auto dealer from Tampa, has been sentenced to four and a half years in federal prison for his involvement in a wire fraud conspiracy and attempting to export a stolen vehicle.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 27, 2026
A federal jury in Chicago has found Kennard Cameron guilty of sex trafficking a minor after he recruited and enticed a 15-year-old girl to engage in commercial sex acts at a motel in Lansing, Illinois, during 2023.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 26, 2026
Walmart has agreed to pay $100 million to settle allegations brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 11 states.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 26, 2026
Three men from Laplace, Louisiana, have pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine.
By H. B. Edwards | Feb 26, 2026
During a recent hearing of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Democratic senators, led by Ranking Member Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), questioned Steve Pearce, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 26, 2026
The Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced a bipartisan legislative package aimed at strengthening protections for children online.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 26, 2026
Perry Crane Walker, II, a 44-year-old business owner from Tallahassee, has pleaded guilty in federal court to multiple charges involving sexual crimes against children.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 26, 2026
A New Boston woman has been arrested by the FBI for her alleged involvement in a fraud scheme related to child modeling events, according to an announcement from United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon, Jr.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 26, 2026
On February 23, 2026, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement posted messages emphasizing its immigration enforcement stance and referencing personal stories such as that of Laura Wilkerson.
By H. B. Edwards | Feb 26, 2026
Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) has welcomed the withdrawal of the Biden-Harris joint employer rule and the return to the 2020 Trump administration policy.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 26, 2026
Gerald Day, a 34-year-old resident of Woodbridge, Virginia, was convicted by a Superior Court jury on February 25, 2026, for his involvement in an incident that took place in October 2023.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 26, 2026
A man from Dulce has been indicted on federal charges after allegedly assaulting another individual with a table and a knife, causing serious bodily injury.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 26, 2026
Cedrick Exzavius Reese, a 45-year-old resident of West Columbia, South Carolina, has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for possession of crack cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl, as well as for being a felon in possession of a...
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 26, 2026
The U.S. Secret Service shared updates between February 24-26, 2026 about its involvement in securing SOTU26 through surveillance operations and multi-agency cooperation.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 26, 2026
A Vienna man, Michael Jamie Inofuentes, 45, was sentenced to 18 years and four months in prison after being convicted of sex trafficking a child and engaging in illicit sexual conduct abroad.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 26, 2026
Sherman Devine Boone, a 29-year-old resident of Columbia, South Carolina, has been sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and after a conviction for criminal domestic violence.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 26, 2026
A man from Hebron, Maine, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for distributing and possessing child pornography.
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 26, 2026
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined by Senator Patty Murray and Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Pablo Hernández, has sent a letter to the Department of Energy (DOE)...
By T. J. Graves | Feb 26, 2026
Richard LaPage, 52, of Potsdam, New York, was sentenced on February 25, 2026, to 19 years in federal prison after being convicted of distributing, receiving, and possessing child pornography.
By H. B. Edwards | Feb 26, 2026
U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) have reintroduced the bipartisan Future of AI Innovation Act.
