News from February 2026
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 4, 2026
The first defendant among approximately 20 individuals charged with drug trafficking in Seattle’s homeless encampments and the International District has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 4, 2026
MultiCare Health System, a hospital and healthcare provider based in Tacoma, Washington, has agreed to pay $3.7 million to settle allegations that it endangered patient safety and submitted fraudulent bills to federal health care programs for...
By F. E. Simons | Feb 4, 2026
Aaron Leopoldo Aguirre-Gutierrez, a 50-year-old resident of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, was sentenced to 48 months in prison and three years of supervised release for his involvement in a cocaine distribution conspiracy.
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 4, 2026
U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Jim Risch, the Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, met with President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at the United States Capitol.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 4, 2026
An Anne Arundel County man has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for his role in a drug distribution conspiracy involving fentanyl, cocaine, and other controlled substances. U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Maddox handed down the...
By R. C. Jamison | Feb 4, 2026
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, the Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, raised concerns during a recent hearing about the Trump administration's reduction of resources at the National Highway Traffic Safety...
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 4, 2026
Ranking Member Edward J. Markey has issued a statement highlighting the inclusion of small business priorities in the latest appropriations package.
By H. B. Edwards | Feb 4, 2026
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), addressed cybersecurity threats to American water infrastructure during a committee hearing in Washington, D.C. The hearing, titled...
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 4, 2026
Shaun Ciokiewicz, a 39-year-old resident of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for possessing over 50 grams of methamphetamine with intent to distribute.
By R. C. Jamison | Feb 4, 2026
Legislation aimed at strengthening the federal government's defenses against foreign interference in information technology and communications systems has advanced in Congress.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 4, 2026
A Maui resident, Jeffrey Worthen, has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of wire fraud and making a false statement to the U.S. Coast Guard.
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 4, 2026
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, along with U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform...
By H. B. Edwards | Feb 4, 2026
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, who chairs the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a hearing focused on cybersecurity challenges affecting water infrastructure in the United States.
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 4, 2026
U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, addressed the Senate floor to criticize what he described as the politicization of the Department of Justice (DOJ) under Attorney General Pam Bondi’s...
By T. J. Graves | Feb 4, 2026
Two men from the Quad Cities area have been sentenced to federal prison for firearms and drug offenses, according to an announcement from United States Attorney David C. Waterman of the Southern District of Iowa.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 4, 2026
A Mescalero man has appeared in federal court on charges of assault and strangulation.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 4, 2026
Andrial Ortiz, a 30-year-old from Lansing, Michigan, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By R. C. Jamison | Feb 4, 2026
Congressman Brett Guthrie, Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Morgan Griffith, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, have announced an upcoming hearing focused on prescription drug supply chain issues.
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 4, 2026
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has advanced nine bipartisan bills aimed at modernizing federal technology, streamlining procurement processes, addressing national security risks in procurement and technology supply chains,...
By T. J. Graves | Feb 4, 2026
A Pasadena woman has been sentenced to 64 months in federal prison for stalking and making bomb threats against a U.S. consulate in Vietnam.
