News from February 2026
By T. J. Graves | Feb 5, 2026
A Fort Lauderdale financial advisor has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for running an international investment fraud scheme that took more than $94 million from investors, most of whom were Venezuelan nationals.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 5, 2026
On February 4, 2026, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem visited both the southern and northern U.S. borders to highlight recent developments in border security.
By H. B. Edwards | Feb 5, 2026
Senator Richard Blumenthal, Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, released a statement after the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) published its National Veterans Suicide Prevention annual report.
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 5, 2026
U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz has released a supplemental investigative report that criticizes the progress of California’s high-speed rail project.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 5, 2026
Four inmates at the Federal Correctional Complex in Beaumont, Texas, have been indicted on murder charges.
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 5, 2026
Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), John Boozman (R-AR), Angus King (I-ME), and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) have called on the Department of Defense to review and confirm the presence of radiation and toxic substances at the Karshi Khanabad (K2) Air...
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 5, 2026
U.S. Customs and Border Protection shared updates on February 5, 2026, regarding their security measures at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara ahead of a major sports event.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 5, 2026
Christian Lugo, also known as “Coco,” was sentenced to 19 years in prison for his role in a racketeering conspiracy that led to the death of Gloria Ortiz.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 5, 2026
Daeshaun Jared Ickle Cobretti Small, a 22-year-old resident of Henryetta, Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in Indian Country.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 5, 2026
A former U.S. Postal Service employee from New Hampshire has pleaded guilty to federal charges of obstruction and video voyeurism in connection with incidents at the Westminster, Massachusetts Post Office.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 5, 2026
A Philadelphia man has been sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison for his role in two armed carjackings that occurred within a span of several days.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 5, 2026
A Chesterfield resident has admitted to defrauding several COVID-19 relief programs and faces related tax charges, according to federal prosecutors.
By H. B. Edwards | Feb 5, 2026
U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and Ted Budd (R-N.C.) have introduced legislation to launch the Radar Next Program.
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 5, 2026
The Fiscal Year 2026 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs appropriations bill has been signed into law by President Trump.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 5, 2026
A former supervisor in the New York City Police Department (NYPD), Pamela Dillard, has pleaded guilty to participating in a bribery conspiracy involving the disclosure of sensitive information.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 5, 2026
The owner of a Fort Pierce-based biofuel company, Christopher Burdett, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges related to a scheme that generated more than $7 million in fraudulent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) renewable fuel credits and...
By R. C. Jamison | Feb 5, 2026
At a recent U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee meeting, Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), the Ranking Member, called attention to the absence of conservation bills on the committee's markup agenda.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 5, 2026
A Houston physician has been indicted on charges of falsifying medical records, which allegedly made some patients ineligible for organ transplants.
By R. C. Jamison | Feb 5, 2026
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce has announced that President Trump signed into law reforms targeting pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) as part of H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 5, 2026
A man from Beaumont, Texas has been charged with a federal firearms violation in the Eastern District of Texas, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.
