News from January 2026
By F. E. Simons | Jan 29, 2026
A Mexican national with a history of repeated removals from the United States was sentenced in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for unlawful reentry. U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson announced that Oscar Palacios Castorena, 34, received a 37-month prison sentence and...
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 29, 2026
A federal grand jury in Wichita has indicted Janice Mae Brown, 39, of Russell, Kansas, on a charge of acquiring a controlled substance by deception.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 29, 2026
Jaime Rosario Ang, a 53-year-old resident of Jacksonville, has been sentenced to 15 years and 8 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to two counts of distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 29, 2026
Earl Vincent Hudgins III, a 32-year-old resident of Pensacola, Florida, has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 29, 2026
Thomas B. Hoffman, a former employee of the Palatka Housing Authority (PHA), has been sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison for theft of federal funds.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 29, 2026
A Marshalltown man, Cory Marvin Baker, 54, has been sentenced to 16 years in federal prison for attempted receipt of child pornography while on supervised release.
By R. C. Jamison | Jan 29, 2026
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, spoke at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) about the importance of sustained federal investment in scientific...
By F. E. Simons | Jan 29, 2026
John Frederick Black, a 46-year-old resident of Houston, Texas, has been charged with one count of attempted transfer of obscene material to minors.
By H. B. Edwards | Jan 29, 2026
Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01) has introduced the Make Elections Great Again (MEGA) Act, a package of proposed federal election reforms.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 29, 2026
Donald Heflin Mitchell, 49, of Orlando, also known as Arissess Maven Anglo-Busari Jr., has been indicted on multiple federal charges including six counts of bank fraud, two counts of making false statements on loan applications, and one count of...
By T. P. Broyles | Jan 29, 2026
Under the leadership of Chairman John Boozman (R-AR), the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry has advanced the Digital Commodity Intermediaries Act.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 29, 2026
A Honduran national, Oscar Lopez-Martinez, has been sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States after previously being deported multiple times.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 29, 2026
Arthritis & Rheumatology Center, P.C. (ARC) and its owner, Dr. Jatin Patel, have agreed to pay $2.18 million to settle allegations that the clinic used medical assistants to perform infusion services in violation of Georgia law and submitted...
By F. E. Simons | Jan 29, 2026
Brigida Chock, a 65-year-old resident of Ewa Beach and Filipino national, was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for her role in a tax refund fraud scheme.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 29, 2026
Earlier today, Jeffrey Slothower was sentenced to 72 months in prison for wire fraud, investment adviser fraud, and money laundering.
By H. B. Edwards | Jan 29, 2026
U.S. Senator Jim Risch, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, announced that the committee has approved four nominees and ten legislative measures during its latest business meeting. “I’m pleased with the swift passage of legislation...
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 29, 2026
A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty to possessing images of child sexual abuse, according to an announcement from Senior Counsel Philip Lamparello.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 29, 2026
A Florence, Kentucky man has been indicted on charges of cyberstalking and making threatening communications to a United States Congressman and a United States Senator.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 29, 2026
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Wyoming reported collections totaling $1,859,147.53 from criminal and civil actions during fiscal year 2025.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 29, 2026
A Marshalltown man has been sentenced to more than twelve years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute.
