News from January 2026
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 27, 2026
Edward Gene Smith, a former senior executive at major financial institutions, pleaded guilty in federal court to multiple charges including sexual assault, child pornography, and obstruction of justice.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 27, 2026
A Virginia resident has pleaded guilty in Chicago to a federal drug conspiracy charge for his role in creating and running Empire Market, a major dark web marketplace that operated from 2018 to 2020.
By T. P. Broyles | Jan 27, 2026
Senator Ted Cruz, chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, has responded to recent findings by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) regarding the January 29, 2025 midair collision between American...
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 27, 2026
A woman from Prewitt, New Mexico, has been charged in federal court after allegedly stabbing a man during an argument earlier this month.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 27, 2026
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will hold a virtual workshop on January 28, 2026, to examine issues related to age verification technologies.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 27, 2026
A man from Park Forest, Illinois, has been sentenced to 48 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to sexual exploitation of a minor and possession of child pornography.
By T. P. Broyles | Jan 27, 2026
The Senate Judiciary Committee, led by Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), will hold a bipartisan hearing next week focused on the historical involvement of Credit Suisse and other Swiss banks in financial activities linked to Nazi Germany.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 27, 2026
A Mexican national with a history of multiple felony convictions and prior deportations appeared in court this week to face charges related to illegal reentry into the United States.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 27, 2026
Guido Andres Alexander Cuellar-Batres, a Guatemalan national, was sentenced to eight months in prison and one year of supervised release after pleading guilty to assaulting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers during an arrest...
By T. J. Graves | Jan 27, 2026
Orest Shaynyuk, a 33-year-old resident of Sacramento, has been sentenced to 19 years and seven months in federal prison for distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
By T. J. Graves | Jan 27, 2026
Chinese national Jingliang Su has been sentenced to 46 months in prison for his involvement in laundering over $36.9 million from victims of a digital asset investment scam that targeted Americans.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 27, 2026
An Albuquerque resident has been charged with illegal possession of an improvised explosive device after authorities found a modified hand grenade in his home.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 27, 2026
A 38-year-old man from Corpus Christi, Ramsey Guerrero, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for illegal possession of firearms.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 27, 2026
A Commerce Township resident, Joshua Stilman, 37, pleaded guilty to a charge of cyberstalking in federal court, according to an announcement from United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 27, 2026
President Donald J. Trump has issued an executive order criticizing the response of California state and Los Angeles city and county governments to last year’s wildfires, which destroyed nearly 40,000 acres in Los Angeles.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 27, 2026
The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) has appointed Katy Summerlin Baron as Senior Director of Policy Communications.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 27, 2026
A Charlotte man accused of repeatedly stealing mail and fleeing to Mexico to avoid prosecution appeared in federal court today, according to an announcement by Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 27, 2026
Vincent “Vito” Galicia, a 37-year-old Flint resident, was sentenced to 19 years in federal prison for drug trafficking and firearm offenses, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 27, 2026
Trump Accounts policy aims to expand financial ownership among young Americans On January 28, 2026, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent delivered remarks outlining the Trump Accounts program, a policy initiative launched under President Donald Trump.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 26, 2026
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced new measures against organizations in Gaza that are allegedly supporting Hamas through covert means.
