News from January 2026
By R. C. Jamison | Jan 23, 2026
A group of Democratic senators from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has issued a statement criticizing the Trump Administration's recent expansion of the Global Gag Rule.
By T. P. Broyles | Jan 23, 2026
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, the Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, has broadened his investigation into potential improper influence by fossil fuel and related industries on the Trump Administration’s proposed...
By T. J. Graves | Jan 23, 2026
A man from Temple Hills, Maryland, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for crimes involving drug trafficking, firearms offenses, and fraud related to COVID-19 unemployment insurance.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 23, 2026
Dovico Raynard Miles, also known as “Vico,” age 47, of Gainesville, Florida, has been sentenced to 270 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to several drug and firearm charges and for violating the terms of his supervised release.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 23, 2026
A man from Frisco, Texas, has been indicted on federal sex trafficking charges in the Eastern District of Texas.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 23, 2026
A federal grand jury in Nebraska has issued a new indictment charging 31 individuals for their alleged involvement in an international scheme to deploy malware and steal millions of dollars from ATMs across the United States, known as “ATM...
By T. P. Broyles | Jan 23, 2026
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, along with Senators Ron Wyden, Chris Van Hollen, and Jacky Rosen, has sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum calling for the...
By T. J. Graves | Jan 23, 2026
Andre Foster, a 49-year-old resident of the District of Columbia with a prior felony conviction, was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for possessing a modified Glock 19 pistol capable of fully automatic fire.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 23, 2026
A Chester County woman has been charged in a superseding indictment with multiple counts related to an alleged long-running immigration fraud scheme and tax evasion.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 23, 2026
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Review Council will continue its work until March 25, 2026, according to a new executive order signed by President Donald J. Trump.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 23, 2026
A Muskogee resident has pleaded guilty to federal drug charges involving methamphetamine distribution and possession.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 23, 2026
Edwin Morones, a 23-year-old Mexican citizen who previously lived in Watertown, New York, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for distributing child pornography.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 23, 2026
Jesse Roger Armstrong, a 35-year-old former physician from Gainesville, Florida, has been sentenced to 90 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to distributing child pornography.
By R. C. Jamison | Jan 23, 2026
Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) has expanded the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform’s investigation into fraud within Minnesota’s social services programs.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 23, 2026
A Vidor couple has been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to charges related to methamphetamine trafficking in the Eastern District of Texas, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 23, 2026
Lloyd Smith, a 26-year-old resident of Amherst, New York, has been sentenced to 108 months in prison for distributing cocaine and fentanyl that resulted in serious bodily injury to two people.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 23, 2026
A woman from Davenport, Washington, has been sentenced to one year and a day in prison after being convicted of embezzling over $100,000 from the Spokane Tribe’s Division of Child and Family Services.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 23, 2026
David Dustin Fowler, a 41-year-old resident of Gaffney, South Carolina, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 23, 2026
Nichelle Henson, a former Baltimore City Council candidate, has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for bank fraud and making false statements related to a $1.7 million scheme involving fraudulent COVID-19 relief loans. U.S. District...
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 23, 2026
Christopher Walker, a 38-year-old Memphis resident, has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison after being found guilty of firearm and drug trafficking offenses.
