News from January 2026
By T. P. Broyles | Jan 23, 2026
President Donald J. Trump has signed H.R. 6938, known as the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act for 2026, into law at a ceremony held at the White House.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 23, 2026
A Washington, D.C. man has been charged with distributing child pornography, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 23, 2026
A Las Vegas resident, Sergio Octavio Sanchez, has pleaded guilty to pointing a green laser at a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department helicopter.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 23, 2026
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Illinois is marking National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, joining the Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Homeland Security (DHS) in their efforts to address human trafficking and support...
By T. J. Graves | Jan 23, 2026
An Argentine citizen, Osvaldo Daniel Fernandez, 61, has been sentenced to 80 years in federal prison for producing and possessing child sexual abuse material.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 23, 2026
An Israeli citizen, Elazar Wigdorowitz, 33, pleaded guilty to improper entry by an alien and was sentenced to time served in Buffalo federal court.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 23, 2026
Lawerence Perryman, a 76-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., was arrested and charged with first-degree cruelty to children and first-degree felony murder in connection with the death of a 17-month-old child.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 23, 2026
A Westwood resident was arrested on federal charges for allegedly misusing $23 million in public funds meant to address homelessness in Los Angeles.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 23, 2026
A former physician from Brookline, Massachusetts, has been convicted of health care fraud, money laundering, tax evasion, and conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) after a 10-day jury trial in federal court in Boston. Dr. Pankaj...
By T. J. Graves | Jan 23, 2026
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced several law enforcement actions via social media on January 23, 2026.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 23, 2026
Two men from the Philadelphia area have been indicted in connection with a scheme involving stolen U.S. Treasury checks, according to an announcement from United States Attorney David Metcalf.
By T. P. Broyles | Jan 23, 2026
Today marks one year since the House of Representatives passed H.R. 471, known as the "Fix Our Forests Act."
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 23, 2026
A federal jury in San Francisco has convicted Linwei Ding, also known as Leon Ding, a former Google software engineer, on seven counts of economic espionage and seven counts of theft of trade secrets.
By R. C. Jamison | Jan 23, 2026
The House Committee on Small Business convened a hearing to discuss the impact of franchising on entrepreneurship and local economies.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 23, 2026
A former office manager from Attleboro has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for embezzling more than $400,000 from her employer, a Franklin-based environmental services company.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 23, 2026
Carlin M. Krause, a 28-year-old resident of Roanoke, Virginia, has been sentenced to over 16 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges related to the coercion and enticement of a minor, as well as transporting a minor with the...
By T. P. Broyles | Jan 23, 2026
Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Chairman Andy Ogles (R-TN) has requested testimony from LinkedIn, Amazon Web Services, and Palo Alto Networks regarding North Korea’s increasing use of remote IT worker schemes to...
By F. E. Simons | Jan 23, 2026
A Houston resident has pleaded guilty to distributing counterfeit pills containing fentanyl that led to the deaths of two people in different states, according to U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 23, 2026
A federal jury in St. Louis has convicted former city alderman Brandon Bosley on charges of wire fraud and making false statements to the FBI.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 23, 2026
Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Michael Rigas visited Thailand from January 22 to 24.
