News from January 2026
By F. E. Simons | Jan 22, 2026
A mother and son from Newport News, Virginia, were sentenced to prison on January 20 for their involvement in a firearms conspiracy.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 22, 2026
Gary Schmucker, a 47-year-old resident of Warsaw, Indiana, was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison and two years of supervised release after being found guilty by a jury of possessing a firearm as an unlawful drug user.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 22, 2026
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Anzalduas International Bridge in Mission, Texas, intercepted more than $1.2 million worth of narcotics during two separate incidents over the weekend.
By R. C. Jamison | Jan 22, 2026
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved the Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 22, 2026
A Hampton man has been sentenced to three years in prison after being found guilty of illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 22, 2026
The President issued a message to mark National Sanctity of Human Life Day, 2026, reaffirming the nation’s commitment to valuing every human life.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 22, 2026
A Cheshire nurse has pleaded guilty to charges related to the illegal distribution of controlled substances, according to an announcement from David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 22, 2026
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the San Diego Field Office intercepted nearly 33,000 pounds of narcotics valued at $111 million during the last quarter of 2025, according to a quarterly report released by the agency.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 22, 2026
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Mississippi reported collecting over $5.29 million in civil and criminal actions during Fiscal Year 2025.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 22, 2026
A 24-year-old resident of Weslaco, Texas, Walter Wilkins, has been sentenced to 23 years in federal prison for coercion and enticement of a minor.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 22, 2026
Thomas Edgar Hall, a 36-year-old resident of Jacksonville, has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
By R. C. Jamison | Jan 22, 2026
House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington issued a statement today in response to new reports from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 22, 2026
Damon Bell, a 32-year-old Philadelphia resident, was sentenced to eight and a half years in prison for his involvement in a violent carjacking that took place in Center City Philadelphia.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 22, 2026
A team of officials from the U.S. Department of State, National Science Foundation, and Department of War carried out a five-day inspection of foreign research stations in Antarctica between January 16 and January 20.
By H. B. Edwards | Jan 22, 2026
Congressman Morgan Griffith, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, led a hearing in Washington, D.C. to examine health insurance affordability and the rising costs affecting Americans.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 22, 2026
A former bank employee from Ardmore, Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to laundering funds she embezzled from her employer.
By R. C. Jamison | Jan 22, 2026
The House of Representatives has passed H.R. 6359, the Pregnant Students’ Rights Act, which aims to protect the educational rights of pregnant students.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 22, 2026
A school consultant from Israel pleaded guilty in federal court in Brooklyn to conspiracy to defraud the United States.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 22, 2026
Akris Inc. has agreed to pay more than $1.8 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by securing a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan for which it was not eligible.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 22, 2026
Quentes Durrelle Simpson, a 33-year-old resident of Melbourne, Florida, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for drug distribution and firearm offenses. U.S. District Judge Wendy W. Berger handed down the sentence after Simpson was...
