News from January 2026
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 22, 2026
A man from Clinch County, Georgia, has been sentenced to more than 24 years in federal prison for his involvement in a methamphetamine trafficking operation connected to a Mexican supplier based in Atlanta.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 22, 2026
On January 21, 2026, Donte Patterson, 33, was sentenced to 19 years in federal prison for his involvement in two armed carjackings and an armed robbery that occurred in Chicago and Milwaukee.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 22, 2026
Luke G. Hodgson’s career with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) began when he left his hometown of Colville, Washington, to accept a position as a U.S. Border Patrol agent in El Paso, Texas.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 22, 2026
A former employee at Philadelphia International Airport has been sentenced to nine days in prison for violating security protocols.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 22, 2026
Jorge Alberto Mejia Rodriguez, a 44-year-old Mexican national residing in Bryan County, Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful reentry of a removed alien.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 22, 2026
The U.S. Secret Service shared updates between January 20-22, 2026 about deploying new forensic technology in Atlanta, conducting an unplanned investigation during training in San Antonio, and announcing an accelerated hiring event for applicants
By F. E. Simons | Jan 22, 2026
A Wasilla man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for distributing carfentanil, a potent opioid, which led to the fatal overdose of a minor and the near-fatal overdose of an adult.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 22, 2026
Starr Ledford, a 43-year-old woman from Manson and Atlantic, Iowa, was sentenced to five years in federal prison on January 21, 2026.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 22, 2026
Jason Allen Henning, a 43-year-old resident of Cape Coral, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possessing and accessing with intent to view images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 22, 2026
A Plano man and woman have been convicted of federal sex trafficking offenses in the Eastern District of Texas, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.
By T. P. Broyles | Jan 22, 2026
Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil has expanded an investigation into the registration of noncitizens to vote.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 22, 2026
Edward G. Winn, a 47-year-old inmate at Okaloosa Correctional Institution in Florida, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of distribution, receipt, and possession of child pornography.
By T. P. Broyles | Jan 22, 2026
The House Committee on Natural Resources has advanced eight bills, including legislation to remove the Mexican wolf from the list of threatened and endangered species.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 22, 2026
A Lufkin man has been sentenced to over 11 years in federal prison for drug trafficking and firearms violations, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs of the Eastern District of Texas.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 22, 2026
Stephen Hans Jenkins, 40, of Trempealeau, Wisconsin, was sentenced to over 20 years in federal prison for transporting child pornography. U.S. District Judge William M. Conley handed down a sentence of 246 months in prison followed by a lifetime...
By F. E. Simons | Jan 22, 2026
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Illinois announced it collected more than $8.1 million in civil and criminal actions during Fiscal Year 2025. U.S. Attorney Steven D. Weinhoeft reported that the office gathered $3,937,603...
By F. E. Simons | Jan 22, 2026
President Trump's recent proclamation seeks to address national security risks by reducing reliance on Chinese suppliers for critical minerals essential in electric vehicle battery production.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 22, 2026
Elmer Bonilla, a 23-year-old resident of the District of Columbia, has been sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for his involvement in a violent carjacking conspiracy that took place across the District and Maryland.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 22, 2026
A Spokane resident has been sentenced to 200 months in federal prison for drug trafficking and firearm offenses, according to U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 22, 2026
Joseph Nicanor Isezaki San Nicolas, 34, from Edmond, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for bank fraud.
