News from January 2026
By F. E. Simons | Jan 20, 2026
Concerns have been raised by Gordon Chang regarding Ford's potential collaboration with Chinese company BYD for sourcing hybrid vehicle components.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 20, 2026
On January 14, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reported the arrest of Julio Cesar Xocop-Vicente, a Guatemalan national living illegally in the United States.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 20, 2026
President Donald J. Trump has issued an executive order aimed at limiting the ability of large institutional investors to purchase single-family homes, a move intended to help American families gain better access to homeownership.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 20, 2026
A Brookhaven resident, David Tiler Castillo, was sentenced to 40 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $928,500 in restitution after being convicted of wire fraud.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 20, 2026
A Dallas man has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine sourced from Mexico, according to an announcement by United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould. “Ejecting transnational...
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 20, 2026
A man from Midfield, Alabama, has been sentenced to over four years in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 20, 2026
A Brazilian national living in Milford has been arrested and charged in federal court in Worcester for possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
By T. J. Graves | Jan 20, 2026
U.S. Customs and Border Protection shared updates between January 18-20, 2026 about a major cocaine seizure at the Gateway International Bridge in Texas, recognition of Martin Luther King Jr.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 20, 2026
A Beverly Hills resident has admitted to committing fraud related to pandemic relief programs, according to an announcement from United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 20, 2026
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released a statement summarizing enforcement actions taken by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during President Donald J. Trump’s first year in office, under the direction of...
By R. C. Jamison | Jan 20, 2026
The House of Representatives has passed H.R. 1663, known as the Veteran Scam and Fraud Evasion (VSAFE) Act.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 20, 2026
A Delaware-based manufacturing company with operations in Fairfield, New Jersey has agreed to pay nearly $2.9 million to resolve allegations that it improperly obtained a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan, according to an announcement by...
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 20, 2026
Earl Joe Nelson of Biloxi, Mississippi, and Monekea Smith-Taylor of St. Louis, Missouri, appeared in federal court in Aberdeen and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit embezzlement.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 20, 2026
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the arrest of several individuals in Minnesota as part of Operation Metro Surge, targeting people described as "worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens."
By T. J. Graves | Jan 20, 2026
An Essex County man was found guilty by a federal jury of unlawfully possessing firearms and ammunition.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 20, 2026
During the week of January 10 to January 16, 2026, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona charged 136 individuals with immigration-related offenses.
By T. P. Broyles | Jan 20, 2026
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are considering changes to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) that could impact how new chemicals are approved for use in the United States.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 20, 2026
Kisha Sutton, a 45-year-old resident of Jersey City, New Jersey, has been sentenced to two years in prison for her role in a scheme involving COVID-19 relief fraud and money laundering.
By T. P. Broyles | Jan 20, 2026
Congressman Brett Guthrie, Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, along with Congressman John Joyce, M.D., Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and Congressman Morgan Griffith, Chairman of the Subcommittee...
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 20, 2026
CBP Air and Marine Operations (CBP AMO) reported several significant actions in January 2026 via Twitter posts.
