News from January 2026
By T. J. Graves | Jan 30, 2026
A Milford resident, Hamilton Clark Smith, 61, was sentenced to 43 days in prison and one year of probation for threatening a federal law enforcement officer.
By R. C. Jamison | Jan 30, 2026
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and Senator Brian Schatz, Vice Chairman, led a legislative hearing to review Title II of the draft Native Children’s Commission Implementation Act.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 30, 2026
U.S. Border Patrol in the El Paso Sector is maintaining strict enforcement measures against illegal entry, including within active border construction zones in Texas and New Mexico.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 30, 2026
The Blockchain Association has announced the co-chairs for its member-led working groups for 2026.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 30, 2026
Ten people from Columbus, Georgia, have been sentenced for their involvement in an armed drug trafficking operation dismantled by Operation Sweet Silence.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 30, 2026
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson has sent warning letters to 42 major law firms regarding concerns about potentially unfair and anticompetitive employment practices linked to their participation in the Mansfield Certification...
By T. J. Graves | Jan 30, 2026
On January 27, U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson sentenced David Riggle, a 40-year-old resident of Upton, Wyoming, to 30 months in prison and two years of supervised release for possessing a destructive device.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 30, 2026
Air and Marine Operations, a unit of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in cooperation with the Coast Guard Investigative Service, intercepted 10 bales of suspected cocaine and detained a man from the Dominican Republic near San Juan,...
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 30, 2026
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Louisiana has recognized the retirement of Assistant United States Attorney John Luke Walker after 36 years of federal service, as well as the departure of Vicki Chance, a longtime support...
By T. J. Graves | Jan 30, 2026
A Maryland resident, Brandon Postow, 40, has been charged with distributing child pornography, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 30, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Special Envoy Sergio Gor held a conversation with Turkmenistan’s Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov to address issues related to regional security and economic development in Central Asia.
By H. B. Edwards | Jan 30, 2026
The House Committee on Education and Workforce has scheduled a field hearing in Wisconsin to discuss disability employment.
By H. B. Edwards | Jan 30, 2026
U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), who leads the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries, held a hearing focused on the Coast Guard’s operations in the Arctic.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 30, 2026
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson has named Levi Swank as Deputy Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 30, 2026
Nathan Hendrickson, a 37-year-old resident of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possessing over 500 grams of methamphetamine with intent to distribute.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 30, 2026
Federal law enforcement agencies are working with state and local authorities to investigate a suspicious fire at Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church in Havana, Florida.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 30, 2026
Alexander C. Van Hook has been confirmed by the United States Senate as a United States District Court Judge for the Western District of Louisiana.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 30, 2026
A former Milford resident, Marc Anthony Alexander, has pleaded guilty to fraud and firearm offenses, according to an announcement from David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 30, 2026
A Lee County resident has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine in Southwest Georgia and continuing his criminal activity while incarcerated.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 30, 2026
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released the agenda for its upcoming workshop on February 26, which will address how the agency can better understand and measure consumer injuries and benefits related to the collection, use, or disclosure...
