News from January 2026
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 16, 2026
An Oregon resident, Dominick Jeffrey Aragon, 32, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for attempting to possess cocaine with the intent to distribute.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 16, 2026
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shared updates via Twitter in January 2026 about a recent arrest involving a convicted murderer from Dominica, concerns over political rhetoric impacting law enforcement safety, and significant reductions...
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 16, 2026
Francisco Baez, a 53-year-old resident of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 46 months in prison for drug trafficking.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 16, 2026
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced that more than $4.4 million in Lead Hazard Reduction Capacity Building grants are now available to help communities address lead-based paint hazards in privately owned rental...
By F. E. Simons | Jan 16, 2026
The Department of the Interior has announced the next phase in creating the U.S. Wildland Fire Service, a move aimed at unifying wildland fire management programs within its various bureaus and offices.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 16, 2026
The Department of the Interior has allocated $5.08 million to help local governments improve their wildfire response capabilities.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 16, 2026
The Department of the Interior announced a 3.8 percent pay increase for its law enforcement officers, coinciding with National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 16, 2026
A New York man has been indicted in connection with a series of bank robberies and attempted robberies at six banks in Manhattan between August and October 2025.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 16, 2026
A Leominster man has admitted to charges related to the theft of more than $1.3 million through a forged tax refund check scheme.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 16, 2026
Andrew Gross, a 42-year-old resident of Sioux City, Iowa, was sentenced to ten years in federal prison on January 16, 2026, after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 16, 2026
Marcos Ismalej Ixpancoc, a 39-year-old Guatemalan national who had been living in Stamford, Connecticut, was sentenced to 30 days in prison for illegally reentering the United States after deportation.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 16, 2026
Longino Ramirez Ramos, a 51-year-old Mexican national, has pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful reentry of a removed alien in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 16, 2026
A Taos Pueblo man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for the killing of DeAnna Autumn Leaf Suazo, an Indigenous artist from Taos Pueblo.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 16, 2026
Two Massachusetts residents have been charged and arrested in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud banks in the state, according to federal authorities.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 16, 2026
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has reported that for the eighth consecutive month, there have been no releases of migrants at the border, according to operational statistics released for December 2025.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 16, 2026
An Anaheim resident has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint for allegedly making death threats against Vice President JD Vance during his visit to Disneyland Resort in July 2025.
By H. B. Edwards | Jan 16, 2026
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce, led by Chairman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), has scheduled a Full Committee markup to review 11 bills.
By H. B. Edwards | Jan 16, 2026
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran, chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, has introduced legislation aimed at permanently authorizing the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Bowel and Bladder program.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 16, 2026
Matthew Dundas, a 26-year-old resident of Petersburgh, New York, was sentenced on January 14, 2026, to two years of probation, 80 hours of community service, and a $4,000 fine for committing money order fraud.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 16, 2026
A Tennessee man has pleaded guilty in federal court to hacking into the electronic filing system of the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as accounts at AmeriCorps and the Department of Veterans Affairs Health System.
