News from January 2026
By F. E. Simons | Jan 14, 2026
A Mexican national, Esteban De Paz Jimenez, has been sentenced to seven months in prison for illegally reentering the United States after previously being removed.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 14, 2026
A Poplar resident, Chandler Duran Longtree, 19, has been sentenced to 40 months in prison and six years of supervised release for sexually abusing a minor on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation.
By T. P. Broyles | Jan 14, 2026
The House Committee on Homeland Security, chaired by Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY), has scheduled an oversight hearing to review the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Transportation Security...
By F. E. Simons | Jan 14, 2026
Marcobrien S. Volcy, 28, of Rochester, New York, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for possession of child pornography.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 14, 2026
A Fayetteville woman, Cynthia Denise Melvin, age 60, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for orchestrating a scheme that stole over $5 million in federal student aid from community colleges across North Carolina.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 14, 2026
A woman from Berkeley, Missouri, has been sentenced to two years in prison and fined $75,000 for committing fraud related to COVID-19 relief funds. U.S. District Judge Joshua M. Divine ordered Bridgette Johnson, 61, to repay the $129,000 she...
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 14, 2026
Quateze Moore, a 46-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty to the voluntary manslaughter while armed of Martinez Robinson in Northwest D.C. The plea was announced by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
By R. C. Jamison | Jan 14, 2026
The Subcommittee on Federal Lands convened a legislative hearing to discuss five bills focused on wildfire response, patriotic traditions, and support for rural communities.
By T. P. Broyles | Jan 14, 2026
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran, chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, has announced that Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins will testify before the committee regarding proposed changes to the VA health care system.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 14, 2026
For U.S. Army veteran Jhakeil Jackson, the transition from military service to civilian employment began with participation in the Department of War (DoW) SkillBridge program.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 14, 2026
A New Jersey biostatistician has been indicted in Boston on charges of securities fraud, accused of making over $450,000 through insider trading involving a Massachusetts pharmaceutical company.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 14, 2026
Federal authorities have charged 11 individuals in connection with a narcotics trafficking operation based in Bristol and central Connecticut.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 14, 2026
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested several individuals in Minnesota who are identified as members of violent criminal gangs.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 14, 2026
A Big Island resident, Douglas Mycko, 61, of Kurtistown, Hawaii, was sentenced to four months in federal prison and ordered to pay $561,587.91 in restitution after pleading guilty to filing a false tax return.
By H. B. Edwards | Jan 14, 2026
Senator Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, addressed the Senate on January 14, 2026, to highlight cases of abuse and exploitation suffered by unaccompanied migrant children under the current administration’s policies.
By H. B. Edwards | Jan 14, 2026
U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Jeanne Shaheen, who serve as chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, met with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul at the United States Capitol.
By R. C. Jamison | Jan 14, 2026
The Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs conducted an oversight hearing regarding the implementation of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2024.
By R. C. Jamison | Jan 14, 2026
Senator Rick Scott, who serves as chair of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, led a hearing focused on international scams targeting older Americans.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 14, 2026
Disputes between the Long Island Rail Road Company and several labor organizations remain unresolved, prompting presidential intervention.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 14, 2026
Wayne Glymph, 59, from Port Tobacco, Maryland, was sentenced to 13½ years in federal prison for his involvement in a large-scale drug trafficking operation that distributed fentanyl, heroin, PCP, and cocaine across the Washington metropolitan area.
