News from January 2026
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 14, 2026
The Trump administration has taken steps to reform the permitting process for infrastructure projects in the United States.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 14, 2026
Executive Assistant Commissioner Diane J. Sabatino used social media between January 12-14, 2026, to recognize National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, commend CBP staff at San Francisco International Airport for preventing agricultural pest...
By T. J. Graves | Jan 14, 2026
Lionel Mitchel Crawford, a 54-year-old resident of Marianna, Florida, has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges related to the distribution of methamphetamine.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 14, 2026
Ian William Moses, a 35-year-old resident of Mesa, Arizona, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for setting fire to a Tesla vehicle and the Tesla dealership in Mesa.
By T. P. Broyles | Jan 14, 2026
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has informed Senator Jeff Merkley, the Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, that the Trump Administration's effort to rename the Department of Defense (DOD) could cost as much as $125 million.
By T. P. Broyles | Jan 14, 2026
Chairman Rick Scott of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging led a hearing focused on international scams that target older Americans, with particular attention to operations connected to China.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 14, 2026
An Oregon City resident, Toren Paul Flom, 32, has been sentenced to 140 months in federal prison followed by four years of supervised release for possession with intent to distribute cocaine.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 14, 2026
A registered nurse has been charged in federal court in Chicago for allegedly distributing counterfeit Ozempic to three people in the city during 2023.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 14, 2026
A Boyd County resident, Terry Gannon, 52, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to fentanyl trafficking and illegal firearm possession.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 14, 2026
Jael Watts, 44, of Bridgeton, New Jersey, and Luis Pino-Copete, 41, of Bogota, Colombia, have been indicted on charges related to a wire fraud conspiracy involving their non-profit company, Pearl Transit Corporation.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 14, 2026
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists at Detroit Metropolitan Airport intercepted remains of the khapra beetle, considered the world’s most invasive grain pest, last April.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 14, 2026
A Sioux Falls man has been sentenced to 14 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm while prohibited as a felon and drug user.
By R. C. Jamison | Jan 14, 2026
At the first hearing in a new series on artificial intelligence, House Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) addressed the rapid growth of AI and its impact on education and the workforce.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 14, 2026
Rocky Lee Brown, 53, a resident of the District of Columbia with a prior felony conviction, has been indicted by a U.S. District Court grand jury on one count of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 14, 2026
President Donald J. Trump has signed a proclamation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, directing the U.S. Secretary of Commerce and the U.S. Trade Representative to begin negotiations with trading partners regarding imports of...
By F. E. Simons | Jan 14, 2026
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has filed an arrest detainer for Aristides Eli Orellana-Ramirez, a Salvadoran national accused of killing two teenagers in Charlotte, North Carolina.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 14, 2026
A federal grand jury has indicted William D. DeFoor, 26, on three charges related to an incident at Vice President JD Vance’s Cincinnati home.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 14, 2026
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced updates to the jurisdictional thresholds and filing fee schedule for premerger notification filings under the Hart‑Scott‑Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 14, 2026
Joseph Atsus, 51, of Covington Township, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 48 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy involving the theft and concealment of major artwork and other valuable items.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 14, 2026
A man from Lorain County, Ohio, has been sentenced to federal prison for trafficking child sexual abuse material.
