News from January 2026
By F. E. Simons | Jan 29, 2026
A Florida resident has pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute, according to an announcement from federal authorities in Boston.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 29, 2026
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a Withhold Release Order (WRO) against coffee harvested by Finca Monte Grande, a coffee farm in Mexico.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 29, 2026
A California man has been sentenced to more than three years in prison and ordered to pay over $134,000 in restitution for selling counterfeit jewelry falsely attributed to renowned Hopi artist Charles Loloma.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 29, 2026
On January 29, 2026, President Donald J. Trump issued a proclamation marking 2026 as a "Year of Celebration and Rededication" to commemorate the 250th anniversary of American independence.
By R. C. Jamison | Jan 29, 2026
Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) has sent a letter to Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss, raising concerns about the mayor’s response to an encampment at Northwestern University in April 2024.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 29, 2026
A man from Troy, Illinois has been charged in federal court for allegedly threatening to kill Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minneapolis.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 29, 2026
President Donald J. Trump has signed an Executive Order declaring a national emergency related to the actions of the Cuban government.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 29, 2026
A former New York City Police Department officer, Andrew Nguyen, pleaded guilty to multiple federal charges including bribery, narcotics conspiracy, and firearms offenses.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 29, 2026
A Rockport man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and failure to appear, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 29, 2026
A Mexican citizen, Marvin Escobar-Artega, 34, pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally re-entering the United States and was sentenced to nine months in prison.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 29, 2026
Nichole Marie Schmidt, a 43-year-old resident of Galesburg, Illinois, has been sentenced to more than 25 years in federal prison for her involvement in a drug distribution ring operating in Iowa.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 29, 2026
A Harlem man has been sentenced to two years in prison and five years of supervised release for sexually abusing a minor on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, according to U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 29, 2026
Eric Lamont Salvant, 35, has been sentenced to nearly three years in federal prison for his involvement in a check-fraud operation.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 29, 2026
Fernando Munguia, Jr., a 24-year-old resident of Leesburg, Florida, has pleaded guilty to nine counts of making materially false statements during firearm purchases and nine counts of causing a federal firearm licensee to keep false records.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 29, 2026
Carl Delano Torjagbo, also known as Karl Lucius Delano, has been sentenced to nearly 15 years in federal prison for defrauding the government out of $13 million through a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan and fraudulent tax returns.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 29, 2026
Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who serves as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, spoke at a memorial event marking one year since the mid-air collision over the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport that...
By T. J. Graves | Jan 29, 2026
Affiliates of Kaiser Permanente have agreed to pay $556 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting invalid diagnosis codes for Medicare Advantage Plan enrollees, which led to higher payments from the...
By F. E. Simons | Jan 29, 2026
Ivone Monforte Leal, also known as Yvonne Monforte and Ivonne Monforte Stefany, a 34-year-old Mexican national, has been sentenced to time served for unlawful reentry into the United States.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 29, 2026
A federal jury has convicted Anthony Curcio of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud for orchestrating a scheme involving fake grades on sports and Pokémon trading cards.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 29, 2026
Earlier today in Brooklyn federal court, Steven LaBianca was sentenced to 12 years in prison for coercion and enticement of minors, as well as possession of child pornography.
