News from March 2026
By T. J. Graves | Mar 4, 2026
Three men from the Phoenix area have been sentenced for their involvement in a fraud scheme targeting Amazon.
By H. B. Edwards | Mar 4, 2026
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer addressed concerns about oversight failures in Minnesota during a hearing on federal fund misuse.
By F. E. Simons | Mar 4, 2026
A Maryland resident and a California accomplice have pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to drug trafficking.
By T. P. Broyles | Mar 4, 2026
Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) has sent a letter to several Trump administration officials, urging the creation of a formal tariff refund process and calling for an investigation into Wall Street traders’ practices related to tariff...
By T. J. Graves | Mar 4, 2026
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the United States Coast Guard have announced that Birmingham-Southern College in Birmingham, Alabama, will serve as the site for the Coast Guard’s newest training center.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 4, 2026
A Lubbock woman has been sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for a scheme involving fraudulent Medicaid payments intended for the care of her quadriplegic son, according to an announcement from United States Attorney for the Northern District...
By T. J. Graves | Mar 4, 2026
Kevin Eugene Leeks, Jr., a 34-year-old resident of Leesburg, has been sentenced to three years and ten months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
By C. M. Ingle | Mar 4, 2026
Maurice Edwards, a 22-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for his involvement in an armed carjacking that took place in the Deanwood neighborhood in March 2024.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 4, 2026
A woman from Bangor has admitted in federal court to participating in a conspiracy to commit bank fraud.
By H. B. Edwards | Mar 4, 2026
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has released an interim staff report detailing findings from its investigation into fraud within Minnesota’s social services programs.
By C. M. Ingle | Mar 4, 2026
Two Montgomery residents have received federal prison sentences for illegal firearm possession, according to an announcement by Acting United States Attorney Kevin Davidson.
By F. E. Simons | Mar 4, 2026
Montez Moore, a 32-year-old Philadelphia resident, has been sentenced to 32 years in federal prison following a series of armed robberies and related crimes that took place between 2021 and 2023.
By R. C. Jamison | Mar 4, 2026
The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation has unanimously passed the bipartisan Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 4, 2026
A man from Penn Run, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for drug trafficking and illegal firearm possession.
By F. E. Simons | Mar 4, 2026
Josh S. Verne, 48, formerly of Gladwyne, Pennsylvania and now residing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was sentenced to over nine years in prison for defrauding dozens of investors and associates out of millions of dollars.
By T. P. Broyles | Mar 4, 2026
Senator Ted Cruz, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, opened an executive session today by outlining the importance of two reauthorization bills: the NASA Authorization Act of 2026 and the Weather Research and...
By T. J. Graves | Mar 4, 2026
A Waterloo man with a lengthy criminal record has been sentenced to over four years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a felon.
By R. C. Jamison | Mar 4, 2026
The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation has unanimously approved the NASA Authorization Act of 2026.
By R. C. Jamison | Mar 4, 2026
The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation has unanimously advanced two bipartisan bills: the NASA Authorization Act of 2026 and the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 4, 2026
A Chicago man has been sentenced to four years in prison for orchestrating a scheme to defraud the federal Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program.
