News from March 2026
By F. E. Simons | Mar 2, 2026
A Waterloo, Iowa resident originally from Bosnia was sentenced to ten years in federal prison for receiving child pornography.
By C. M. Ingle | Mar 2, 2026
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement posted updates on arrests in Miami and Texas on February 26, 2026, while also calling for congressional action on Dalilah’s Law.
By H. B. Edwards | Mar 2, 2026
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, the Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced his opposition to Steve Pearce's nomination to lead the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
By T. J. Graves | Mar 2, 2026
Dr. Roya Jafari-Hassad was sentenced to seven years in prison on March 2, 2026, for illegally prescribing oxycodone and committing health care fraud.
By C. M. Ingle | Mar 2, 2026
Eric Banks of Quincy has been sentenced to over one year in prison for his involvement in a scheme using stolen U.S. Treasury checks through fraudulent entities and money laundering transactions. Authorities say several others have been charged separately as part of this wider operation.
By C. M. Ingle | Mar 2, 2026
Felix Arencibia, 40, of Amsterdam, New York, pleaded guilty on February 27, 2026, to conspiracy and methamphetamine distribution charges.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 2, 2026
Each March, Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month is observed to recognize those affected by colon and rectal cancer.
By F. E. Simons | Mar 2, 2026
A Mexican citizen living in New Haven has been sentenced to 20 months in federal prison for distributing cocaine.
By R. C. Jamison | Mar 2, 2026
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer, Representative Pat Fallon, and other Republican members are investigating the funding behind efforts to obstruct federal law enforcement in Minnesota.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 2, 2026
Two women have been convicted of felony stalking after following a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deportation officer from his workplace to his home and livestreaming the pursuit on social media, according to the Justice...
By F. E. Simons | Mar 2, 2026
Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS), a federal contractor based in Richland, Washington, has agreed to pay $3.45 million to the U.S. Department of Justice following allegations that it overcharged the Department of Energy (DOE) for labor...
By T. J. Graves | Mar 2, 2026
Keyonte Johnson, a 16-year-old from Washington, D.C., has been arrested and charged as an adult with first-degree murder while armed in connection with the fatal shooting of Roy Bennett, Jr., age 20.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 2, 2026
A Bond County resident has been sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to selling methamphetamine and engaging in a standoff with law enforcement.
By T. P. Broyles | Mar 2, 2026
U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin, who serves as Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke on the Senate floor ahead of an oversight hearing with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem.
By C. M. Ingle | Mar 2, 2026
A 28-year-old man from El Salvador, Ronald Alberto Rivas-Aguilar, has been sentenced to 23 months in federal prison for unlawfully reentering the United States after being removed.
By F. E. Simons | Mar 2, 2026
A woman from St. Louis County was sentenced to 225 months in prison for her involvement in a murder-for-hire plot that led to the death of her fiancé. U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig delivered the sentence on Thursday.
By F. E. Simons | Mar 2, 2026
A Honduran national living in Houston has been sentenced to federal prison for illegally reentering the United States, according to U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
By T. P. Broyles | Mar 2, 2026
Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Ro Khanna have introduced new legislation aimed at taxing the wealth of billionaires in the United States.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 2, 2026
A 57-year-old man from Harlingen, Texas, has been sentenced to 168 months in federal prison for possessing child sexual abuse material.
By C. M. Ingle | Mar 2, 2026
A Rockford resident, Stephen Canfield, has been sentenced to six years and three months in federal prison after being convicted of possessing child pornography.
