News from March 2026
By C. M. Ingle | Mar 6, 2026
A Pensacola resident, Terry Terrell Crenshaw, 39, has been indicted on federal charges including possession with intent to distribute cocaine, marijuana, and methamphetamine; possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; use of a communication...
By F. E. Simons | Mar 6, 2026
Fred Grell, a 64-year-old resident of Angleton, Texas, was sentenced to eight years in federal prison after pleading guilty to receipt of child pornography.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 6, 2026
Andrew Stanton, a 38-year-old resident of Kenosha, Wisconsin, has pleaded guilty to threatening to murder a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officer who was serving on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Joint Terrorism Task Force.
By C. M. Ingle | Mar 6, 2026
A Canadian citizen has pleaded guilty to making false claims of U.S. citizenship in order to vote in North Carolina elections.
By R. C. Jamison | Mar 6, 2026
Massachusetts lawmakers are pressing federal officials for answers about why the Small Business Administration's Springfield district office remains closed. They cite concerns over lost services for local small businesses. The group seeks detailed explanations from GSA by March 19.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 5, 2026
Gregg Wallick, the former president and chief executive officer of a commercial roofing company in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has pleaded guilty to participating in a bid rigging conspiracy that targeted commercial roofing projects across the state.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 5, 2026
The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission have opened a joint public inquiry to gather feedback on possible new guidance for collaborations among competing businesses.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 5, 2026
The Justice Department and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) have jointly filed a statement of interest in the case Collision Communications Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., et al., currently before the U.S. District Court for the...
By F. E. Simons | Mar 5, 2026
Roberto Garcia Villarreal, a 59-year-old resident of San Benito, Texas, has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and ordered to pay a $50,000 criminal fine for his involvement in a conspiracy that monopolized the transmigrante forwarding...
By F. E. Simons | Mar 5, 2026
Marcus Evans, Inc., a Delaware-based company, has agreed to pay more than $2.8 million to resolve allegations that it improperly obtained a loan under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), according to an announcement from the U.S. Attorney’s...
By H. B. Edwards | Mar 5, 2026
Three House committee chairmen have called on Secretary of State Marco Rubio to designate the Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA) as a foreign mission of the Chinese government.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 5, 2026
A Mexican national living illegally in Houston has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 5, 2026
Giovanni Pennetta, the manager of a financial firm based in New York, pleaded guilty to wire fraud in federal court for running a scheme that defrauded investors of millions of dollars.
By R. C. Jamison | Mar 5, 2026
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Chairwoman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health, opened an oversight hearing focused on the impact of traumatic brain injury (TBI) among servicemembers and veterans.
By F. E. Simons | Mar 5, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a phone conversation with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah on March 5, 2026.
By F. E. Simons | Mar 5, 2026
A man from Baltimore County has pleaded guilty in federal court to bribing a former official of the Baltimore City Department of Finance.
By C. M. Ingle | Mar 5, 2026
Jordan Francis Toyne, a 37-year-old former investigator with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI), has been sentenced to 109 months in prison for each of three counts of sexual abuse of a minor in Indian Country.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 5, 2026
An Auburn resident has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Portland to filing a false tax return and interfering with the administration of federal tax laws.
By T. P. Broyles | Mar 5, 2026
Congressman Brett Guthrie, Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, along with Congressman John Joyce, M.D., Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and Congressman Morgan Griffith, Chairman of the Subcommittee...
By T. J. Graves | Mar 5, 2026
Jose Ramon Lopez, a 30-year-old resident of Yuma, Arizona, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.
