News published on Federal Newswire in March 2026

News from March 2026


Lake County man receives nearly four-year sentence for illegal firearm possession

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.


District man receives 15-year sentence for armed carjacking in Deanwood

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.


Bangor resident pleads guilty to role in bank fraud scheme

A woman from Bangor has admitted in federal court to participating in a conspiracy to commit bank fraud.


House Oversight Committee releases report on alleged fraud cover-up by Minnesota officials

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.


Two Montgomery men sentenced to federal prison for illegal firearm possession

Two Montgomery residents have received federal prison sentences for illegal firearm possession, according to an announcement by Acting United States Attorney Kevin Davidson.


Philadelphia man receives over three decades for string of armed robberies

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.


Senate committee approves bipartisan act aimed at modernizing U.S. weather forecasting

The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation has unanimously passed the bipartisan Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026.


Indiana County man receives nearly five-year sentence for drug trafficking and gun offenses

A man from Penn Run, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for drug trafficking and illegal firearm possession.


Former Gladwyne businessman sentenced for multimillion-dollar investor fraud scheme

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.


Senate panel reviews bills for space leadership and weather forecasting upgrades

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...


Waterloo man sentenced to over four years for illegal firearm possession

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.


Senate Commerce Committee approves bipartisan bill authorizing permanent Moon base

The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation has unanimously approved the NASA Authorization Act of 2026.


Senate Commerce Committee advances NASA reauthorization act and weather research bill

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.


Chicago convenience store owner sentenced to prison for WIC program fraud

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.


Bethlehem resident convicted of double voting in 2020 presidential election

A Bethlehem, Pennsylvania man was found guilty of election fraud related to the 2020 presidential election.


Albuquerque man sentenced for online threats against president and vice president

A man from Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been sentenced to 27 months in prison after admitting to posting threats online against President Joseph Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.


Tampa man indicted for attempted production and transfer of obscene material to a minor

Tavaris Marvidis Johnson, a 43-year-old resident of Tampa, has been indicted on charges related to the attempted production and receipt of child sexual abuse material, as well as transferring obscene material to a minor.


Federal jury convicts Tampa man of firearm possession under Armed Career Criminal Act

A Tampa man was found guilty by a federal jury for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and intending to distribute marijuana. Shannon Pernell Brown faces at least 15 years in prison under the Armed Career Criminal Act. His sentencing is set for September.


Honduran man sentenced to five years for fentanyl trafficking after extradition

A Honduran national, Javier Marin-Gonzales, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison after being extradited to the United States on fentanyl trafficking charges.


State Department partners with Education Department on transparency in university foreign funding

The U.S. Department of State has announced a new interagency partnership with the Department of Education aimed at improving the transparency of foreign funding in American higher education institutions.