News from March 2026
By T. J. Graves | Mar 3, 2026
A 26-year-old Canadian woman, Grace Kirkness, has been arrested and charged with forcibly assaulting a federal officer at the Houston Contract Detention Facility.
By T. P. Broyles | Mar 3, 2026
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has entered its third week without funding, a situation that has resulted in many frontline workers continuing their duties without assurance of timely payment.
By F. E. Simons | Mar 3, 2026
A federal jury in Miami has convicted Earl Richard Clouser, 55, of Burnham, Pennsylvania, for attempting to produce child sexual abuse material involving a minor living overseas.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 3, 2026
A Worcester resident has pleaded guilty in federal court to drug charges related to methamphetamine distribution and the possession of pill-making equipment.
By C. M. Ingle | Mar 3, 2026
The U.S. Department of Labor has cited a Florida petroleum tank services contractor following a fatal chemical exposure incident in July 2025.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 3, 2026
A Japanese national, Takeshi Ebisawa, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in a conspiracy involving the trafficking of nuclear materials, narcotics, and firearms.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 3, 2026
Jonathan Garcia, a 37-year-old resident of Long Beach, California, was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for trafficking narcotics into Connecticut. U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill handed down the sentence in Bridgeport, and Garcia...
By C. M. Ingle | Mar 3, 2026
Jonathan Andrew Felkel, a 34-year-old resident of Columbia, South Carolina, has agreed to plead guilty to a federal hate crime for violating the housing rights of his Black neighbor, identified as J.M. The indictment was returned by a federal...
By R. C. Jamison | Mar 3, 2026
Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) led a hearing of the Senate Subcommittee on Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness to examine how artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to improve the workforce, healthcare, and industry in the United States.
By R. C. Jamison | Mar 3, 2026
House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Brian Babin has voiced his support for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics’ (AIAA) proposal to host a future International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in the United States.
By F. E. Simons | Mar 3, 2026
Two Philadelphia men have been sentenced in connection with an armed carjacking that took place on August 5, 2023.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 3, 2026
A Farmington, Pennsylvania resident has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to the sexual exploitation of a minor, according to an announcement from United States Attorney Troy Rivetti.
By T. P. Broyles | Mar 3, 2026
House Republicans, led by Speaker Mike Johnson, have set a new record for the most closed rules in Congress, with 117 measures advanced to the floor without allowing amendments since January 2025.
By F. E. Simons | Mar 3, 2026
Rumaldo Valdez, a 22-year-old former Navy Petty Officer Third Class who was stationed on Oahu, has been sentenced to 97 months in federal prison for possessing child pornography.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 3, 2026
Binance Chief Compliance Officer Noah Perlman said no employee has been dismissed for raising compliance concerns amid recent media allegations.
By F. E. Simons | Mar 3, 2026
Carmelo Nolasco-Carbajal, a 42-year-old Mexican national, has been sentenced to three years and one month in federal prison for illegal reentry after being previously removed from the United States.
By T. P. Broyles | Mar 3, 2026
U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin, who serves as the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism hearing titled “Lost and Exploited:...
By H. B. Edwards | Mar 3, 2026
The House of Representatives has approved new legislation that directs the Department of Labor to train its staff on supporting law enforcement in efforts to prevent human trafficking.
By F. E. Simons | Mar 3, 2026
Justin Llano, a 25-year-old from Springfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced on March 2, 2026, to ten years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his role in conspiring to distribute cocaine base in Central Vermont.
By F. E. Simons | Mar 3, 2026
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that Dr. Ralph Abraham has resigned from his position as Principal Deputy Director, effective immediately.
