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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.

By T. P. Broyles | Mar 5, 2026

The Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced several key nominations and a bipartisan bill aimed at addressing ATM theft.

By C. M. Ingle | Mar 5, 2026

A Mansfield resident, Michael Kennedy, was arrested on charges of unlawfully possessing ammunition as a convicted felon.

By R. C. Jamison | Mar 5, 2026

U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Martin Heinrich announced that they are reopening negotiations on permitting reform after recent discussions with colleagues.

By F. E. Simons | Mar 5, 2026

A Bangladeshi national, Zobaidul Amin, is set to appear in the District of Alaska following his arrest by the FBI.