Press Releases on February 7, 2026

Repeat Sex Offender Convicted of Child Exploitation Offenses, Including Receiving and Possessing AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse ...

A federal jury convicted a sex offender yesterday of receiving and possessing child sexual abuse material and receiving and possessing AI-generated images of child sexual abuse. Cody L. Prater, 28, of McArthur, Ohio, was convicted of four counts related to …

Sioux City Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Exploitation of a Child

Grandmother Who Bought Firearms for Juvenile Grandson Sentenced in Federal Court

Billings man sentenced to over 3 years in prison for multiple gun charges

Illegal Immigrant Pleads Guilty to Possessing Child Pornography

North Texas Man Indicted on Federal Charges for Threatening to Assault and Murder U.S. President and ICE Agents

A North Texas man who threatened to assault and murder the United States President and unnamed ICE agents was federally indicted on Tuesday this week.

Stockton Man Convicted for Illegal Possession of a Firearm

After a two-day trial, a federal jury found Robert Jordan, 52, of Stockton, guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Guatemalan National Sentenced to Prison for Assaulting ICE Officers in Lake Worth Beach

A Guatemalan national has been sentenced to federal prison after he assaulted two federal officers attempting to arrest him.

District of Arizona Charges 139 Individuals for Immigration-Related Criminal Conduct this Week

PHOENIX, Ariz. – During the week of enforcement operations from Jan. 31 through Feb. 6, 2026, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona brought immigration-related criminal charges against 139 individuals. Specifically, the United States filed …

Members of Tacoma street gang are indicted for drug and gun trafficking

Seattle – Law enforcement fanned out to some 17 locations in Washington, Oregon, and California, on Wednesday February 4, 2026, making 14 arrests following a wiretap investigation of a drug and gun trafficking organization affiliated with the Black …

Federal Inmate and Four Others Charged With 2016 Kidnappings and Murders in Oakland Park and Lauderhill

Palacio Valdes Farley, 45, a federal inmate serving consecutive sentences totaling 34 years for conspiring to commit drug-trafficking and money laundering offenses, and conspiring to rob drug-traffickers of narcotics, money, and other property, made his …

La Center, Washington man sentenced to ten years in prison for scheme to hack Snapchat accounts to access private images and ...

Tacoma – A 32-year-old La Center, Washington, man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to ten years in prison and 15 years of supervised release for his scheme to access multiple teens’ private photos by posing as a Snapchat tech support …

Carlsbad Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Role in Fatal Fentanyl Overdose of Carlsbad Woman

Ohio Man Charged for Threatening to Kill the Vice President of the United States

TOLEDO, Ohio – A federal grand jury returned an indictment earlier this week charging a 33-year-old man with threatening to kill the Vice President of the United States during his visit to the Northwest Ohio region in January. Shannon Mathre, of Toledo, is …

Multistate coalition protects about $1.4 billion in K-12 funding for Washington

Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of 18 other attorneys general have secured an agreement with the U.S. Department of Education that protects about $1.4 billion funding equal access to education for students from low-income families, English …

Montgomery County Council to Hold Public Hearings on Feb. 24, 2026

MARYLAND, June 2 - For Immediate Release: Friday, February 6, 2026 The County Council will hold public hearings to receive testimony on new items introduced to the Council as follows: Feb. 24, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. Deadline to sign up to speak is Feb. 23 at 2 …

Montgomery County Council and Committee Meetings on Feb. 9, 2026

MARYLAND, June 2 - For Immediate Release: Friday, February 6, 2026 Council to hold afternoon and evening public hearings on the Fiscal Year 2027 Capital Budget and Fiscal Year 2027-2032 Capital Improvements Program and review state legislation; Committees …

Providing Solutions to Address Challenges with MA Plans

More than 34.1 million Americans were enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan in 2025, accounting for 54% of all Medicare beneficiaries. We have seen enrollment in MA plans increase significantly over the past two decades, and the Congressional Budget Office …

House introduces AHA-supported Medical Student Education Authorization Act

The Medical Student Education Authorization Act (H.R. 5428), legislation which would authorize a federal program to provide grants through fiscal year 2028 to public graduate medical education programs for physicians, was introduced in the House Feb. 4. …

TrumpRx platform offers discounted prescription drugs

The White House yesterday launched TrumpRx, the direct-to-consumer platform that will serve as a hub to direct cash-paying consumers to drug manufacturers and pharmacies to purchase discounted prescription drugs. The website offers coupons to consumers to  …