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Hearing Wrap Up: DoD Must Finish Long-Overdue Background Check IT System to Protect National Security and Taxpayer Funds

WASHINGTON—Yesterday, the Subcommittee on Government Operations held a hearing on “An Update on DoD’s Struggling Background Check System.” During the hearing, members reviewed the progress made over the last 18 months to address the issues causing delays …

The Republican Recap: Week of February 23, 2026

Here’s a recap of what Republicans achieved on the House Floor this week:   Repealing Costly Mandates on Home Appliances and Restoring Consumer Choice ✅ Within the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the Biden Administration implemented radical “Green New Scam …

Kodiak man sentenced to 20 years for role in 2022 fatal fentanyl overdose

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A Kodiak man was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute deadly drugs that resulted in a fatal overdose in August 2022. 

Falconer man is going to prison for 20 years for his role in a cold case murder

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Anthony Neubauer, 39, of Falconer, NY, who was convicted of aiding and abetting a kidnapping, was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.   

Felon Sentenced To 12 And A Half Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking

Durham Man Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Kilograms of Fentanyl

Anchorage man sentenced to 14 years for drug trafficking, firearms crimes

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Anchorage man was sentenced last week to 14 years in prison for trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl and for possessing a firearm as a felon.

Student Recruiting Firm and Its Principal Agree to Pay $1.3 Million for Fraud on Federal Student Aid Programs

BOSTON – Study Across the Pond, LLC (SATP) and its principal, John Borhaug, have agreed to pay $1.3 million to resolve a lawsuit alleging that they knowingly caused United Kingdom (UK) schools to submit false claims to the U.S. Department of Education. In …

Crownpoint man sentenced for fatal DUI crash

Parmelee Man Sentenced to Nearly 18 Years in Federal Prison for Sexual Abuse

United States Attorney Ron Parsons, announced today that U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte has sentenced a Parmelee, South Dakota man convicted of Sexual Abuse.  The sentencing took place on Feb. 24, 2026.

Eagle Butte Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Abusive Sexual Contact

United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte has sentenced an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of Abusive Sexual Contact. The sentencing took place on February 23, 2026.

Stacey A. Erickson Named Criminal Chief for U.S. Attorney’s Office in Rhode Island

PROVIDENCE- Stacey A. Erickson has been named Criminal Chief for the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Rhode Island, announced United States Attorney Charles C. Calenda. Ms. Erickson has served as the Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division …

Gardner Woman Charged with Social Security Fraud

BOSTON – A Gardner woman has been charged in federal court in Worcester with fraudulently receiving Social Security disability benefits for 10 years.  

Parmelee Man Sentenced to Nearly 4 Years in Federal Prison for Assaulting a Woman and Being a Habitual Offender

United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte has sentenced a man from Parmelee, South Dakota, convicted of two counts of Domestic Assault by an Habitual Offender.  The sentencing took place on February 23, …

Convicted Felon from Northampton Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Firearm and Narcotics Charges

BOSTON – A Northampton, Mass. man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Springfield for firearm and narcotics offenses while on federal supervised release. The defendant was previously convicted in federal court of possessing a loaded ghost gun and …

GAINESVILLE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO DRUG DISTRIBUTION AND ILLEGAL WEAPONS CHARGES

Jury finds Minnesota man guilty of sexual abuse charges on Crow Indian Reservation

SALVADORAN ILLEGAL ALIEN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR ILLEGALLY POSSESSING A FIREARM

Portsmouth fentanyl dealer sentenced to five years in prison

Saah Kinte Mills, 43, Portsmouth, was was sentenced to five years in prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.

Gearhart Man Pleads Guilty to Sexually Exploiting a Child and Possessing Child Pornography

A Gearhart, Oregon, man pleaded guilty today for secretly filming a minor victim while nude and possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM).