CBP officers seize 847 more pounds of khat in traveler baggage at BWI airport days after seizing 412 pounds
Rep. Boebert Presents Long-Overdue Purple Heart to Army Veteran Joel O’Connor
Alleged Mastermind of $165 Million Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme Facing Federal Charges after Deportation from Fiji
ICE Arrests Illegal Alien Drug Trafficker With 126 Kilograms of Methamphetamine
17 Iranians Charged with Conducting Massive Cyber Theft Campaign on Behalf of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Other Iranian Entities
Issues and Concerns
Mar 18, 2026
WASHINGTON – Following an increase in the trafficking and abuse of novel psychoactive substances (NPS) throughout the United States, the Drug Enforcement Administration has emergency scheduled bromazolam, a synthetic benzodiazepine used to make counterfeit Xanax tablets. The emergency scheduling of…
Mar 16, 2026
CONCORD – Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Hampshire are seeking to identify victims of a sophisticated gift card fraud scheme for potential restitution. Foreign criminal organizations have stolen millions of dollars…
Mar 12, 2026
Accelerating Affordable, Reliable, and Secure Energy Through Reconductoring and Other Advanced Transmission Technologies WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity (OE) announced an approximately $1.9 billion funding opportunity to accelerate urgently needed upgrades to the nation’s power grid. These…
Mar 11, 2026
Millions of students travel every year for spring break, many for the first time without close supervision. A five-minute conversation about human trafficking warning signs could make all the difference. Help the students in your life travel confidently by teaching…
Mar 11, 2026
Eligible consumers include those who paid for certain fees and charges between January 2021 and September 2024 The Federal Trade Commission is sending checks totaling more than $47.2 million to eligible consumers deceived by undisclosed fees and other unlawful charges…
Mar 11, 2026
CASE NAME: United States v. E’mon Ambers, et al., Crim. No. 3:26-cr-24; United States v. T’Aisya Squire, Crim. No. 3:26-cr-11 COURT: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division CASE SUMMARY: In January and February 2026, charges…
Mar 10, 2026
The Department of Justice Civil Division announced the approval of 649 Elective Option (EO) offers in the past three weeks, totaling $175 million, under the Camp Lejeune Justice Act. Since Jan. 20, 2025, the Department of Justice has paid more…
Mar 10, 2026
If you get a call saying “you’ve won a prize,” you might be thinking, why not claim it? Unfortunately, it’s likely a scam to steal your money — especially if it’s for a contest you didn’t enter. So how can…
Mar 9, 2026
WASHINGTON — Technology that will help the Department of Veterans Affairs schedule community care appointments faster than ever before is now up and running at all VA facilities, and VA will be expanding its use in 2026 so Veterans can…
Mar 8, 2026
As you know, much of our district was battered by severe storms and tornadoes on Friday evening, some of which have tragically taken the lives of members of our community. I would like to express my sincerest condolences to the…
Mar 6, 2026
Since February 28, nearly 24,000 American citizens have safely returned to the United States from the Middle East. These figures do not include the many Americans who have safely relocated to other countries or those who have departed the Middle…
Mar 5, 2026
Annual list highlights evolving schemes; agency spotlights National Slam the Scam Day WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today announced its annual Dirty Dozen list of tax scams for 2026 that threaten the tax and financial information of taxpayers, businesses,…