Office of Public Affairs | Extradited Nigerian National Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering in Connection with Sextortion and Romance Scams
Olamide Shanu, 35, a Nigerian national, pleaded guilty yesterday in the District of Idaho to charges related to his role in several cyber-enabled schemes that defrauded approximately 150 American victims…
Office of Public Affairs | Chicagoland Man Convicted of Sex Trafficking and Forced Labor
A federal jury in the Northern District of Indiana convicted Anthony Mayers, 36, of Gary, Indiana, of four counts of trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion and other related charges.…
Office of Public Affairs | Iowa Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Sex Trafficking Three Women, Drug Distribution, and Obstruction
Dave Shumpert III, 30, of Des Moines, Iowa, was sentenced today in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa to life in prison after being found guilty…
Office of Public Affairs | Medical Equipment Sterilizer Agrees to Limits on Destruction of Toxic Ethylene Oxide Emissions to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations in Puerto Rico
The Justice Department, on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), lodged a proposed settlement agreement with medical equipment sterilizer Steri-Tech Inc. yesterday to resolve allegations that it violated the…
Office of Public Affairs | Court Allows U.S. Government to Exchange Land with SpaceX in South Texas
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas yesterday allowed a land exchange to proceed between the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and SpaceX in South Texas. The…
Flying Biscuit Plans Major St. Louis Expansion
ST. CHARLES, MO – September 22, 2026 (StLouisRestaurantReview) A locally operated franchise group is preparing to introduce Atlanta-born Flying Biscuit Café (FBC) to the St. Louis metropolitan area, beginning with…
Appeals Court Backs Missouri Congressional Map
ST. LOUIS, MO – September 22, 2026 (STL.News) Missouri Congressional Map – A federal appeals court has ruled that Missouri must use its 2025 Missouri Congressional Map in the Nov.…
SOHA Bar And Grill To Close After 14 Years
ST. LOUIS, MO – September 21, 2026 (StLouisRestaurantReview) SOHA Bar and Grill, a longtime South City gastropub on Hampton Avenue, will permanently close Sept. 30 after approximately 14 years in…
London Tea Room Launches New Online Bakery
ST. LOUIS, MO – September 21, 2026 (STL.News) One of St. Louis’ longstanding family-run tea businesses is expanding again, less than a year after a new generation brought The London…
London Tea Room Launches New Online Bakery
ST. LOUIS, MO – September 21, 2026 (StLouisRestaurantReview) One of St. Louis’ longstanding family-run tea businesses is expanding again, less than a year after a new generation brought The London…