HOA Complaints Raise Questions About Accountability
ST. LOUIS, MO – October 30, 2026 (STL.News) HOA – Homeowners associations across the United States face questions about financial transparency, board accountability, and homeowner protections as government complaint records…
Office of Public Affairs | Owner of Construction Company Sentenced to Prison for Obstructing IRS Efforts to Collect $1.4M in Unpaid Taxes
The owner of a Texas construction company was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for obstructing the IRS’s efforts to collect unpaid employment taxes on behalf of the business…
Office of Public Affairs | Chinese National Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Narcotics Trafficking, Money Laundering, and Material Support to Terrorism
Wenshen Xu, 52, a Honduras-based Chinese national extradited from Guatemala, was sentenced today to 12 years in prison, five years of supervised release, and a $22 million money judgement for…
Office of Public Affairs | Syrian Man Sentenced for Wide-Ranging Hacking Conspiracy Conducted on Behalf of the Bashar Al Assad Regime
Today a federal district court in the Eastern District of Virginia sentenced Ahmad Umar Agha to 42 months in prison for his central role in an expansive hacking conspiracy organized…
Office of Public Affairs | Cuban Nationals and Florida Man Sentenced for Their Roles in an International Alien Smuggling, Asylum Fraud, and Money Laundering Conspiracy
Five Cuban nationals and one U.S. citizen were sentenced today for their roles in a vast conspiracy involving alien smuggling, asylum fraud, and money laundering. As part of the conspiracy,…
Office of Public Affairs | Virginia Mental Health Professional Charged in $49M Medicaid Fraud Scheme
A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia returned an indictment on Oct. 20 against Mikia Antoneice Noble, 37, of North Chesterfield, Virginia, for a $49 million mental…
Office of Public Affairs | Former Army Official Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy, Bribery, and Major Fraud Related to Hawaii Defense Contracts
A former civilian U.S. Army official pleaded guilty today to participating in a bribery and major fraud scheme that corrupted the competitive process for a U.S. Army technology innovation lab…
Office of Public Affairs | Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crimes in Deadly Attack on Boulder, Colorado, Gathering
Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 46, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, pleaded guilty in federal court today to 12 hate crimes charges for using Molotov cocktails to attack members of the group Run…
$2,500 HOA Fees Spark Warning for Homebuyers
SHERRILLS FORD, N.C. – October 29, 2026 (STL.News) Homeowners in a North Carolina subdivision face monthly homeowners association fees of $2,500, or $30,000 annually, after their association approved a dramatic…
Office of Public Affairs | Former U.S. Postal Service Official Pleads Guilty to Bribery Scheme Related to Contracts Worth Hundreds of Millions of Dollars
James E. Lee Sr., a former procurement official for the U.S. Postal Service, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit bribery and honest services wire fraud. According to court documents,…