Office of Public Affairs | Four Aliens Charged With Election Fraud

Four aliens, including 2 illegal aliens, have been charged with election-related crimes, announced United States Attorney David Metcalf. “Our sovereignty as a nation belongs to the American people and no one else,” U.S. Attorney Metcalf said. “Anyone, including illegal aliens, who votes illegally in our elections will be prosecuted for corrupting our democracy.” “Voting by […]

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Office of Public Affairs | Kosovar National Pleads Guilty to Operating Cybercrime Marketplace Offering Tools and Products to Cybercriminals

Ardit Kutleshi, 28, a Kosovar national, pleaded guilty to charges related to his creation and operation of Rydox, an illicit website and marketplace for cybercriminals to buy, sell and trade stolen personal information, and to access devices and other tools for carrying out cybercrime and fraud.  “The guilty plea of Ardit Kutleshi for operating the […]

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Commission publishes terms and conditions for €1 billion industrial heat decarbonisation auction

On 24 September 2026, the Commission published the final Terms and Conditions (T&Cs) for its second Europe-wide auction for projects decarbonising industrial process heat (IF26 Heat Auction). Today, these processes are largely powered by fossil fuels and represent three-quarters of industrial emissions. The auction has a planned budget of €1 billion coming from EU Emissions […]

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Office of Public Affairs | Texas Man Convicted of Sex Trafficking in the District of Columbia

A federal jury in the District of Columbia convicted Devontee Parker, 38, of Dallas, today for sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, interstate transportation for purpose of prostitution, and interstate travel in aid of racketeering.   “Devontee Parker trafficked vulnerable women by intimidating them with physical violence to make money,” said Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva of the Justice […]

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Citizens’ Panels: help shape the EU policies close to your heart

You never know when the call may come through… One man was sitting at his dining room table when he received a phone call inviting him to participate in an EU citizens’ panel on energy efficiency. “They said something about the EU and a Citizens’ Panel”. He accepted the invitation and found the debate at the Panel made him […]

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Office of Public Affairs | Former Postal Worker Indicted After Allegedly Disposing of Hundreds of Mail-In Ballots in Utah

Note: View indictment here. View detention memo here. An indictment was unsealed today charging a former postman with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) with unlawful secretion, destruction, and delay of mail after he allegedly unlawfully threw away mail that he was entrusted to deliver – including approximately 300 mail-in ballots to registered voters in Utah. […]

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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 Clean Air Act and related federal and Commonwealth of Puerto Rico regulations at its Salinas, Puerto Rico, sterilization facility. Under the proposed settlement, Steri-Tech will […]

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Making data centres energy efficient thanks to a new EU rating system

Data centres are essential to Europe’s digital future. They are also one of the world’s fastest growing sectors, projected to consume more than 3% of overall electricity demand in the EU by 2030, according to the International Energy Agency. This growth puts pressure on electricity grids and the use of natural resources, such as water, and contributes to increased carbon emissions. To limit these impacts, the European Commission has proposed a common rating scheme […]

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Office of Public Affairs | Mexican National Sentenced in Scheme to Bribe Ecuadorian and Mexican Government Officials

Javier Aguilar, 52, a Mexican national living in Houston, Texas, and a former oil trader, was sentenced in Brooklyn, New York, to four years in prison for his role in two separate schemes to bribe foreign officials in Ecuador and Mexico. He was also ordered to pay $7.13 million in forfeiture and a $100,000 fine.  […]

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As climate risks in the Arctic grow, Greenland and European partners seek to strengthen emergency response

A team of European civil protection experts is heading to Greenland to support efforts to strengthen emergency preparedness and response in the Arctic.  On request from Greenland and Denmark through the EU civil protection mechanism, the European Commission has launched this mission to explore how cooperation on civil preparedness can be further strengthened, in the face […]

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