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Government & Policy · Week of Oct 26, 2026

Election fraud charges and a new firearm rule: the week in policy

Federal prosecutions, a new firearm rule, a regulator moving to private practice and a veterans' policy forum led a mixed week.

· The Digest Lab newsroom

The Justice Department accounted for two of the week's five releases. It announced charges involving 48 aliens across Pennsylvania, California, Florida, New York and Nevada in connection with illegal voting and fraudulent voter registration, and separately reported the arrest of a New York woman indicted over a $1.1M check cashing scheme.

Elsewhere, the National Shooting Sports Foundation said the Firearm Handler Check Final Rule will be published in the Federal Register, Latham & Watkins LLP hired the former head of enforcement at the California Privacy Protection Agency, and Wounded Warrior Project hosted more than 145 veterans and policymakers in Spokane to discuss veterans' policy priorities.

  1. Justice News

    Justice Department Announces Charges Involving 48 Aliens for Election-Related Crimes

    The Justice Department announced charges involving 48 aliens in Pennsylvania, California, Florida, New York and Nevada over illegal voting, fraudulent voter registration and related election crimes, including false claims of U.S. citizenship. The department says the cases include voting by aliens in federal elections.

  2. Justice News

    New York Woman Charged With $1.1M Check Cashing Scheme

    Xue Fang Cheng, 55, of New York, was arrested after a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of New York returned an indictment on Oct. 23 charging her with providing illegal check cashing services. The Justice Department describes the case as a $1.1M check cashing scheme.

  3. Latham & Watkins LLP

    Former Head of Enforcement for the California Privacy Protection Agency Joins Latham

    Latham & Watkins LLP says Michael Macko, former head of enforcement for the California Privacy Protection Agency, has joined the firm, announced Oct. 26, 2026 in San Francisco. The firm says Macko brings state and federal enforcement experience to its regulatory and enforcement practice.

  4. NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION

    NSSF-Led Effort Leads to Firearm Handler Check Victory, Final Rule To Be Published in Federal Register Tomorrow

    NSSF, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, says the Firearm Handler Check (FHC) Final Rule will be published in the Federal Register the day after its Oct. 26, 2026 announcement. The group describes the rule as the culmination of a long-sought NSSF-led effort.

  5. Wounded Warrior Project

    Wounded Warrior Project Convenes More Than 145 Veterans and Policymakers in Spokane to Discuss Key Policy Issues

    Wounded Warrior Project says it hosted a veterans' forum at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash., bringing together more than 145 veterans and policymakers. According to the group, participants and elected officials discussed policy priorities and challenges facing veterans, Service members and their families.

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