Martin Smith

Martin Smith is the founder and Editor in Chief of STL.News, an independent digital news publication owned and operated by St. Louis Media, LLC. He founded STL.News in 2016 and oversees its editorial direction and digital publishing operations. His coverage includes business, financial markets, securities litigation, government and regulatory developments, legal news, and St. Louis-area businesses and economic activity.
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DOW Enhances U.S. Rare Earth Elements Supply Chain Resilience > U.S. Department of War > Release

DOW Enhances U.S. Rare Earth Elements Supply Chain Resilience In the realm of modern technology, rare earth elements…

SEC Announces 45th Annual Small Business Forum to Improve Capital-Raising Policy

SEC Announces 45th Annual Small Business Forum: A Step Forward in Capital-Raising Policy The U.S. Securities and Exchange…

Department of War Partners With Department of Energy in Historic Nuclear Energy Initiative > U.S. Department of War > Release

Historic Partnership: Department of War and Department of Energy Collaborate on Nuclear Energy Initiative In a groundbreaking move…

Political Operative Sentenced to 48 Months in Federal Prison for Acting as Covert Agent of People’s Republic of China

Political Operative Sentenced to 48 Months in Federal Prison for Acting as Covert Agent of the People’s Republic…

FBI Releases Domestic Violence Special Report

FBI Releases Domestic Violence Special Report: A Comprehensive Overview The recent release of the FBI's Special Report on…

Ring of Thieves Plead Guilty to Drug Trafficking, Bank Fraud and Mail Theft Conspiracy in Miami for $1.7M in Stolen Checks and Mail Scheme

Ring of Thieves Plead Guilty to Drug Trafficking, Bank Fraud, and Mail Theft Conspiracy in Miami In a…

SEC Proposes Amendments to Reduce Burdens in Reporting of Fund Portfolio Holdings

SEC Proposes Amendments to Reduce Burdens in Reporting of Fund Portfolio Holdings The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission…

Colombian Transnational Robbery Crew Member Pleads Guilty to $5 Million-Dollar Organized Jewelry Theft Ring in Miami

Colombian Transnational Robbery Crew Member Pleads Guilty to $5 Million Organized Jewelry Theft Ring in Miami Introduction In…

Indian National Pleads Guilty to Plotting to Assassinate U.S. Citizen in New York City

Indian National Pleads Guilty to Plotting to Assassinate U.S. Citizen in New York City Introduction In a shocking…

Felix Coc Choc – Guatemalan National Pleads Guilty

Guatemalan National, Felix Coc Choc - Guatemalan National Pleads Guilty in Fraud Scheme Involving Unaccompanied Minor Sponsorship A…

Global Markets Cautious as U.S. Futures Slip – Feb. 20, 2026

  U.S. stock futures edged lower early Friday as investors weighed geopolitical tensions and awaited fresh economic data.…

Initiative to Strengthen Cybersecurity – AI Risk Management

Treasury Announces Public-Private Initiative to Strengthen Cybersecurity and AI Risk Management The U.S. Treasury announces a new public-private…

ATF Seizes Thousands of Illegal Firearms Bound for Mexican Cartels

Federal agents have seized tens of thousands of illegal firearms during a nationwide crackdown targeting criminal gun trafficking…

Jose Francisco Mendoza-Gomez Sentenced to 10 Years

Jose Francisco Mendoza-Gomez Sentenced to 10 Years in International Cocaine Conspiracy Jose Francisco Mendoza-Gomez has been sentenced to…

DOJ Closes 60-Year-Old Tennessee Desegregation Case

A federal court has formally ended a desegregation case that began in 1966 in Dyersburg, Tennessee. The ruling…