Former Postal Worker Who Moonlighted as Cocain Trafficker Heading to Prison

Lancaster, PA – A former U.S. Postal Worker, Carlos Medina, aged 57, was sentenced to 4 ½ to 10 years in prison for conspiring to sell over 2,000 grams of cocaine during…

Woman Charged for 2022 Fatal Drug Overdose

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA—Valerie Benatti, a 29-year-old woman from Harleysville, has pled guilty to a charge of drug delivery resulting in death. This plea was entered before Lancaster County Judge Dennis Reinaker following…

Akron Man Sentenced for DUI-Related Fatal Crash in 2022

LANCASTER, PA – Derek Sensenig, 31, of Fulton St., Akron, was sentenced on Wednesday to 8 to 20 years in prison for his involvement in a fatal crash. Lancaster County President Judge…

Darien Man Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Vehicular Homicide

ERIE COUNTY, NY – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn recently announced that Nicholas M. Rich, 35, of Darien, pleaded guilty to Aggravated Vehicular Homicide. The plea was entered before State…

Maryland Man Receives 16-32 Year Sentence for Fatal DUI Crash

LANCASTER COUNTY, PA – Christopher Pineda-Gasca, a 21-year-old resident of North East, Maryland, has been sentenced to 16 to 32 years in prison after pleading guilty to third-degree murder and related charges.…

Northern Neck Convicted Felon Sentenced for Possession of an AR-Style Firearm After Police Chase

RICHMOND, Va. – A Lancaster County man was sentenced yesterday to 9 years in prison for possessing a firearm after having been previously convicted of a felony. According to court documents, on…

Strasburg Man Convicted on Multiple Offenses Involving Minor

LANCASTER COUNTY, PA – Derrick Santryal Myers, 34, from the 200 block of W. Main Street in Strasburg, has been convicted of rape of a child and 21 additional charges related to…

Strasburg Man Found Guilty of Multiple Sex Offenses

LANCASTER COUNTY, PA – Derrick Santryal Myers, 34, from the 200 block of W. Main Street in Strasburg, was convicted on Thursday of rape of a child and 21 other related charges.…

Man Sentenced to Life Plus 20 Years for Killing Wife in 2010 Arson Case

LANCASTER, PA – Carlos Montalvo-Rivera, 55, formerly residing on the 500 block of Dauphin Street, has been recently sentenced to life in prison, in addition to 20 years. This verdict came on…

Harrisburg Drug Dealer Sentenced for Selling Fatal Dose

HARRISBURG, PA – Thomas Wiley Jr., 30, of Harrisburg, received a sentence of 7 to 15 years in state prison on Wednesday for dealing fentanyl-laced cocaine that led to the death of…

Kinzers man heading to prison after rape conviction

KINZERS, PA – Victor Smith, a 43-year-old man from Kinzers, was sentenced to 16-35 years in state prison on Friday after being convicted of child rape and seven additional sexual offense charges…

Republic Of Liberia Man Sentenced To 12 Months In Prison For Hindering Deportation

SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Emmanuel Tenneh, age 29, an alien who resided in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on January 10,…

Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 11 Years for Three Commercial Robberies

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Nasir Wright, 25, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to 11 years in prison and five years of supervised release by United States…

California Drug Trafficker Arrested in Southern Oregon Sentenced to Federal Prison

EUGENE, Ore.—A California man with multiple prior felony drug trafficking convictions over more than two decades was sentenced to federal prison today after he was arrested transporting nearly two kilograms of methamphetamine…

Iowa Man Sentenced to 84 Months for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Dillan Boydston, 39, Waukon, Iowa was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley…

Eight Defendants Charged for Their Roles in Heroin, Fentanyl, and Crack Cocaine Conspiracy

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight people were charged for their respective roles in a heroin, fentanyl, and crack cocaine distribution organization that sold large quantities of controlled substances in the area of Columbia…

Jury Convicts Philomath Man of Failing to Register as a Sex Offender

PORTLAND, Ore.—On October 12, 2022, a federal jury in Portland found a Philomath, Oregon man guilty for failing to register as a sex offender. Daniel Lynn Goering-Runyan, 37, was found guilty of…

Dog boarder charged after stealing customer’s dog, lying to police

Lancaster, NY – a Lancaster woman, was charged and arrested for stealing a dog belonging to one of her customers. The woman agreed to board a dog and never returned it. According…

Texas Man Sentenced for Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl

Acting United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Ezekiel Fernandez, II, 32, of Highlands, Texas, was sentenced today in federal court in Lincoln, Nebraska. United States District Judge John M. Gerrard sentenced…

Baraboo Resident Sentenced to 96 Months for Possessing Methamphetamine for Distribution

MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Carl Rabe, 44, Baraboo, Wisconsin was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley…

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