Felon Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl and Heroin and Illegally Possessing Firearms and Ammunition

PITTBURGH, PA — A resident of Rankin, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal firearm and narcotic laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. Royal Lee…

May 4, 2022

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Wilmington Man Sentenced for Stealing Firearms From a Federally Licensed Firearms Dealer

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WILMINGTON, Del. – David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that Naushad Khan, age 24 of Wilmington, was sentenced today to 60 months in federal prison for stealing…

April 29, 2022

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Cameroonian Citizen Sentenced for Online Pet Purchasing Conspiracy

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WASHINGTON – A Cameroonian national was sentenced today to 21 months in prison and two years of supervised release for his role in a scheme to trick American consumers into paying fees…

April 29, 2022

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Former Monroe County Man Sentenced To 210 Months’ Imprisonment For Drug Distribution Resulting In Death

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SCRANTON —The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Nathaniel Speaks, age 46, formerly of Tobyhanna, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on April 28, 2022, by U.S.…

April 29, 2022

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Luzerne County Man Pleads Guilty To Methamphetamine Trafficking

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SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Michael Marchese, age 30, of Swoyersville, Luzerne County, pleaded guilty on April 28, 2022, before U.S. District…

April 28, 2022

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Dingman’s Ferry Man Sentenced To 94 Months’ Imprisonment For Drug Trafficking

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SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Felix Enrique Carrion, age 49, of Dingman’s Ferry, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 94 months’ imprisonment to…

April 27, 2022

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York Woman Sentenced In Connection With Straw Purchasing Firearms

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HARRISBURG—The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Hannah Lapham, age 23, of York, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on April 22, 2022, by U.S. District Court Judge Christopher…

April 25, 2022

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Philadelphia Cop Charged for Violent Assault of Woman, Children During Walter Wallace Riot

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PHILADELPHIA, PA – A Philadelphia cop has been arrested for his role in a violent assault of a woman who, with her toddler and teenage nephew, were pulled from their car at the…

April 22, 2022

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Wilkinsburg Teen Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Unlawfully Acquire Guns

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PITTSBURGH, PA — A resident of Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 15 months’ imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release on his conviction of conspiracy to commit…

April 21, 2022

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Philadelphia Felon Found Guilty by Jury of Illegally Possessing a Firearm During June 2020 Civil Unrest

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PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Steven Pennycooke, 36, of Philadelphia, PA, was convicted after trial of a single count of possession of a firearm by a felon…

April 21, 2022

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Luzerne County Couple Charged With Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

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SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jerome Edward Sturdivant, age 39, and Alison Sawchak, age 39, both of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, were indicted on…

April 21, 2022

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Cumberland County Man Charged With Threatening President Biden And Former President Trump

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HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Mohamed Farah, age 32, of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury for…

April 20, 2022

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Pittsburgh Man Pleads to Producing and Attempting to Produce Child Sexual Exploitation Materials

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PITTSBURGH – A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of production and attempted production of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, United States…

April 20, 2022

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Multiple Guns, Drugs, Ammo Seized During Harrisburg Search Warrants

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HARRISBURG— Police in Harrisburg made a warrant sweep, that lead to the arrest of five individuals for their roles in the distribution and trafficking of fentanyl and methamphetamine in Schuylkill County and…

April 19, 2022

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Amtrak Employee Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Defrauding Amtrak of More Than $76,000 Worth of Chainsaws and Chainsaw Parts

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TRENTON, N.J. – An Ocean County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining chainsaws and chainsaw parts from his employer Amtrak and then selling this…

April 19, 2022

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New Mexico Man Sentenced to Nearly 22 Years in Federal Prison for Fraud, Money Laundering, and Obstruction Conspiracies

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United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that John Rick Winer, age 68, of New Mexico, convicted for his role in fraud, money laundering, and obstruction of justice conspiracies, was sentenced on…

April 19, 2022

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Pittston Man Sentenced To 64 Months’ Imprisonment For Drug Trafficking And Firearms Offenses

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SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Pablo Valentin, age 44, of Pittston, Pennsylvania, was sentenced yesterday to 64 months’ imprisonment to be followed by…

April 15, 2022

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Four Baltimore Area Men Facing Federal Indictment for Three Kidnappings and Related Charges

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Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury returned an indictment late yesterday charging four Baltimore area men with federal charges for: kidnapping and robbery conspiracies; kidnapping; carjacking; using, carrying, and brandishing a…

April 15, 2022

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Monroe County Man Pleads Guilty To Bank Robbery

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SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Terrance Tyson, age 45, of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty on April 12, 2022, before U.S. District…

April 14, 2022

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Postal Contractor Charged With Mail Theft

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HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Michael Anthony Collier, Jr., age 39, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury…

April 14, 2022

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