Mt. Carmel Doctor Pleads Guilty To Operating A Massive “Pill Mill”

WILLIAMSPORT –The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Dr. Raymond Kraynak, age 64, of Mt. Carmel, Pennsylvania, pled guilty on September 23, 2021, before Chief United…

10 charged in New York City car theft ring

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James and New York Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner Dermot Shea today announced the indictment of 10 members of an auto theft and distribution…

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Monessen Man Admits Receiving Cocaine Concealed in Parcels Containing Designer Boots and Sneakers

PITTSBURGH, PA- A resident of Monessen, Pennsylvania, has pleaded guilty to violating federal narcotics laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today. Devon White, age 48, pleaded guilty to one…

Beaver Falls Man Indicted on Cocaine Possession Charges

PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal narcotics laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R.…

District Man Sentenced to 51 Months in Federal Prison for Series of Bank Robberies

WASHINGTON –Micheal Antonio Smith, 33, of Washington, D.C., has been sentenced to 51 months of imprisonment for robbing three Wells Fargo Bank branches within the District…

Three Brothers Charged in Multi-District Scheme to Defraud the United States Postal Service, UPS, and Citizens Bank

PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that brothers Zumar Dubose, age 32, of Atlantic City, NJ; Abdush Dubose, age 34, of Boynton Beach, FL; and Kariem Dubose, age…

Mounds Man Found Guilty of First Degree Murder in Indian Country

A jury today convicted a 31-year-old Mounds man for shooting and killing an acquaintance the day the two rekindled an old friendship. “A federal jury evaluated compelling evidence presented by federal prosecutors…

Two Men Indicted On Drug Trafficking Charges

SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on September 21, 2021, Walter Pruitt, age 34, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Michael Cox, age 38, of Brooklyn,…

Two Federal Inmates Charged With Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Fraud

SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Christina Covey, age 34, formerly of Drums, Pennsylvania, and Fredy Mendoza, age 33, formerly of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, were…

Multiple Defendants Indicted in Alleged Intellectual Property Theft Scheme

An indictment was unsealed yesterday in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania charging a New Jersey man, a California man, and a New York man with federal crimes arising out of a wide-ranging…

Two from Los Angeles Stopped by State Police are Indicted on Drug Charges following HSI Investigation

PITTSBURGH, PA- Two residents of Los Angeles, California, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh, PA on charges of violating federal narcotics laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R.…

Clearfield County Man Indicted on Child Sexual Exploitation Charges

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A resident of West Decatur, Pa., was indicted by a federal grand jury in Johnstown on charges of production and possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a…

Dallas Man Illegally In The United States Charged With Unlawful Possession Of Firearms And Ammunition

SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that David DaSilva, age 33, of Dallas, Pennsylvania, was indicted on September 14, 2021, by a federal grand…

Pittsburgh Man Sentenced in West End Drug Case

PITTSBURGH – A resident of Pittsburgh, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to time served with five years of supervised release on his conviction of conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine, Acting…

University Says ‘Action Could Be Taken’ Against Students If ‘Misgendering’ Or ‘Pronoun Misuse’ Complaints Are Filed

Students at Park Point University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, received an email that said “action could be taken” over complaints of “misgendering” or “pronoun misuse,” according to the school’s anti-discrimination policy, Campus Reform…

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10-Year Sentence for Barre Man Who Sexually Exploited a Child Over the Internet

The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Alexander Chase, 25, of Barre, Vermont, was sentenced today to serve 121 months in prison, followed by a…

Maryland Woman Sentenced in Erie for Role in Cocaine Conspiracy

ERIE, Pa. – A resident of Hagerstown, Maryland, has been sentenced in federal court to 18 months in jail on her conviction of violating federal drug laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen…

Uniontown, PA Felon Who Accidentally Shot Himself Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing a Gun and Ammunition in Violation of Federal Law

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A resident of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, Acting United States Attorney Stephen…

Repeat Sex Offender Sentenced To 30 Years in Federal Prison for Enticement of a Minor to Engage in Unlawful Sexual Activity

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Jeffrey Cummings, age 36, of Baltimore, Maryland to 30 years in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for a…

John Earnest Pleads Guilty to 113-Count Federal Hate Crime Indictment in Connection with Poway Synagogue Shooting and Mosque Arson

For Further Information, Contact: Assistant U. S. Attorneys Peter Ko (619) 546-7359 and Shane Harrigan (619) 546-6981 John T. Earnest of Rancho Penasquitos pleaded guilty in federal court today to a…

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