Social Security Employee Charged With Pandemic Fraud Scheme

SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Takiyah Gordon Austin, age 46, of Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, was charged ina 29-count Indictment on July 20,…

Stroudsburg Man Sentenced To 120 Months’ Imprisonment For Attempted Online Enticement Of A Minor

SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Robert Duus, age 35, of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on August 11, 2021, to 120 months’ imprisonment…

$540,000 lottery ticket sold at Philadelphia gas station

Philadelphia, PA — A progressive top prize-winning ticket worth $540,229 for the Pennsylvania Lottery’s Bang Boom Ka-Pow game was sold at a Lottery retailer in Philadelphia on Wednesday, August 11. Sunoco, 630 Walnut Lane, Philadelphia,…

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Young soldiers admit to transporting undocumented citizens

LAREDO, Texas – Two military men stationed at Fort Hood have entered guilty pleas to conspiring to transport undocumented aliens within the United States, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Ralph…

Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Possess and Distribute Drugs and Possessing a Firearm

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A resident of Philadelphia, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to a total of ten years (120 months) in prison and five years’ supervised release on his conviction…

Here are the police officers who have been killed in the line of duty since “Defund the Police” began

Since the killing of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, and the emergence of the “Defund the Police” movement, violence against police officers has increased. As of July 31, 44 officers have…

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Senate adopts $3.5 trillion budget

The Senate passed a $3.5 trillion budget framework early Wednesday, setting the stage for Democrats to pass sweeping measures addressing climate change, education, immigration, health care and more. The budget passed on…

Government News

U.S. Senate votes against defunding the police in historic vote against the far left

The Senate early Wednesday unanimously approved an amendment to its proposed budget that opposed defunding the police. The amendment, offered by Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville, came during the Senate’s overnight vote-a-rama,…

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Detroit Man Pleads Guilty to Robbing Millcreek Township Jared Store

ERIE, Pa. – A former resident of Detroit, Michigan, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of Hobbs Act robbery, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today. Devon Ashley…

Local Man Pleads Guilty to Placing a Backpack of Destructive Devices in Downtown Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH, PA – A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal firearms law, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.…

Judge Sentences Convicted Murderer to More than 18 Years in Prison for Federal Drug and Gun Law Violations

PITTSBURGH – Douglas Tyrone Williams, Jr., aka “Chrome”, currently age 41, formerly of Penn Hills, PA and East Pittsburgh, PA, was sentenced on August 5, 2021 by Chief United States District Judge…

They bought a house listed with “bees in the wall” later realized there were half a million of them

On December 28th a family in Pennsylvania made a settlement on an 1872 farmhouse. The house not only needed work, but the owner also disclosed that there were some bees living in…

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5 Siblings Home Alone Die In House Fire Hours Before Mom’s Birthday Party

A fire at an apartment building in southwestern Illinois killed five siblings left home alone in the early hours of Friday, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. The family was planning a birthday…

Police Blotter

After learning his wife was at Capitol riot with another man this cop filed for divorce

SHALER, PA – It’s not certain whether or not Michael Heinl and his wife were having marital problems before it happened, but after learning his wife was part of the January 6th…

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Philadelphia Sex Offender Convicted of Failing to Register After Absconding from Federal Supervision

PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Edward C. Kipp, 74, of Philadelphia, PA, was convicted today at trial of failing to register as a sex offender, as…

Rhode Island Man Sentenced To 18 Months Of Imprisonment For Automobile Warranty Fraud Scheme

SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Jason Pannone, age 40, of North Providence, Rhode Island was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment and…

Fox Chapel Cardiologist Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for Health Care Fraud Scheme Involving More Than $13 Million of Insurance Billings

PITTSBURGH – A resident of Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court following his conviction at trial on two counts of health care fraud, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman…

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