Three New York Men Sentenced to Prison for Elaborate Scheme to Sell Illegally Imported Drugs
PITTSBURGH, PA – Three New York state residents were sentenced in federal court on Friday to terms of imprisonment on their convictions for participating in a complex Bank and Wire Fraud conspiracy,…
Erie Man Pleads to Child Sexual Exploitation Charge
ERIE, Pa. – A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children, Acting United States Attorney Stephen…
Brackenridge Man Admits Taking $101,000 in Armed Robbery of Federal Credit Union
PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Brackenridge, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of armed bank robbery, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today. Thomas George, 66,…
Suburban Pittsburgh Man Pleads Guilty to Violating Federal Firearms and Explosives Laws
PITTSBURGH – A resident of Whitehall, PA, pleaded guilty to charges of violating federal firearms and explosives laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today. Kurt Cofano, 32, pleaded guilty…
Pittsburgh Man Sentenced for Possessing Sexual Images of Minors
PITTSBURGH – A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 21 months’ imprisonment and eight years’ supervised release on his conviction of Possession of Material Depicting the Sexual…
East Pittsburgh Felon Sentenced to 15 Years for Attempting to Deal Drugs, Illegal Gun Possession
PITTSBURGH – A former resident of East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court to 180 months imprisonment, followed by 10 years supervised release, for his convictions for violating federal narcotics and…
East Pittsburgh Felon Sentenced to 15 Years for Attempting to Deal Drugs, Illegal Gun Possession
PITTSBURGH – A former resident of East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court to 180 months imprisonment, followed by 10 years supervised release, for his convictions for violating federal narcotics and…
Duquesne Felon, 22, Charged with Illegal Gun Possession
PITTSBURGH – A resident of Duquesne, Pennsylvania, has been arrested in West Mifflin on charges of illegal possession of a firearm, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today. The criminal…
Pittsburgh Man Found Guilty of Gun and Drug Charges. Including Distributing Drugs Resulting in Death
PITTSBURGH – At the conclusion of a bench trial, Deon Blair was convicted of distributing fentanyl and butyryl fentanyl resulting in the death of a Pittsburgh resident as well as additional drug…
Pagans’ Associate Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Cocaine and Illegally Possessing Firearms and Ammunition
PITTSBURGH, PA – A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal narcotics trafficking and firearms laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced…
Two SCI Inmates, Two Allegheny County Residents Charged in Schemes to Smuggle Synthetic Cannabinoids into State Prisons and to Obtain Pandemic Unemployment Benefits
PITTSBURGH, PA – Two residents of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and two individuals incarcerated at Pennsylvania State Correctional Institutions (SCIs), have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of…
Blair County Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing and Intending to Distribute Multiple Drugs
JOHNSTOWN, PA – A resident of Blair County, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of possession with intent to distribute multiple Schedule I and II controlled substances, Acting United…
South Carolina Woman Admits to Conspiracy and Fraud Charges
PITTSBURGH – A resident of Columbia, South Carolina, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States, including theft of mail, possessing forged securities,…
Greensburg Doctor Pleads Guilty in Drug Conspiracy involving Arizona Pharmaceutical Company
PITTSBURGH- A resident of Westmoreland County, PA, pleaded guilty to three counts of Conspiracy to Violate the Anti-Kickback Statute, Health Care Fraud, and Conspiracy to Distribute Phentermine Hydrochloride and Diethylpropion, Acting U.S.…
Former Pittsburgh-area Doctor Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Prescribing Opioids, Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering
PITTSBURGH – A former physician pleaded guilty today in federal court to drug diversion, health care fraud and money laundering charges associated with his suburban Pittsburgh holistic medical practice, Acting United States…
Pittsburgh Man Pleads Guilty in String of Armed Robberies across Allegheny County
PITTSBURGH – A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of conspiracy to commit robbery, robbery, and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, Acting United States…
Pittsburgh Man Pleads Guilty to Child Sexual Exploitation Charges
PITTSBURGH – A 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, Acting United States…
Philadelphia Drug Dealer Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Federal Prison
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A resident of Philadelphia, Pa., has been sentenced in federal court to 70 months in prison and four years’ supervised release on his conviction of violating federal narcotics laws…
Pittsburgh Felon Admits Illegally Possessing Multiple Drugs and Violating Firearms Laws
PITTSBURGH, PA- A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has pleaded guilty in federal court in Pittsburgh to violating federal narcotics and firearms laws Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.…
Erie Man on Parole for Child Rape Sentenced to 12+ Years in Prison for Bank Robberies
ERIE, Pa. – A former resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 155 months in prison, 3 years supervised release and ordered to pay $11,100 in restitution on…
Altoona Man Sentenced for $1.2 Million Fraud Scheme and Failing to Pay Taxes
PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Blair County, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 33 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release on charges of tax evasion and wire fraud,…
McKean County Man Pleads Guilty to Purchasing Meth on the Dark Web for Distribution
ERIE, Pa. – A resident of Kane, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal drug laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today. Michael Carter,…
Brownsville, PA Man Gets Lengthy Sentence for Producing and Possessing Sexually Exploitive Visuals of Minors
PITTSBURGH – A former resident of Washington County, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 28 years’ incarceration, consecutive to any state court sentence, and lifetime supervised release on his conviction…
Turtle Creek Woman Admits Role in Fentanyl Trafficking Scheme
PITTSBURGH – A resident of Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of narcotics trafficking, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today. Marleka Robinson, age 26,…
Pittsburgh Felon Charged with Possessing a Stolen Firearm and Fentanyl
PITTSBURGH – A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been charged by criminal complaint with possessing a mixture of fentanyl and a stolen firearm, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.…
Heroin/Fentanyl Supplier to DS44 Drug Gang Gets 10-Year Federal Prison Sentence
PITTSBURGH – A former Pittsburgh resident has been sentenced in federal court to 10 years’ imprisonment and 8 years’ supervised release on his conviction of a drug-trafficking charge related to a large-scale…
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