
Erie Bank Robber, Peter Plaza Sentenced to 3 Years in Federal Prison
A former resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to three years (36 months) in prison on his conviction of bank robbery, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today. United More...

Court rules Lehigh County seal with cross can stay, doesn’t violate the first amendment
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the official seal of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania can remain on government property, despite efforts from the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) to have it More...

Montgomery County Doctor, Spiro Kassis Charged with Illegally Prescribing Opioids
United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Spiro Y. Kassis, M.D., 66, of Plymouth Township, PA, was charged by Information with 14 criminal counts of distributing dangerous and addictive opioids and More...

Delaware County Man, John Gordon Pleads Guilty to Violent 2018 Carjacking
United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that John Leroy Gordon, 27, of Chester, Pennsylvania, entered a plea of guilty to carjacking before the Honorable Gerald J. Pappert yesterday, just before trial More...

Discovery’s ‘Undercover Billionaire’ will Gleen Stearns premieres August 6
Billionaire Glenn Stearns still believes in the American Dream. In order to prove that anybody in this country can be successful with the right knowledge, he’s attempting a monumental challenge that most would More...

Circe Baez and Alexis Morales Arrested in Connection with Pink Lady Bandit Bank Robberies
The Charlotte Division of the FBI arrested Circe Baez (DOB August 9, 1983) and Alexis Morales (DOB May 15, 1981) on July 28, 2019, in connection with at least four bank robberies along the East Coast. The bank robberies More...

Erie Man, Eric Andrzejewski Sentenced to 5 Years for Receiving Child Pornography
A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to five years and 10 months (70 months) in prison, 5 years supervised release and a $5,100 special assessment on his conviction of violating More...

Maryland Man, Timothy Nelson Pleads Guilty for September 1999 Kidnapping and Sexual Assault
A resident of Cumberland, MD, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of kidnapping and aggravated sexual abuse of person under 12 years old, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today. Timothy D. More...

Principal of Cryptocurrency Escrow Company, Barry Thompson Guilty of $7 Million Fraud Scheme
Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation More...

California Man, Nikia Perkins Sentenced to 10 Years for Conspiring to Bring Drugs from Overseas
A resident of California has been sentenced in federal court to 10 years’ (120 months’) imprisonment and five years’ supervised release on his conviction of conspiracy for possession with intent to distribute More...

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Dr. Ezekiel J. Emanuel was the special adviser for health care at the Office of Management and Budget and the brother of Obama aide, now Chicago mayor, Rahm Emanuel. photo Will O’Neill via Flickr In articles More...

Syrian Man, Mustafa Alowemer Indicted on Terrorism Charges, Planning Attack on Church
A federal grand jury on July 17 returned a three-count indictment (the Indictment) against Mustafa Mousab Alowemer, 21, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in connection with his planned attack on a Christian church in More...

Pittsburgh Man, Justin McBride Sentenced to 23 Years for Running Drug Trafficking Ring
A former resident of Pittsburgh, PA was sentenced to 23 years (276 months) in prison and six years of supervised release for violating federal narcotics laws, including three charges of distribution of heroin and More...

Luzerne County Man, Derek Spaide Sentenced to 14 Years for Armed Bank Robbery
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Derek Spaide, age 27, of Hanover Township, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on July 15, 2019, by United States District Court More...

Chris Young headlines ‘Raised on Country World Tour’ with fall dates set
After launching his USAA sponsored “Raised On Country World Tour 2019” in May, multi-platinum entertainer Chris Young has already played to capacity crowds over the first 12 shows of his headlining tour. And More...

GBK Gang Member, Brett Rodgers Sentenced to 16 Years for Distributing Crack Cocaine
A Pittsburgh-area gang member has been sentenced in federal court to 16 years and eight months (200 months) in prison on his conviction of conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine, United States Attorney Scott W. More...

Schuylkill County Man, Ernest Schaeffer Sentenced to 15 Years for Meth Trafficking
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Ernest Schaeffer, age 43, of Schuylkill Haven, was sentenced on July 2, 2019, by U.S. District Court Judge Malachy E. More...

Pittsburgh Woman, Melissa Kane Helped her Bank Robber Son, Brent Richards Hide from Police
A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of accessory after the fact, for assisting the “Sorry, Happy Holidays” bank robber, United States Attorney Scott W. More...

Company Sentenced in Massive Pharmaceutical Scheme to Defraud, Launder Money
United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Dean Volkes, 55, Donna Fallon, 54, both of Long Island, NY, and Devos Ltd., doing business as Guaranteed Returns, also located in Long Island, were sentenced More...

Pittsburgh Man, Marvin Dennis Sentenced to 6 Years for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Crimes
Marvin Dennis was sentenced to six years (72 months) in prison for committing heroin and crack cocaine trafficking and firearm crimes, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today. Dennis, age 23 of Pittsburgh, More...