Supreme Court rejects transgender bathroom, privacy case
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Tuesday to take up an important case involving a Pennsylvania school district that disregarded its students’ bodily privacy rights when it opened its high school locker rooms and More...
Berks County Child Predator, Sean Fager Sentenced to 18 Years for Child Porn
U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Sean Fager, 54, of Reading, Pennsylvania was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment, followed by lifetime supervised release by Judge Jeffrey L. Schmehl. In January More...
Plains Township Man, Phillip Finn Indicted for Firebombing The Luzerne County Children And Youth Office Building
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a federal grand jury returned a second superseding indictment on May 14, 2019, charging Phillip Finn, Jr, age 48, of Plains More...
New York Man, Akbar Muhammad Indicted for Heroin and Interstate Prostitution
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Akbar Muhammad, age 42, of New York, was indicted on May 14, 2019, by a federal grand jury for conspiracy to distribute More...
Correctional Officers, Robert Berger and Nathaniel Morris Charged in Beating an Inmate
U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced today that Robert Berger, 35, and Nathaniel Morris, 47, both of Philadelphia, PA, were charged by Indictment with depriving an inmate at the Curran-Fromhold Correctional More...
Doctor, Omar Almusa Sentenced for Unlawfully Dispensing Vicodin and Defrauding the University of Pittsburgh
A former Pittsburgh radiologist has been sentenced in federal court to two years (24 months) in prison, three years’ supervised release, and order to pay a fine of $15,000 and restitution in the amount of $728 More...
Schuylkill County Man, Derek Mountz Sentenced to 105 Months for Heroin and Meth
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Derek Mountz, age 35, of Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on May 6, 2019, to 105 months’ imprisonment followed More...
Counterfeit Ticket Producer, Eugene Smith Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison
U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Eugene Smith, 45, of Lithonia, GA was sentenced today to 51 months imprisonment after being convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to More...
South Carolina man, Anthony Ingram indicted for kidnapping and obstruction of justice
A South Carolina man was indicted in federal court in Cleveland on charges of kidnapping and obstruction of justice. Anthony Ingram, 32, was arrested in Kentucky. He has been indicted on one count of kidnapping More...
How Are Drug Laws Changing Across the US in 2019?
A law passed by the federal government is only as functional as a state’s agreement to enforce it. That’s why laws passed at the federal level can often have little to no effect on state jurisdictions. More...
Maryland Man, Jacob LaFrance Sentenced to 41 Months for Bank Robberies
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on April 30, 2019, United States District Court Judge Yvette Kane sentenced Jacob Charles LaFrance, age 29, of Thurmont, More...
Paris Church Sentenced to 360 Months for Multiple Drug Trafficking Convictions
U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Paris Church, 57, of Chester, Pennsylvania was sentenced to 360 months’ imprisonment by United States District Judge Gerald A. McHugh. Church was convicted three More...
Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization, Toye Tutis Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison
An Atlantic City man was sentenced today to 264 months in prison for his role in a drug trafficking and money laundering in the Atlantic County area, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Toye Tutis, 46, previously More...
District Man, Bikila Kejella Sentenced to 16 Years for 2016 Murder in Washington
Bikila Kejella, 20, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 16 years in prison for killing a man in Northwest Washington in 2016, announced U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu and Peter Newsham, Chief of the Metropolitan More...
Johnstown Woman, Alissa Mosley Pleads Guilty to Heroin Possession
A resident of Johnstown, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today. Alissa N. Mosley, 30, pleaded guilty to one count More...
Floridian, Robert Stiver Pleads Guilty to Armed Robberies of 2 Pittsburgh area Banks
A former resident of Pompano Beach, Florida, has pleaded guilty to charges of violating federal armed bank robbery laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today. Robert Stiver, 71, pleaded guilty to More...
Glenn Beck Show: Why shipping illegals to Cambridge seems like a perfect fix to the immigration crisis
“He’s a horse in a hospital,” Glenn Beck says of President Donald Trump, discussing the latest immigration tweet, which posed sending illegal aliens to sanctuary cities. Beck’s Monday show More...
FCI Allenwood Inmate, Demetrius Catching Pleads Guilty to Assault of Correctional Officer
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Demetrius Catching, age 28, formerly of Lexington, Kentucky, and currently inmate at FCI Allenwood, pleaded guilty on More...
Election 2020: Tim Ryan runs on Trump message of jobs, free market
Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan announced he’s officially running for president in 2020 during an appearance on ABC’s The View. On his campaign website, Ryan outlines his decision to run for president and specifically More...
Sight & Sound Theatre’s ‘Noah’ set for cinemas for three showings
One of the Bible’s best-known stories comes to life on movie screens for a special nationwide event April 9, 11 and 13. Filmed in front of a live audience, Sight & Sound’s NOAH is the dramatic, musical More...
