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PHILADELPHIA, PA — Federal prosecutors announced sweeping charges Friday against 33 individuals accused of operating a violent drug trafficking organization that allegedly controlled one of the most active narcotics markets …
Federal Authorities Charge 33 in Alleged Kensington Drug Trafficking and Violence Case Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A former Transportation Security Administration employee was sentenced Monday to three years’ probation, including one month of home confinement, for conspiring to distribute Suboxone inside a Philadelphia …
Ex-TSA Worker Sentenced for Role in Prison Drug Smuggling Scheme Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A former treasurer of the American Postal Workers Union Local 95 was sentenced to four years of probation and ordered to pay restitution after federal investigators found …
Former Lancaster Union Treasurer Sentenced for Embezzling $68K in Funds Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Two foreign nationals who returned to the United States after being previously deported were sentenced this week in federal court, U.S. Attorney David Metcalf announced.
Two Foreign Nationals Sentenced in Philadelphia for Illegal Reentry Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Montgomery County man who defrauded two lenders of tens of millions of dollars has been sentenced to four years in federal prison and ordered to pay …
North Wales Man Gets Four Years for $72 Million Loan Fraud Scheme Read More PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Philadelphia real estate agent admitted Tuesday to orchestrating a multimillion-dollar loan scheme built on false promises of real estate financing that never existed.
Philadelphia Real Estate Agent Pleads Guilty in $3M Fraudulent Loan Scheme Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Federal prosecutors announced that a Lancaster man has been indicted on drug trafficking and firearm charges following an investigation led by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms …
Lancaster Man Accused of Crack, Cocaine, and Gun Possession in Federal Case Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Lancaster man was sentenced Tuesday to nearly nine years in federal prison for the armed robbery of a Chester County convenience store last year, federal prosecutors …
Lancaster Man Sentenced to Nearly Nine Years for Armed Robbery of Chester County Store Read More PHILADELPHIA, PA — Two Mexican nationals with histories of repeated deportations were sentenced this week in federal court for illegally reentering the United States, the Justice Department said.
Two Mexican Nationals Sentenced in Pennsylvania for Illegal Reentry After Multiple Deportations Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Federal prosecutors announced the arrests of three current correctional officers and their former supervisor in connection with allegations that they assaulted a pretrial detainee in 2020 and …
Philadelphia Correctional Officers Accused of Brutal Inmate Assault and Alleged Cover-Up Read More