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PHILADELPHIA, PA — Four Philadelphia men have been charged in a federal drug trafficking case involving an organization accused of distributing fentanyl in Kensington, with three defendants also charged in …
Four Philadelphia Men Face Charges in Deadly Fentanyl Case Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Four men previously deported from the United States received federal prison sentences ranging from time served to 18 months in September after separately pleading guilty to illegal …
Four Men Sentenced for Illegal Reentry After Prior Deportations Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Charles Thomas Clark, 31, of Philadelphia, was sentenced to 188 months in federal prison for his role in the 2024 gunpoint robbery of an Abington credit union …
Philadelphia Man Gets 188 Months for Armed Credit Union Robbery Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Brian Pittman, a Delaware-based pastor and volunteer police chaplain, was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining $544,764 in pandemic relief funds and …
Pastor Gets 18 Months for $544,764 Pandemic Relief Fraud Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Montgomery County man faces federal securities and wire fraud charges after prosecutors accused him of defrauding dozens of investors in a cannabis-related company out of more …
Investors Lost $8.8 Million in Cannabis Company Scheme, Feds Say Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Hummelstown man was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in federal prison and ordered to pay more than $3.17 million in restitution after pleading guilty to charges …
Pennsylvania Man Gets 10 Years in $2.9M Pandemic Fraud Scheme Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Four non-U.S. citizens have been charged in separate federal election-related cases involving alleged voting or voter registration activity in Philadelphia and Chester counties, according to the U.S. …
Pennsylvania Election Fraud Cases Put 4 Noncitizens in Federal Crosshairs Read More PHILADELPHIA, PA — A former campaign treasurer pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal wire fraud after admitting she stole more than $1 million from political campaigns and business clients between 2022 …
Former Campaign Treasurer Pleads Guilty to $1 Million Fraud Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Ten people have been charged in a federal cocaine trafficking case that authorities say resulted in more than $17 million worth of cocaine being seized during an …
$17 Million Cocaine Seizure Leads to Charges Against 10 Read More PHILADELPHIA, PA — A former Philadelphia correctional sergeant was sentenced Tuesday to 42 months in federal prison for violating the civil rights of five inmates by pepper-spraying them while they …
Former Philadelphia Corrections Sergeant Gets 42 Months Read More