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Archives: 2012

June 2013

June 18, 2013

Northampton County man sentenced to prison for federal cocaine trafficking charges

June 17, 2013

United States Attorney’s Office announces support for Attorney General’s mobile street crime unit

Mexican national sentenced to six years for role in Berks-Schuylkill County drug ring

June 13, 2013

Hanover Pennsylvania heroin dealer sentenced to 20 years in prison in connection with two heroin overdose-related deaths

Federal jury convicts Harrisburg man of illegally possessing a firearm

Former Pennsylvania charter school operator pleads guilty to federal income tax fraud

June 11, 2013

Former U.S. Corrections Officer sentenced for theft of government property

Northampton man charged with having drugs on a federal installation

June 10, 2013

Annville man charged with stealing and reselling firearms

Second Carbon County woman sentenced to prison for federal cocaine trafficking charges

June 7, 2013

Former Luzerne County man sentenced to prison for failing to update sex offender registration

June 6, 2013

Berks County man pleads guilty to role in multi-county drug conspiracy

June 5, 2013

Indictments charging twenty-three people with drug trafficking

Former Middle Smithfield Township Supervisor Robert Spano sentenced for making false statements in connection with a health care matter

June 4, 2013

Plea agreement filed in case of Peckville man charged with online enticement of minors

June 3, 2013

Harrisburg man involved in drug trafficking organization sentenced to 120 months’ imprisonment

 

May 2013

May 31, 2013

Statement Of United States Attorney Peter Smith Concerning The Decision Of The United States Court Of Appeals For The Third Circuit In The Case Of United States Of America V. Anthony Munchak And Robert Cordaro

-To view a copy of the Opinion, click here

-To view a copy of the Judgment, click here

York man sentenced to over 87 years’ imprisonment for armed robbery of three banks

May 30, 2013

Jewelry store robber pleads guilty in federal court

Luzerne County men plead guilty to federal drug trafficking offense

Carbon County woman sentenced to prison for federal cocaine trafficking charges

May 24, 2013

U.S. Court of Appeals upholds Ciavarella’s conviction and sentence

May 23, 2013

Convicted bank robber indicted on federal escape charges

May 17, 2013

Indictment charging eight York City men affilliated with the Latin Kings street gang with drug trafficking unsealed

May 16, 2013

Scranton man sentenced for online enticement of minor

Jury convicts two Harrisburg men of cocaine trafficking

Mexican citizen encountered in Cumberland County indicted for illegal reentry

May 15, 2013

Drug trafficking conspirator sentenced to life in prison

Pennsylvania inmate sentenced to life in prison for violent murder of fellow inmate

Former Wilkes-Barre, PA. football coach sentenced to 25 years for producing child pornography, interstate extortion and cyber stalking

Luzerne County man charged with jewelry store robberies, bank robbery and insurance fraud

Pike County man charged with receiving and distributing child pornography

May 14, 2013

Philadelphia man pleads guilty to forging federal Judge’s signature to escape from prison

Nesspor pleads guilty to oxycontin trafficking conspiracy

May 8, 2013

Members of bloods gang plead guilty to federal drug trafficking charges

May 3, 2013

Danville man convicted of conspiracy to commit money laundering and harboring, transporting, and employing illegal aliens

Mount Holly Springs man pleads guilty to distributing drug that resulted in death

May 2, 2013

Dunmore tax return preparer pleads guilty to tax evasion

May 1, 2013

New York man charged with allegedly transporting minor with intent to engage in sexual conduct

Financial consultant charged with fraud

Harrisburg ambulance company pleads guilty to submitting false statements to Medicare

 

April 2013

April 30, 2013

Mechanicsburg man pleads guilty to tax evasion

April 29, 2013

United States seeks injunction against alleged fraudulent state license fees

April 26, 2013

Operator of illegal alien employment business in Scranton sentenced in federal court

April 25, 2013

Nicholson man pleads guilty to producing child pornography

Mexican national sentenced on drug charge

April 24, 2013

Pittston man sentenced for cocaine distribution

April 23, 2013

Additional charges filed in murder-for-hire case

April 22, 2013

Northampton man sentenced to 18 months in prison for attempted enticement of minor to produce child pornography

Mechanicsburg doctor and owner of two medical facilities pleads guilty in federal court

April 18, 2013

Hazleton man pleads guilty to $150,000 fraud 

Lebanon man charged in the robbery of the Fulton Bank in Cleona

April 17, 2013

Hazleton man sentenced for bank robbery

April 15, 2013

Federal inmate pleads guilty in Pennsylvania to prison murder

Harrisburg man convicted of federal drug trafficking charges

April 9, 2013

Former Scranton area title company agent agrees to plead guilty to mail fraud

April 8, 2013

York man sentenced to 30 years’ imprisonment for armed robbery of Etters Bank

April 5. 2013

Former Chambersburg Area school teacher indicted for receipt and possession of child pornography

April 4, 2013

Mexican citizen indicted for illegal reentry

April 3, 2013

Easton Hospital agrees to pay Government $454,866 to resolve allegation of improper Medicare claims

St. Luke’s University Health Network agrees to pay Government $1,029,791 to resolve alleged improper Medicare claims

April 1, 2013

Former North Carolina resident charged with fraud in connection with purchase of York County property sentenced

 

March 2013

March 29, 2013

Milton man federally charged with sexual exploitation

Harrisburg man federally charged with firearms offenses as part of on-going partnership to respond to violent crime in Harrisburg

March 28, 2013

Millions forfeited from online prostitution enterprise distributed to state and local law enforcement

Shiremanstown mother of three charged with passport fraud

Mexican citizen residing in Dauphin County indicted for document fraud

Mexican citizen indicted for illegal reentry

March 27, 2013

Monroeton woman sentenced for embezzling money from Martha Lloyd Community Services

March 26, 2013

Former Pennsylvania charter school operator charged with federal income tax fraud

Schuykill County man indicted for producing and possessing child pornography

Luzerne County man indicted on federal child pornography charges

Ukranian national sentenced to prison for access device fraud

March 21, 2013

Chambersburg Area School District teacher arrested on alleged sexual exploitation of minors charge

March 20, 2013

Lancaster man sentenced to 121 months’ imprisonment for distribution and receipt of child pornography

March 19, 2013

Indictment charging three Luzerne County residents for firearms straw purchases, unlawful possession of firearms and cocaine distribution unsealed

March 15, 2013

Mechanicsburg man charged with tax evasion

March 14, 2013

Indictment unsealed following arrest of individuals allegedly involved in scam to distribute misbranded drugs

Harrisburg man convicted on federal charges related to gun violence investigations in city

March 8, 2013

Lebanon city man charged federally with enticement and child pornography

Hazleton woman charged with passing counterfeit money

March 7, 2013

Pennsylvania men wanted in Canada for alleged violent acts committed at the 2010 G-20 Economic Summit in Toronto extradited

Operator of temporary employment agencies with contracted services in Scranton and Wilkes-Barre sentenced

Luzerne County resident charged with possession of ammunition by a convicted felon and with being a fugitive from justice

March 5, 2013

Former Intermediate Unit Executive Director Fred R. Rosetti sentenced to 33 months’ imprisonment

 

February 2013

February 28, 2013

Court upholds revocation of federal firearms license of owner of Taylor’s Trading Post, Biglerville, Pennsylvania

Kennel operators plead guilty to conspiracy and mail fraud in dog sales

Podiatrist sentenced to prison for health care fraud

February 27, 2013

Former Middle Smithfield Township Supervisor Robert Spano enters guilty plea to charge of making false statements in connection with a health care matter

Luzerne County man charged with drug trafficking offenses

February 26, 2013

United States Attorney's Office statement concerning death of Correctional Officer Eric Williams

Texas firm and field operations supervisor agree to plead guilty to involvement in the harboring and transporting of illegal aliens used in north central Pennsylvania oil and gas survey work

February 22, 2013

Harrisburg ambulance company owner pleads guilty to submitting false statement to Medicare

February 21, 2013

Former U.S. Corrections Officer pleads guilty to theft of government property

Two Williamsport residents charged with conspiracy to submit false income tax returns

February 20, 2013

New York man indicted on federal charges related to 10 Central Pennsylvania fast food restaurant robberies

Camp Hill marijuana trafficker charged

New York City man pleads guilty to federal counterfeiting charges

February 14, 2013

New York man sentenced to 14 years in prison for Etters bank robbery

Nicholson man charged with producing child pornography

February 13, 2013

Second Carbon County woman pleads guilty to federal cocaine trafficking charges

February 12, 2013

Carbon County woman pleads guilty to federal cocaine trafficking charges

Lackawanna County attorney charged with federal income tax fraud

February 8, 2013

Harrisburg man charged for failing to properly register as a sex offender

February 7, 2013

Luzerne County man sentenced to prison for federal heroin trafficking charges

February 4, 2013

Luzerne County man sentenced to 12 years in prison for attempting to produce child pornography

Jury finds for United States Postal Service in employment discrimination case

 

January 2013

January 31, 2013

Scranton man pleads guilty to online enticement of minor

Harrisburg man sentenced to 36 months’ in prison for bank fraud

Former employee of Bon-Ton Stores Foundation charged with $1.2 million mail fraud and money laundering

January 30, 2013

Bethlehem man sentenced to 70 months’ imprisonment for committing six bank robberies

January 29, 2013

Three charged with improper entry into the United States

January 28, 2013

Former Hershey resident sentenced for adulteration of medical devices

January 23, 2013

Settlement announced resolving federal civil complaint against Chambersburg Skydiving Center, Inc.

Old Forge man pleads guilty to online enticement

Mexican citizen encountered in Franklin County indicted for illegal reentry

Milford woman pleads guilty to health care fraud

Operator of illegal alien employment business in Scranton pleads guilty

Inmate who bribed correctional officer to smuggle contraband to him sentenced to 15 months’ imprisonment

January 18, 2013

Nigerian national pleads guilty to involvement in multi-million dollar attorney collection scam

Over $300,000 from sale of drug dealer’s home forfeited to the United States

Indictment charging two New Jersey men with mortgage fraud, making false statements, and conspiracy to defraud the United States unsealed following arrest

January 17, 2013

Former Wilkes-Barre, Pa. football coach pleads guilty to producing child pornography, interstate extortion and cyber stalking

January 16, 2013

Luzerne County man sentenced to prison for federal heroin trafficking charges

Monroe County man sentenced to prison for federal cocaine trafficking charge

Member of Carbon County drug trafficking conspiracy sentenced to 39 months in prison

January 9, 2013

Luzerne County man sentenced to prison for stolen firearms charge

January 8, 2013

Federal inmate charged with assaulting a correctional officer

Federal inmate pleads guilty in Pennsylvania to premeditated prison murder

January 4, 2013

Pennsylvania state inmate pleads guilty to assault and threats against federal officials

East Stroudsburg resident charged with illegal entry

 

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