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A federal jury in Pittsburgh found a Rossiter man guilty of unlawful possession of a destructive device after the man threw an ignited homemade explosive device, which had been weaponized with steel shot, at the side of the residence of his estranged wife. @ATFPhiladelphia.
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RT @TheJusticeDept: Today marks 60 years since the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed into law — a landmark in the fight to ensure EVERY….
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A Pittsburgh resident was sentenced to 63 months of prison and five years of federal supervised release on his convictions of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of a Glock with a switch in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. @ATFPhiladelphia.
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Yesterday, on World Day against Trafficking in Persons, members of our office attended a Red Sand Project event, where art displays of red sand (representing individuals who too often fall through the cracks) help to raise awareness of human trafficking and serve as visible
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A New Castle man pleaded guilty to violations of federal drug and firearm laws and was sentenced to six years of prison for possession with the intent to distribute various controlled substances, possessing a firearm in furtherance of his drug trafficking crime, and illegally.
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Ten residents of PA and AZ have been indicted on charges of violating racketeering laws inside the Cambria County Prison, including acts of bribery and money laundering conspiracy, and conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute various controlled substances.
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Three PA residents have been sentenced to prison—one, who was also convicted of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, for 15 years—on their convictions of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute quantities of crack cocaine, cocaine, fentanyl,.
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A Belle Vernon man was sentenced to 30 months of prison and ordered to pay $3,630,479.13 on his convictions of failing to pay employment taxes and harboring individuals who were not legally authorized to be in the U.S.
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A Duquesne resident who attempted to destroy about $45,000 worth of fentanyl in a washing machine during a search of his home by officers was sentenced to 248 months of prison on federal drug trafficking and firearm convictions. @ATFPhiladelphia @AlleghenyCoPD.
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A Philadelphia man who led a drug trafficking organization’s activity in Philadelphia and Johnstown was sentenced to 180 months in prison on his convictions of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute heroin, cocaine, crack, fentanyl, and methamphetamine.
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A convicted felon from North Versailles was sentenced to 121 months of prison after officers found a loaded stolen rifle in his car following his flight from authorities during an attempted traffic stop. @FBIPittsburgh @PghPolice .
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RT @TheJusticeDept: The Department of Justice wishes you a safe and happy Independence Day! 🇺🇸🎆
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An Ambridge resident pleaded guilty in federal court to violating drug trafficking and firearms laws and was sentenced to 15 years in prison on his convictions.
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A Monaca resident was sentenced to 20 years of incarceration, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, on his convictions for sexual exploitation of a minor and obstructing justice.
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A Detroit CPA was sentenced to 24 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution of $14.5 million on his conviction for a PPP loan fraud scheme involving hundreds of small businesses in Mich. & Pa. @FBIPittsburgh @USPIS_HQ .
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The leader of a large-scale drug trafficking organization that obtained kilogram quantities of heroin and cocaine from Mexico and distributed those drugs throughout the Pittsburgh area has been sentenced to 23 years of imprisonment.
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A former resident of Homestead has been sentenced to 35 years in prison on his conviction of violating federal firearms and narcotics laws, including possession of a machinegun as a convicted felon and trafficking of fentanyl and heroin. @ATFPhiladelphia .
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A McKees Rocks man was sentenced to 17-and-a-half years in prison on his conviction of possessing a firearm as a convicted felon & violating his federal supervised release after firing multiple rounds at another individual. @AlleghenyCoPD @ATFPhiladelphia .
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An Ambridge resident was sentenced to 132 months and one day of imprisonment and 10 years of supervised release on his conviction of possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor and violation of his supervised release. @DHSgov .
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Three individuals from Pennsylvania, Washington, and Arizona were sentenced, and another individual from Ohio pleaded guilty, on charges of violating federal narcotics and money laundering laws in relation to a transnational drug trafficking organization.
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