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Federal Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Friday April 05, 2024 ( 7 items )  

NETL's Energy Data EXchange Releases Catalog of U.S. Prospective Subsurface Storage Reservoir Sealing Formations
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 5 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: The continual growth of geologic carbon storage projects calls for the growth of comprehensive data resources to support project planning, geologic characterization and risk analysis. Researchers at NETL recently published a new dataset, the Catalog of U.S. Prospective Subsurface Storage Reservoir Sealing Formations, that aggregates prospective seal unit  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Farrell Resident Sentenced to Eight Years of Imprisonment for Fentanyl and Cocaine Trafficking
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: A resident of Farrell, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 96 months in federal prison on his conviction for fentanyl and cocaine trafficking crimes, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. United States District Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan imposed the sentence on Maurice Brooks, 37. Judge Ranjan also ordered Brooks to serve th  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Florida Men Charged With Drug Trafficking And Illegally Possessing Firearms
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Noel Mateo, age 35, of Umatilla, Florida, and David Duclos, age 29, of Orlando, Florida, were indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute five kilograms and more of cocaine and possessing firearms in furtherance of a dr  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Lancaster County Man Sentenced To 140 Months' Imprisonment For Trafficking Methamphetamine
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on April 3, 2024, United States District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson sentenced Brian Johnson, age 43, of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to 140 months' imprisonment for conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine. Johnson had previously pleaded guilty to this offense  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Philadelphia Man Indicted for May 2020 Arson of a SunRay Drugs Pharmacy Building in West Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Tyrone Wise, 34, of Philadelphia, PA, was charged today by indictment with one count of arson. The indictment alleges that on May 31, 2020 -- while both lawful protests and unlawful civil disturbances were occurring throughout the region and the country -- the defendant star  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Philadelphia Man Sentenced to More Than 13 Years in Prison for Robbing a Pizza Parlor in Mayfair and Shooting Two Employees
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Kaleb Bridges, 20, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge Gerald A. McHugh to 166 months' imprisonment and five years of supervised release for robbing a local restaurant and shooting and wounding two employees. On December 6, 2023, Br  more

Pittsburgh District: Research Takes Regular 'Conk Creet' to Next Level of Cold Weather Construction
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 5 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Detroit District issued the following news release: By Michel Sauret Anyone who works in construction knows the difference between cement and concrete. Cement is an ingredient. It is the powdery substance that mixes with aggregates and water to form concrete, which is the final product. In some circles, distinguishing between the two is a contentious matter. The internet even popularized a meme of a wiener dog wearing a tux  more