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Federal Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Friday April 12, 2024 ( 6 items )  

NETL Engineer Appears on List of Prestigious Researchers Who Advance Environmental Science
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: An NETL research engineer who has dedicated his career to assessing the environmental and human health risks associated with U.S. oil and gas well infrastructure, has been named to a prestigious list of individuals who have advanced the fields of environmental science or environmental engineering. Greg Lackey, Ph.D., appears on the "40 under 40" list of "rising  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Beaver Falls Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Drug and Firearms Convictions
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: A resident of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 10 years of imprisonment on his convictions for possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and possession of a firearm in furtherance of that drug trafficking crime, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. United States District Judge Maril  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Farrell Resident Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Cocaine
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: A resident of Farrell, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 24 months in federal prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiring to distribute cocaine, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. United States District Judge Cathy Bissoon imposed the sentence on Kenneth Miller, 62. Miller previo  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Former California Resident Involved in Interstate Cocaine Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: A former resident of Oxnard, California, pleaded guilty in federal court on April 10, 2024, to a drug trafficking charge, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Christopher Andrew Salgado, 24, pleaded guilty before United States District Judge W. Scott Hardy to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribut  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: New Brighton Resident Pleads Guilty to Methamphetamine Trafficking Charge
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: A resident of New Brighton, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a drug trafficking charge, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Anthony Besiso, 62, pleaded guilty before United States Senior District Judge Nora Barry Fischer to possession with intent to distribute a quantity of a mixture and substance containing a detec  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: New Castle Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Fentanyl and Cocaine Violations
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: A resident of New Castle, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for committing fentanyl and cocaine trafficking crimes, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. United States District Judge Cathy Bissoon imposed the sentence on Rayjzon Sams, 31, also ordering Sams to serve six years of supervised release follow  more