JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania, May 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: A resident of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty and was sentenced in federal court in Johnstown for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin, crack-cocaine, fentanyl, and methamphetamine, United States Attorney Eric Olshan announced today. Blake Young, 35, pleaded guilty to Count One of the Superseding Indictment befor  more

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, May 11 -- 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 Jose L. Ortiz, age 48, of Drums, Pennsylvania, was charged May 8, 2024, in a criminal Information with conspiring to commit honest services fraud. According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, the Information alleges that, during his tenure as a manager and d  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A Pennsylvania man has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges related to his conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His alleged actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Gerald a.k.a. "Jeremiah" Powell, 51, of York,  more