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Federal Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Friday July 12, 2024 ( 11 items )  

BLS - Mid-Atlantic Region Issues Report Entitled 'Average Energy Prices, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria - June 2024'
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 11, 2024, entitled "Average Energy Prices, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria - June 2024": * * * Gasoline prices averaged $3.673 per gallon in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria area in June 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee noted that area gasoli  more

BLS - Mid-Atlantic Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson - June 2024'
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 11, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson - June 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.3 percent over the past 2 months, up 3.0 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0  more

BLS - Mid-Atlantic Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region - June 2024'
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 11, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region - June 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.3 percent over the past month, up 3.8 percent from a year ago. * * * Prices in the Northeast Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were up 0.3 percent in June, the U.S  more

BLS - Mid-Atlantic Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington - June 2024'
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 11, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington - June 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.3 percent over the past 2 months, up 3.6 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), r  more

DOE: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $2 Billion to Support American Auto Workers, Convert Facilities for Electric Vehicles
LANSING, Michigan, July 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on July 11, 2024: * * * Funding from President Biden's Investing in America Agenda Will Retool or Retrofit 11 Existing Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Facilities to Support EV Manufacturing, Retaining and Creating Thousands of Good-Paying Union Jobs * * * As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $1.7 billion to support the conversion of 11 shu  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Farrell Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Cocaine Near Public Housing
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: A resident of Farrell, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of cocaine trafficking within 1,000 feet of a public housing location, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Cleo Johnson, 33, pleaded guilty before United States District Judge Cathy Bissoon. In connection with the guilty plea, the Cour  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Former Local 98 Business Manager John Dougherty Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Public Corruption, Embezzlement Convictions
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that John Dougherty, 64, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge Jeffrey L. Schmehl to 72 months' imprisonment, three years of supervised release, forfeiture of $353,941.35, a $7,100 special assessment, and $50,000 in restitution now, with fu  more

Soldier Accounted for from Korean War (Smith, E.)
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Corporal Edward J. Smith, 18, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for May 15, 2024. In August 1950, Smith was a member of Baker Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on Aug. 31 while fighting North K  more

U.S. Attorney for D.C.: Pennsylvania Man Convicted of Assaulting Law Enforcement With Weapon and Other Charges During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: A Pennsylvania man was convicted today of multiple felony and misdemeanor offenses, including assaulting law enforcement with a deadly or dangerous weapon during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His 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 202  more

Utah U.S. Attorney: Pennsylvania Man Charged With Alien Smuggling & Human Trafficking
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: A federal grand jury returned an indictment yesterday charging a dual citizen, living in Pennsylvania, who traveled to Salt Lake City for the purpose of paying for and obtaining tourist visas to promote the illegal smuggling of foreign nationals into the United States. According to court documents, Sivarupan Sivaramalingam, 43, of Malvern, PA, was arres  more

White House Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Record Federal Investments in Registered Apprenticeships
WASHINGTON, July 12 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on July 11, 2024: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Announces Record Federal Investments in Registered Apprenticeships, Holds Workforce Hub Convening in Philadelphia with New Commitments to Train and Hire Residents to Work on Major Infrastructure Projects Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced new actions to connect Americans to the good-paying jobs created by the President's Investing in America agenda  more