WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: By Zach Shapiro, MyCG Writer Coast Guard Art Program artist Ken Stetz is the winner of the 2024 George Gray Award for artistic excellence. The Collegeville, Pennsylvania-based artist was recognized at the Coast Guard Art Program (COGAP)'s annual art acceptance ceremony on July 11, 2024, at the Salmagundi Club in New York City. This best in show award is the Coast Guard's highest honor for ar  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, July 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: A Burlington County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy to distribute more than two kilograms of cocaine in Burlington and Camden counties in New Jersey and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Orlando Ayala, 30, of Westampton, New Jersey, pleade  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: A resident of McKeesport, PA, a resident of Monroeville, PA, a resident of Penn Hills, PA, and a resident of Murrysville, PA have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal firearms laws, and federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. The eight-count Indictme  more

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, July 25 -- 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 July 23, 2024, United States District Court Judge Julia K. Munley sentenced Rodney Wilcox, age 56, of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, to 151 months' imprisonment to be followed by three years on supervised release for distribution of cocaine and fentanyl. Accor  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on July 23, 2024: Two residents of New Castle, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty to charges of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Kevin Tulla Torres, age 28, pleaded guilty to distributing and conspiring to distribute cocaine. Luis Rivera Otero, age 37, pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute cocaine. T  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: Peter Williams was convicted of cocaine trafficking, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Williams, age 57 of Northfield, Ohio, pled guilty before United States District Judge Joy Flowers Conti. He pled guilty to possessing with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base on January 5, 2021. Judge Conti scheduled s  more

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, July 25 -- 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 Terrell Watson, age 35, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 188 months' imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani for two drug trafficking offenses. According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, Watson previously pled g  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Rafael Vega-Rodriguez, 42, of Reading, PA, was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge Joseph F. Leeson, Jr., to 540 months' imprisonment, five years of supervised release, a $4,500 fine, and an $800 special assessment for shooting at and attempting to kill thre  more

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, July 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that William Quintana, age 51, of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, was sentenced yesterday to 117 months' imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion for drug trafficking and firearm offenses. According to United States Attorney Gerar  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Gabriel Rivera-Otero, a/k/a "Carlos Vasquez," a/k/a "Gustavo," 39, of Philadelphia, PA, and Angel Reyes-Valdez, a/k/a "Abel Anton Alberto Nunez," 48, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, were convicted at trial of possession with the intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl and main  more