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Federal Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Wednesday August 14, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Arizona Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Role in Transnational Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Operation
JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania, Aug. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2024: A resident of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced in federal court to 180 months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, on his convictions of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, fentanyl, and methamphetamine, and conspiracy to commit money laundering, United States Attorney Eric  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Extradited Canadian Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Orchestrating Massive Telemarketing Scheme Targeting Senior Citizens in United States
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 14 -- 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 Ari Tietolman, 50, of Montreal, Canada, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release, $7,042.898.22 in restitution, and a $700 special assessment by United States District Judge Gerald A. McHugh, all arising from Tietolman's operation of a massive scheme from Canada   more