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Federal Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Thursday August 22, 2024 ( 9 items )  

DOE Selects University Turbine Research Projects to Receive $8.8 Million
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory posted the following news: * * * Projects Will Support the Increased Use of Low-Carbon Fuels Like Hydrogen in Industrial and Power Sectors, Helping to Achieve the Biden-Harris Administration Goal of Net-Zero Emissions by 2050. * * * The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced $8.8 million for 11 university-based research and  more

FDA Issues Warning Letter to P&L Bean Sprout Farm
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following warning letter to P&L Bean Sprout Farm: * * * To: Haoyang Pei, Owner, P&L Bean Sprout Farm, 266 Forest Manor Rd, Cochranville, PA 19330, United States, (b)(6), (b)(7)(C) Dear Ms. Pei, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspected your sprouting operation, located at 266 Forest Manor Road, Cochranville, Pennsylvania, from January 31, 2024, through March 12, 2024. O  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Bradford County Man Indicted for Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses
SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, Aug. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: The United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jamar McDowell, age 32, of Columbia Cross Roads, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury for drug trafficking and firearm offenses. According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, the indictment charges that on or about May 30, 2024, in Bradford County, McDo  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Centre County Man Indicted for Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses
SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, Aug. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2024: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Taylon Hamilton, age 30, of Centre County, Pennsylvania, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury for drug trafficking and firearm offenses. According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, the indictment charges that Hamilton possessed w  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Former Crafton Resident Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Cocaine and Heroin From Mexico and Commit Money Laundering
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2024: A former resident of Crafton, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal narcotics and money laundering laws, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Andrew Beatty, 40, pleaded guilty to two counts before United States District Judge Cathy Bissoon: conspiring to distribute five kilogra  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Johnstown Woman Pleads Guilty to Heroin and Cocaine Trafficking
JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania, Aug. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2024: A resident of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Amanda Weidner, 40, pleaded guilty to Count One of the Superseding Indictment before Senior United States District Judge Kim R. Gibson. In connection with the gu  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Pair of Clearfield County Men Charged in Connection With Targeted Bombing Resulting in Death of Victim Who Owed One Defendant Drug Debt
JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania, Aug. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2024: Two residents of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, Clint Addleman, 47, and Kris Joseph Nevling, 47, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Johnstown on charges of conspiracy to maliciously destroy property by explosive or fire and possession of an unregistered destructive device, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced tod  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Philadelphia Man Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Trafficking Charge
JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania, Aug. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2024: A resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. James Pearcy, 60, pleaded guilty to Count One of the Superseding Indictment before Senior United States District Judge Kim R. Gibson on August 20, 2024. In co  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Pittsburgh Man Indicted on Methamphetamine, Fentanyl, and Cocaine Trafficking Charge
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2024: A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. The one-count Indictment named Eric Gerome Clancy, 38, of Pittsburgh's East Hills neighborhood as the sole defendant. According to the   more