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Federal Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Tuesday August 27, 2024 ( 8 items )  

B-2 Returns to Edwards on 35th Anniversary of First Flight
EDWARDS AFB, California, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Air Force's Edwards Air Force Base issued the following news: By Nicolas Cholula and Mary Kozaitis, 412th Test Wing Edwards Air Force Base revisited a significant chapter of aviation history with the return of the B-2 Spirit on July 17, 35 years since its first flight from Air Force Plant 42, in Palmdale, California to Edwards. The Spirit of Pennsylvania, returned to the heart of the Aerospace Testing Universe, where many firsts for technological a  more

BIS Imposes Penalty on Pennsylvania Company Streamlight, Inc. to Resolve Alleged Violations of the Antiboycott Regulations
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2024: Today, the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) imposed a civil penalty of $44,750 against Streamlight, Inc. (Streamlight), a global manufacturer of portable lighting products located in Eagleville, Pennsylvania, to resolve three alleged violations of the antiboycott provisions of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Strea  more

Justice Department Sues Pennsylvania Man for Physically Obstructing Access to Reproductive Health Services in Violation of Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2024: The Justice Department filed a civil lawsuit today in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against a man for violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act. The FACE Act is a federal statute that prohibits use of force, threats of force or physical obstruction against anyone for seeking or providing reproductive health services. The lawsuit alleges that, on Aug. 27, 2021, M  more

N.C. U.S. Attorney: Philadelphia Fentanyl Trafficker is Sentenced to 12 1/2 Years in Prison
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Aug. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2024: Today, Jomeir Zakied McCutchen, 27, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 150 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Bennie Mims, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Bureau  more

NETL and Cecilia Energy Incubate New Technology to Address Plastic Waste
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL and Newark, New Jersey-based Cecilia Energy combined their strengths in a novel Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) that aims to solve one of the world's greatest environmental challenges while creating upcycled products in the process. Plastic is integrated into our modern life, but 90% of it isn't being recycled and most plastic is inca  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Burlington County, N.J., Man Sentenced to Over Three Years in Prison for Two Business Schemes That Defrauded Investors of Approximately $550,000
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2024: United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Michael Salerno, 55, of Mount Laurel, New Jersey, was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge Paul S. Diamond to 37 months' imprisonment and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $549,835 in connection with multiple elaborate schemes that defrauded hundred  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Johnstown Man Pleads Guilty to Heroin and Cocaine Trafficking
JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania, Aug. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 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. Rodney Smith, 68, pleaded guilty to Count One of the Superseding Indictment before Senior United States District Judge Kim R. Gibson. In connection with the guil  more

Vanderbilt Welcomes Inaugural U.S. Army War College Fellow as Part of Ongoing Commitment to Military Community
CARLISLE BARRACKS, Pennsylvania, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Army War College issued the following news: By Jill Stratton, Vanderbilt University As an Army aviator who has led and commanded at platoon, company and battalion levels, Lt. Col. Zachary Dadisman is no stranger to the demands and skills that are part of becoming a successful leader. Through the U.S. Army War College fellows program, he'll have the opportunity to further that experience. Dadisman was recently welcomed as Vanderbilt's first   more