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Federal Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Wednesday August 28, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Global Household Goods Contract Continues Domestic Phase-in With 16 More Installations to Begin in September 2024
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Transportation Command issued the following news release: SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- U.S. Transportation Command's (USTRANSCOM) Defense Personal Property Management Office (DPMO) coordinated with the military services and U.S. Coast Guard to select 16 domestic installations that will begin awarding shipments under the Global Household Goods Contract (GHC) in September. These installations are located across nine states - Arizona, Califo  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Farrell Man Sentenced to 19.5 Years in Prison for Fentanyl, Heroin, and Cocaine Trafficking
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: A resident of Farrell, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 235 months in federal prison on his conviction of fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine trafficking crimes, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. United States District Judge Cathy Bissoon imposed the sentence on Quinton Pinkins, 39, also ordering Pinkins to serve six years of supervi  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Leechburg Man Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Violation
JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania, Aug. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: A resident of Leechburg, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Ernest Clinton, 42, pleaded guilty before Senior United States District Judge Kim R. Gibson. In connection with the guilty plea, the Court was advised that, from in and around Au  more

SBA Administrator Announces $1 Million for Grant Awardees to Expand Resources for Veteran Entrepreneurs
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden's Cabinet for America's more than 34 million small businesses, announced more than $1 million in grant awards(Link is external) to three organizations in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Puerto Rico. The grants will provide funding to establish new Veterans Business Outreach Centers (  more