ALBANY, New York, Sept. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release: Kenneth Locke, age 23, who currently resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pled guilty today to conspiring with others to unlawfully obtain firearms from a licensed dealer by making false statements, also known as "straw purchasing" firearms. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Bryan Miller, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of th  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Stanislav Bril, aka "Stan Bril" and "Slava Bril," age 41, of Jamison, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today by United States District Judge John M. Younge to 135 months in prison, three years of supervised release, over $14 million in restitution, and a $2,400 special assessmen  more

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, Sept. 13 -- 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 Anthony Disabella, age 35, James Disabella, Jr. age 60, and James Disabella, III, age 36, all of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, were each sentenced by United States District Court Judge Julia K. Munley to serve 10 years' imprisonment for their role in a conspiracy to dist  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Joseph LaForte, 53, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and his brother James LaForte, 47, of New York, New York, entered pleas of guilty today before United States District Court Judge Mark A. Kearney to racketeering conspiracy, securities fraud, and related crimes in connectio  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The White House issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and ordered Federal assistance to supplement commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by Tropical Storm Debby from August 9 to August 10, 2024. The President's action makes Federal funding available to affected individuals in the counties of Lycoming, Potter, Tioga, and U  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement on Sept. 11, 2024, by Secretary Antony J. Blinken, on the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks: * * * On September 11, 2001, terrorists claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 people and injured more than 6,000 others in the most devastating attack on American soil in our nation's history. Today, on Patriot Day 2024, we honor their memories and stand in solidarity with the families and friends of those who pe  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: During a recent visit to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, the Program Executive Officer for Strategic Submarines, Rear Adm. Todd Weeks, visited with the project teams for USS Pennsylvania (SSBN 735), USS Ohio (SSGN 726), and USS Chicago (SSN 721). While here, he learned how the teams working on submarines at PSNS & IMF face constant challenges and continually solve problems to ensure  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: Two men from Pennsylvania and New Jersey were arrested today for alleged violent conduct, including assault and robbery, committed during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Their alleged actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidenti  more