Thursday - December 26, 2024
Federal Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Friday December 06, 2024 ( 9 items )  

NETL-Managed UCLA Research Significantly Reduces CO2 Emissions in Cement Production
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: Researchers at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), in a project managed by NETL, developed and demonstrated a new approach for making ordinary Portland cement replacement in concrete that can significantly reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and is already being commercialized for use in U.S. cement plants. The global market for concrete i  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Indiana, Pa., Man Sentenced for Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Trafficking
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Dec. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: A resident of Indiana, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 46 months of incarceration, to be followed by three years of federal supervised release, related to his conviction for violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Senior United States District Judge Joy Flowers Conti imposed the sentence o  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Ohio Man Sentenced to Prison for Trafficking Cocaine in Western Pennsylvania
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Dec. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: A resident of Northfield, Ohio, has been sentenced to 34 months in federal prison for cocaine trafficking, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Senior United States District Judge Joy Flowers Conti imposed the sentence on Peter Williams, 58, who previously pleaded guilty in this case to possessing with intent to distri  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Pittsburgh Felon Sentenced to Prison for Federal Supervised Release Violations After Being Found in Possession of Drugs and Ammunition
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Dec. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to violations of federal narcotics and firearms laws and was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for his crimes, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Senior United States District Judge Joy Flowers Conti imposed the sentence on Derrick Jaquay Holliday, 39, who  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Pittsburgh Man Charged With Attempted Murder and Assault of DEA Agent and Related Drug and Firearms Violations
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Dec. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of attempted murder and assault of a federal officer or employee, as well as violations of federal firearms and narcotics laws, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. The five-count Superseding Indictment named Drew  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Previously Convicted Felon From Duquesne Pleads Guilty to Narcotics and Firearms Charges
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Dec. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: A former resident of Duquesne, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court on December 4, 2024, to charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Taiwan Donje Rodgers, 27, pleaded guilty to two counts before Senior United States District Judge Joy Flowers Conti. In con  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Puerto Rico Resident Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Leadership Role in Puerto Rico/Western Pennsylvania Region Drug Trafficking Operation
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Dec. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: A resident of Barceloneta, Puerto Rico, was sentenced in federal court to 10 years of incarceration, to be followed by five years of supervised release, on his conviction for violating federal narcotics and racketeering laws, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Senior United States District Judge Arthur J. Schwab impo  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Two Members of Reading-Based Violent Drug Gang Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder, Kidnapping, Drug Trafficking
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 6 -- 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 Dewayne Quinones, 30, and Mayco Alvarez-Jackson, 27, both of Reading, Pennsylvania, were sentenced by United States District Court Judge Juan R. Sanchez to life in prison for murder, kidnapping, drug distribution, and firearms offenses, crimes committed as members of a violent Reading-area dru  more

USDA APHIS Establishes Box Tree Moth - Cydalima Perspectalis Quarantines in Delaware and Pennsylvania
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following program update: To: State, Tribal, and Territory Agricultural Regulatory Officials Effective immediately, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), in cooperation with the Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) and the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA), is adding the entire State of Delaware and Erie County, Pennsylvania to the box tree moth (BTM;  more