Category: Pennsylvania – Eastern District
Philadelphia Police Officer Arrested for Child Pornography Offenses | USAO-EDPA
PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that William Watts, Sr., 55, of Philadelphia, PA, was arrested and charged by Criminal Complaint for transportation and possession of…
Berks County Man Sentenced to Five Years for 2019 Lancaster-Area Armed Bank Robbery | USAO-EDPA
PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Richard Garland Jones, 24, of Reading, PA, was sentenced to five years in prison, five years of supervised release…
Three Philadelphia Men Sentenced to 9+ Years Each for Armed Robbery of a Ridge Avenue Pharmacy | USAO-EDPA
PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Scott Brooks, 40; Jeffrey McDonald, 22; and Jesse Brintley, 28; all of Philadelphia, PA, were sentenced by United States…
Allentown Man Pleads Guilty to Importing Illegal Controlled Substances from China and Fraudulently Selling them as “Dietary Supplements” | USAO-EDPA
PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Leandro Rodriguez, 45, of Allentown, PA, entered a plea of guilty before United States District Court Judge Edward G….
U.S. Attorney Announces Four Additional Enforcement Actions as Part of Data-Driven National Effort to Combat P-Stim Fraud Scheme and Recover Millions | USAO-EDPA
PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced three settlements and the filing of a complaint under the False Claims Act in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. These…
Department of Justice Names Philadelphia as One of Ten New Public Safety Partnership Sites | USAO-EDPA
PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams, City of Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, and Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw announced that the City of Philadelphia was designated by…
Chestnut Hill Private School Teacher Ordered Detained Before Trial After Arrest on Child Pornography Charges | USAO-EDPA
PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Andrew Wolf, 41, of Philadelphia, PA, and a teacher at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy in Philadelphia, was ordered detained…
Final Defendant Convicted at Trial in “Original Block Hustlaz” Drug Trafficking Case Sentenced to Over 16 Years in Prison | USAO-EDPA
PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Hans Gadson, 35, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to sixteen years and four months in prison, and five years…
Bucks County Man Convicted at Trial of Attempting to Meet an 11-Year-Old for Sex and Related Charges | USAO-EDPA
PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Kyle Paine, 27, of Langhorne, PA, was convicted by a federal jury at trial of multiple child exploitation offenses…
Three Generic Pharmaceutical Companies Agree to Pay Almost Half a Billion Dollars to Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Liability, Bringing Total Payments for Price-Fixing to Nearly $900 Million | USAO-EDPA
PHILADELPHIA – Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that three generic pharmaceutical manufacturers, Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc., Sandoz Inc., and Apotex Corporation, have agreed to pay a total of…
