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U.S. Attorney for Middle District of Pennsylvania Announces Resignation U.S. Attorney for Middle District of Pennsylvania Announces Resignation
U.S. Attorney for Middle District of Pennsylvania Announces Resignation Gerard M. Karam, the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, has announced his resignation, effective January 10, 2025. Appointed by President Biden in 2022, Karam described the role as "an honor of a lifetime" and expressed gratitude to federal and local law enforcement partners for their dedication to public safety and justice. During his tenure, Karam prioritized public safety, healthcare fraud, civil rights enforcement, and tackling fraud and theft. His office prosecuted numerous high-profile cases, including: A life sentence for a man convicted in the murder …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Lebanon Sextortionist Sentenced After Swindling $150K From Victim: USDOJ Lebanon Sextortionist Sentenced After Swindling $150K From Victim: USDOJ
Lebanon Sextortionist Sentenced After Swindling $150K From Victim: Usdoj A Lebanon man has admitted to sextorting someone out of $150,000, according to a release by the US Department of Justice on Tuesday, April 30. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that 35-year-old John Anthony Zayas was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment by U.S. District Court Judge Sylvia H. Rambo on Wednesday, April 24.  Zayas previously pleaded guilty to "extortion by interstate communication" as stated in the release. In the fall of 2022, he had threatened to "publicize intimate photos and images of the victim" if they did not…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Florida Man Ran Sex Trafficking Scheme In PA, Feds Say Florida Man Ran Sex Trafficking Scheme In PA, Feds Say
Florida Man Ran Sex Trafficking Scheme In PA, Feds Say A Florida man will spend decades behind bars for running an interstate sex trafficking ring, federal authorities have announced.  John Golom, 57, was sentenced to 405 months — almost 34 years — in federal prison, US Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania Gerard Karam said in a statement on Monday, Oct. 17.  Prosecutors said Golom recruited two women and regularly shuttled them from Florida to the Poconos where he made them engage in prostitution. For four years from 2014 to 2018, Golom threatened, coerced and lied to the women while pocketing all of the ill-go…

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by Mac Bullock
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Two Accused PA Meth Dealers Could Face $10Mil Fine Or Life In Prison For Crimes: Indictment Two Accused PA Meth Dealers Could Face $10Mil Fine Or Life In Prison For Crimes: Indictment
Two Accused PA Meth Dealers Could Face $10Mil Fine Or Life In Prison For Crimes: Indictment Two Harrisburg men have been accused of trafficking methamphetamine, according to an indictment by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Steven Seibert, 42, and Dennis Banegas, 46, both of Harrisburg, were indicted for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, Thursday, April 28 by a federal grand jury. Seibert and Banegas are accused of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine between October 2018 and January 2019, and attempted possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine on January 7, 2019, in Dauphin …

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Man Guilty Of Threatening To Commit ‘ISIS Style Beheading’ Of Federal Judges: USDOJ PA Man Guilty Of Threatening To Commit ‘ISIS Style Beheading’ Of Federal Judges: USDOJ
PA Man Guilty Of Threatening To Commit ‘ISIS Style Beheading’ Of Federal Judges: Usdoj A central Pennsylvania man has been found guilty of threatening to brutally murder federal and state judges, according to a release by the US Department of Justice. Keith Thomas Dougherty, 66, of Harrisburg, was found guilty of one count of “Mailing Threatening Communications” and two counts of “Interstate Communication with Threat to Injure,” after a three-day trial, according to the release. Dougherty made threats to injure and kill federal and state judges in the Middle and Western Districts of Pennsylvania in May 2017, March 2019 and January 2020, as stated in the release. “To avoid …

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by Jillian Pikora
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US Marshals Nab Pair Of NJ Sex Offenders Together In PA, Prosecutor Says US Marshals Nab Pair Of NJ Sex Offenders Together In PA, Prosecutor Says
US Marshals Nab Pair Of NJ Sex Offenders Together In PA, Prosecutor Says A pair of New Jersey sex offenders wanted for incidents involving an 8-year-old boy and two girls ages 11 and 14 were found together in Pennsylvania, authorities said Saturday. U.S. Marshals and Task Force officers found Emanuel Cortez and Alberto Colon at a family member's house with two children in Summit Hill (Carbon County) PA, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said.  Cortez, 31, of East Orange, was released from confinement in May 2018 and had been missing from supervision since March 15, 2019.  An indictment charged him with escape,&nbs…

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by Cecilia Levine