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PA Man Who Illegally Reentered The US Nabbed With Illegal Firearm: USDOJ PA Man Who Illegally Reentered The US Nabbed With Illegal Firearm: USDOJ
PA Man Who Illegally Reentered The US Nabbed With Illegal Firearm: Usdoj A 30-year-old Harrisburg man is heading to prison after he illegally reentered the US, but he wasn’t initially caught on those charges, according to a release by the US Department of Justice. Luis Miguel Mejia-Lugo fraudulently used the identity of a United States citizen, including a counterfeit social security card, to obtain a Pennsylvania Driver’s License— using the license to purchase a firearm, US Attorney John C. Gurganus says. He was found with the gun and arrested in Hazleton on Apr. 29, 2020, Gurganus says in the release. Mejia-Lugo had previously been deported as an “alien w…

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Former Art Teacher Files Federal Discrimination Lawsuit Against Central PA School: Report Former Art Teacher Files Federal Discrimination Lawsuit Against Central PA School: Report
Former Art Teacher Files Federal Discrimination Lawsuit Against Central PA School: Report An elementary school art teacher has filed a federal lawsuit against her former employer, according to PennLive. Sarah Steinhauer, a designer who was previously employed by East Pennsboro Elementary School, has filed the lawsuit with the U.S. Middle District Court against the school district and one of the principals over discriminatory practices and allegedly false claims that she vandalized the school, PennLive reports citing a complaint by Steinhauer. Steinhauer has publicly posted on social media that she wanted to remain as a teacher at the school but had joined social movements abou…

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Harrisburg Man Gets 12 Years For Involvement In Firearm, Drug Trafficking Schemes Harrisburg Man Gets 12 Years For Involvement In Firearm, Drug Trafficking Schemes
Harrisburg Man Gets 12 Years For Involvement In Firearm, Drug Trafficking Schemes A 28-year-old Harrisburg man will serve up to 12 years in prison for charges including drug and firearm sales-- and witness tampering-- after a sentencing hearing last week in U.S. Middle District Court. Richard Earl Davis was involved in "a conspiracy in which a person would purchase guns that were ultimately sold to other persons that were prohibited from possessing them, including felons and drug dealers," Acting U.S. Attorney Bruce D. Brandler said. Davis was charged with aiding and abetting the purchase of firearms, witness tampering and discharging a firearm in furtherance of drug t…

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