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Foreign Citizen Who Threatened To Assassinate Joe Biden, Donald Trump Goes To Prison In PA
A Somalian man living in Pennsylvania threatened to assassinate President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, and now he's in a Pennsylvania Prison, according to a release by the US Department of Justice on March 15, 2024.
Mohamed Farah, 34, who was living in Cumberland County, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson to three years’ imprisonment on Wednesday, March 13.
Following his release, the Court has also imposed a three-year term of probation.
"The indictment alleges that in January 2022, Farah, who is a citizen of Somalia, threatened to ass…
Maryland Man Who Robbed 5 Pennsylvania Banks Sentenced: Usdoj
A man has been sentenced after committing five bank robberies in Adams, Cumberland, and York Counties in under four months just two months after spending over a decade in a Maryland State Prison, according to an updated release by the US Department of Justice on Monday, Feb. 5.
James Henderson Bryant III, 46, of Westminster, Maryland, was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Thursday, Feb. 1, the USDOJ detailed in the release.
Bryant stole approximately $28,823 during the five robberies, which are as follows as Daily Voice previously reported:
July 19, 2021 - BB&T Bank, Hanov…
Mastermind Of Historic $175M Psychic Mail Scam Convicted, Feds Cite More Than 1M Victims
The mastermind of a mass-mailing scam that stole $175 million from more than a million victims, most of them elderly or ailing, was convicted by a federal jury in New York City.
Patrice Runner, a 57-year-old Canadian and French citizen, directed a ruthless psychic mail scheme for over two decades, beginning in 1994, the jurors found.
It was one of the largest -- if not the largest -- scam of its kind ever, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Friday, June 16, in announcing the verdict reached a day earlier on Long Island.
Runner sent mailings to millions of Americans that claimed t…
Stillborn Baby Corpses Stolen, Sold To PA Man: Usdoj Indictment
Two Pennsylvania men have been indicted in connection to purchasing human body parts— including stillborn babies— from medical students through social media, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
Those indicted for conspiracy and interstate transport of stolen goods charges— the goods being human body parts— are as follows according to the US Department of Justice:
Cedric Lodge, age 55, of Goffstown, New Hampshire. Katrina Maclean, age 44, of Salem, Massachusetts.
Joshua Taylor, age 46, of West Lawn, Pennsylvania.
Denise Lo…
Lehigh Valley Man Assaulted Cops On Jan. 6, Federal Court Rules
A Lehigh Valley man was convicted of assaulting law enforcement officers, obstructing an official proceeding, and civil disorder all related to the riot at the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC on Jan. 6, 2021, federal authorities say.
Craig Michael Bingert, 31, of Allentown, was found guilty following a trial before U.S. District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth, the Justice Department said in a release.
Convicted on the same counts was Isaac Steve Sturgeon, 34, of Dillon, Montana, authorities noted.
Prosecutors say that Bingert and Sturgeon were at the front of a …
Baltimore Woman's Baby Formula Scam Catches Illegal Romanian Man In Gettysburg: Authorities
A Baltimore woman illegally using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program cards to collect baby formula she claimed to be sending to Ukraine, lead to the arrest of a Romanian man illegally in the US who allegedly forged documents for her, authorities say.
Eglisa Ciuciu, 25, of Baltimore, MD, and Sandrino Trifu, 32, of Croaova, Romania were arrested along with an unnamed 15-year-old in connection to a bizarre baby formula theft at the Gettysburg Walmart on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023.
Ciuciu used the 15-year-old to transport the stolen goods from the store that she supposedly needed “to s…
PA Dad Dies Less Than 1 Year After Prison Release Following ATF 'Operation Gun Grabber'
Less than a year after a central Pennsylvania dad was released from prison, he was shot and later died from his injuries, authorities say.
Lykeem Ajibree Bethune, 24, of York City, had been released from prison on Nov. 2, 2021, following his guilty plea in the 2017 "Operation Gun Grabber" run by the ATF-York County Drug Task Force operation.
Bethune was shot on the street in the area of East Jackson and South Court Avenue in York at 3:26 p.m. on Sunday, September 11, according to the York County Coroner's office.
He was taken to WellSpan York Hospital, where, "despite lif…
PA Postal Worker Stole $10K+ Of MD, NC Packages: Indictment
A Pennsylvania worker at the United States Postal Service has been indicted for stealing approximately $10,000 worth of packages, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
Michael Anthony Collier, Jr., age 39, of Harrisburg, was indicted by a federal grand jury on mail theft charges on Wednesday, Apr. 13, according to a release by the US Department of Justice.
Collier took mail packages intended to be delivered through the U.S. Postal Service to victims located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Maryland on Nov. 2,.2021, United States Attorney John C. Gur…
Ex-fbi, PA Police Officer Took Sex Bribes, Gave Heroin To Criminals: Usdoj
It sounds like something out of a Netflix miniseries; sex, lies, and heroin leads to the downfall of a former officer with the FBI and a Pennsylvania drug task force, according to a release by the US Department of Justice.
Christopher Collare, 54, has been convicted for trading sex with women, telling them he would help get their cases dismissed or sentences reduced, the release shows.
Collare also gave out heroin and lied on his application to become an FBI officer, the USDOJ says. This behavior happened between 2015 and 2018.
22 cases were tossed out due to Collare's actions, The Se…
Central PA Bomb Builder Heading To Federal Prison
A central Pennsylvania man who built a bomb, "capable of causing death, serious bodily injury, and property damage," has been sentenced, according to the US Department of Justice.
Kevin Madziarek, 38, of Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to serve 45 months in federal prison, according to a release on Monday by the USDOJ.
Madziarek was sentenced for unlawfully possessing a destructive device by United States District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner on Dec. 3, according to the release.
The sentence will include a two-year term of supervised release following the time …
Nigerian Man Named 'Godspower' Stole $1.89 Mil From Pennsylvania Women: Usdoj
A Nigerian man has been sentenced after being found guilty of laundering $1.89 million in a mail and wire fraud scheme that targeted Pennsylvania women, according to a release by the US Department of Justice.
Jabin Godspower Okpako, 36, and his wife, Christine Bradley Okpako, 54, of Sayre, Pennsylvania, used three bank accounts in Nigeria to transfer funds out of the United States, prosecutors say according to the release.
The couple targeted women, ranging in age from 55 to 85, using Instagram, Facebook, Words with Friends, and What’s App, according to the release.
After cultivating onlin…
8 Philly Police Employees Indicted For Collecting Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Funds
Eight Philadelphia police department employees were indicted for collecting Pandemic Unemployment Assistance funds, while also collecting their paychecks, federal authorities announced Tuesday.
A grand jury on Nov. 18 returned indictments against Shannon Reynolds, 25, Monica Pelzer, 45, Yarelis Feliciano, 28, Najah Harrell, 32, Korey Kinard, 28, Keely Maude, 23, Tashika White, 50, and Paulette Johnson, 55, according to the U.S Department of Justice.
All but Johnson, who is employed as a clerk, work as radio dispatchers for the police department. Each …
Ex-Montco Deputy Sheriff Sentenced For Role In International Drug Trafficking Ring
A former Montgomery County deputy sheriff was sentenced to more than a decade in federal prison for his involvement in a global drug trafficking ring, authorities said.
In October 2018, David Landis, 44, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to import controlled substances, possession, and distributing drugs that resulted in "serious bodily injury," throughout Montgomery County and beyond, according to the U.S Department of Justice.
From 2004 to 2014, Landis worked as a deputy sheriff in East Norriton Township, PhillyVoice reports.
From early 2016 until about March 2017, Landis "cons…
