U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennslyvania
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennslyvania
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Two Pennsylvania residents have been charged in separate cases involving alleged election fraud related to the 2020 and 2024 presidential elections, according to an announcement from United States Attorney David Metcalf.
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Jared Stanley, 33, of Lindenwold, New Jersey, was sentenced to 130 months in prison for a series of armed robberies at three corner stores in Philadelphia’s Kensington section.
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Three men have been sentenced in Philadelphia federal court for illegally reentering the United States after being previously deported, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney David Metcalf.
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Jelani Christmas, a 42-year-old resident of King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 200 months in prison and five years of supervised release for drug trafficking.
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A former employee of Philadelphia International Airport has pleaded guilty to a security violation, according to an announcement from United States Attorney David Metcalf.
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Carlos Sacanell, a 59-year-old resident of Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of securities fraud (insider trading) and one count of making a false statement to a federal agency.
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A Lancaster County man has been indicted on charges related to an alleged investment fraud scheme that authorities say resulted in approximately $402 million in losses for investors.
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The United States has filed a complaint under the False Claims Act against ProMedica Health System, Inc. and several of its affiliates, including HCR ManorCare Inc. and four nursing homes located in Pennsylvania, Ohio, South Carolina, and Virginia.
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Four foreign nationals were sentenced this week in Philadelphia for illegally reentering the United States after previous deportations, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney David Metcalf.
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Jessika L. Hiepler, a 47-year-old resident of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for defrauding two nonprofit veterans organizations.
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Federal prosecutors have charged ViaClean Technologies, LLC, a Philadelphia-based company, and its founder James Young with conspiring to commit mail fraud and wire fraud, as well as violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and...
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A Philadelphia man has been indicted on charges related to an armed carjacking that took place in West Philadelphia earlier this year.
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Mark Tucci, a 44-year-old Philadelphia resident, pleaded guilty to several federal charges related to making violent and racist threats against African Americans.
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Rubiel Perez, a 31-year-old resident of Allentown, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison and five years of supervised release for a series of armed robberies that took place in Lehigh County in March 2023.
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James Sessoms, a 60-year-old resident of Philadelphia, was sentenced to 28 months in prison for defrauding government benefit programs out of more than $1 million.
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A Bethlehem man, Earl Burford, 47, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for distributing child pornography and possessing a firearm as a felon.
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A Mexican national, Cristian Geovanni Rojas Benitez, 37, has been indicted in Philadelphia for allegedly assaulting a federal agent with a vehicle while the agent was performing official duties.
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A Philadelphia man has been indicted on charges of impersonating a federal officer and committing robbery at an auto repair shop.
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Zyair Dangerfield-Hill, 24, of Philadelphia, has been sentenced to 199 months in prison and five years of supervised release for his role in an armed carjacking that targeted a 73-year-old man in the Spruce Hill neighborhood of West Philadelphia.
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Three men from Philadelphia have been arrested and charged in connection with the June 21, 2025, armed robbery of a Brink’s armored car outside a Home Depot on Castor Avenue.