U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
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Two New York men have been sentenced after illegally possessing firearms at a Pennsylvania shooting range despite prior felony convictions. The U.S. Attorney's Office prosecuted the case as part of broader efforts to enhance community safety across central Pennsylvania.
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Two men from Michigan and Pennsylvania have been indicted on charges related to alleged SNAP benefits fraud conspiracy. Authorities say they submitted fraudulent applications using stolen identities before exchanging benefit cards for cash. If convicted, they face significant prison time under federal law.
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Jackie A. Johnson, a 40-year-old resident of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine.
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Xavier Melendez-Hernandez, a 41-year-old resident of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison followed by one year of supervised release for his role in a cocaine distribution conspiracy.
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Gail Nossavage, a 62-year-old resident of Harding, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for wire fraud.
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Jonah Allen Sassam Watt, a 32-year-old resident of Dover, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison on March 3, 2026.
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A Lebanon County resident, Angel Lopez-Guzman, 38, has been sentenced to 138 months in prison for drug trafficking and firearms offenses.
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Nicholas Dombek, a 55-year-old resident of Thornhurst Township, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 120 months in prison on February 10, 2026.
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Zachary Comerford, a 33-year-old resident of Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for the unlawful possession of a firearm.
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Francisco Baez, a 53-year-old resident of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 46 months in prison for drug trafficking.
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Marquise Maxey, a 39-year-old resident of Haledon, New Jersey, has been sentenced to 151 months in prison and a term of supervised release for distributing fentanyl.
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Joseph Atsus, 51, of Covington Township, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 48 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy involving the theft and concealment of major artwork and other valuable items.
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Dwayne Cavanaugh, a 56-year-old resident of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, has been convicted by a federal jury for receiving and possessing child pornography.
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A York County man has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for distributing child pornography.
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Five people have been sentenced in connection with a drug trafficking conspiracy involving fentanyl and heroin, according to an announcement from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
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A Harrisburg resident, Shawkon Sharif Jamison, 30, was convicted after a four-day jury trial for conspiracy to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl, nine counts of distributing fentanyl—including two counts involving at least 40 grams—and being...
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Jaimie Lynn Cummings, 52, from York County, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 40 months in prison for impersonating a Deputy U.S. Marshal and illegally possessing a short-barreled firearm.
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A federal inmate at the United States Penitentiary in Canaan, Pennsylvania, was convicted on November 18, 2025, of voluntary manslaughter and possession of a prohibited weapon in prison.
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James Rodriguez, Jr., also known as “Mack Mulla,” was sentenced to 242 months in federal prison for drug trafficking offenses.
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A woman from Olyphant, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 36 months in prison for her role in a drug offense.