U.S. Attorney Gerard M. Karam
Recent News About U.S. Attorney Gerard M. Karam
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Missouri man sentenced to prison for conspiracy to commit sexual abuse of children
On September 16, 2024, United States District Court Judge Karoline Mehalchick sentenced Brian Wilder, age 54, of Jefferson City, Missouri, to 240 months imprisonment followed by 10 years supervised release on the charge of conspiracy to commit sexual abuse of children.
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Monroe County man sentenced to 41 months for drug trafficking and firearm possession
Michael Anthony Boomer, 60, of Blakeslee, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 41 months in prison for cocaine trafficking and firearm possession. U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani handed down the sentence.
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Mexican citizen indicted for illegal reentry into the United States
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Ulises Perez-Herrera, age 35, a citizen of Mexico, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury for illegal reentry into the United States by a previously deported alien.
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Wilkes-Barre accountant sentenced for embezzling over $1.5 million
SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Lawrence Malachefski, age 39, of Wilkes-Barre, PA, was sentenced on August 26, 2024, by United States District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion to 30 months’ imprisonment and a three-year term of supervised release for wire fraud.
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Frackville man sentenced for threatening federal officials
Joshua Frisch, a 42-year-old resident of Frackville, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on August 7, 2024, to time served (six months) and three years of supervised release. The sentence was handed down by United States District Court Judge Julia K. Munley for one count of influencing a federal official by threat.
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Harrisburg man indicted on narcotics distribution and firearms charges
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Frederick G. Guider, age 41, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was indicted on August 7, 2024, by a federal grand jury for possession with the intent to distribute controlled substances and three firearms offenses.
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Federal inmate sentenced to 30 years for assault with intent to commit murder
SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Lorenzo Scott, age 51, formerly of Rayville, Louisiana, and an inmate at the United States Penitentiary (USP) at Lewisburg, was sentenced on August 2, 2024, by Chief District Court Judge Matthew W. Brann to 30 years’ imprisonment following his conviction of assault with intent to commit murder and assault resulting in serious bodily injury.
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Dauphin County man indicted on controlled substance and firearms charges
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Keane Jackson, age 38, of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury for controlled substance and firearms offenses.
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FCI Allenwood inmate indicted for weapon and drug possession
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Thomas Burton, age 48, a New York City native, was indicted on July 30, 2024, by a federal grand jury for possessing a weapon and controlled substance while being an inmate in prison.
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Philadelphia man sentenced to over 15 years for drug trafficking
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Terrell Watson, age 35, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 188 months’ imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani for two drug trafficking offenses.
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Schuylkill County man sentenced for drug trafficking and firearm offenses
William Quintana, 51, of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 117 months in prison for drug trafficking and firearm offenses. The sentencing took place yesterday under United States District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion.
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Monroe County man sentenced to over 12 years for narcotics distribution
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on July 23, 2024, United States District Court Judge Julia K. Munley sentenced Rodney Wilcox, age 56, of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, to 151 months’ imprisonment to be followed by three years on supervised release for distribution of cocaine and fentanyl.
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Scranton man charged with $1.5 million COVID-19 fraud
SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that James G. Miller, Jr., age 53, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, was charged in a criminal information with wire fraud.
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Maryland man receives seven life sentences for triple murder involving federal witness
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Christopher Van Johnson, age 36, of Baltimore, Maryland, was sentenced on July 17, 2024, to seven consecutive life sentences for his role in the June 25, 2016 murders of three individuals in Mercersburg, Franklin County. One of the victims was cooperating with state and federal drug investigators. The sentence was imposed by United States District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner, who also sentenced Johnson to concurrent 10, 20, and 30-year terms of imprisonment on...
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Seven charged with conspiracy leading to four deaths
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Amanda Marie Correa, 29, Robert Andrew Barnes, 24, Christine Deann DiCarlo, 50, Shaqare Jaymont Blackwell, 23, Shakur Serafin Brownstein, 27, Dylan Wilson Small, 35, and Samual Jordan, 42, were charged by a federal grand jury in a superseding indictment. The charges include conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance resulting in death and serious bodily injury; two counts of distributing fentanyl resulting in death and serious bodily injury; two counts of...
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Scranton man sentenced to over twelve years for drug trafficking
SCRANTON—The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Emmanuel Batista, age 32, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on July 1, 2024, to 151 months in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion for drug trafficking charges.
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Wayne County man sentenced for $2 million COVID-19 pandemic fraud
SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Christopher J. Miller, age 36, formerly of Newfoundland, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on June 28, 2024, by United States District Judge Julia K. Munley to 149 months of imprisonment following his convictions of bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, and unlawful monetary transactions.
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Schuylkill County man sentenced to 84 months for conspiracy to commit robbery
SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Joshua Marsh, age 29, of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 84 months’ imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion for conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery.
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Mexican citizen indicted for illegal reentry into U.S
HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Armando Lara-Contreras, age 33, a citizen of Mexico, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury for illegally reentering the United States.
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Central Pennsylvania man sentenced for Hobbs Act robberies
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that U.S. District Judge Christopher C. Conner sentenced Kyle Jaden Morales, age 21, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to 230 months’ imprisonment following his conviction for robberies of businesses engaged in interstate commerce (Hobbs Act robbery), bank robbery, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.