U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Recent News About U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania
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ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA: More than $19 Million in Grant Opportunities Available for Western Pennsylvania, Including $1.4 Million Dedicated to Help Public Safety Agencies
The Department of Justice has announced that it is making $850 million available to help public safety agencies respond to the challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19. The Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding program. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA: U.S. Attorney Brady Announces Nearly $60 Million in Grants Available to Support Prisoners’ Successful Reentry into Their Communities
U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady announced that nearly $60 million in Department of Justice grants is available to support the successful reentry of justice involved individuals into communities. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA: U.S. Attorney Scott Brady Statement on Expiration of Fentanyl Analogue Emergency Scheduling
Every year thousands of Americans overdose on fentanyl, a laboratory-created opioid that is 50 times stronger than heroin. Fentanyl is often smuggled into the United States from China and Mexico, and because fentanyl is made in a lab, chemists can change its structure to create what are known as “fentanyl analogues.” -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA: U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady Statement on Confirmation of Mike Baughman as United States Marshal
United States Attorney Scott W. Brady congratulates Michael Baughman on his confirmation as United States Marshal for the Western District of Pennsylvania. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA: U.S. Attorney’s Office Uses New Program to Connect Patients to Treatment Following the Forced Closing of a Doctor’s Office
United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced a new program that helps connect patients to care or treatment following the closing of a doctor’s office by federal law enforcement. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA: Former Controller for Westmoreland County Packaging Company Charged with Embezzling $191,000
The former Controller for a packaging company located in Export, PA, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of wire fraud, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA: Butler Couple Charged in $1.3 M Fraud Scheme Now Facing Tax Charges
Two residents of Butler County, Pennsylvania, previously indicted in Pittsburgh on April 17, 2019, on charges of mail fraud, conspiracy to commit mail fraud, embezzlement from a healthcare benefit program, conspiracy to commit money laundering, money laundering, and making a false statement in a loan application, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on additional charges of conspiracy and filing false tax returns, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA: Ceremony Honors Western Pennsylvania Victims Rights’ Advocates
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania honored seven individuals and a task force for their exceptional service to victims of crime during the annual Victim Advocate Recognition Ceremony in the Joseph F. Weis Jr. United States Courthouse on Friday, April 26. -
U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA: U.S. Attorney’s Office for Western Pennsylvania Collects a Record $145 Million in Civil and Criminal Actions for U.S. Taxpayers in 2018
U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady announced that the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania collected a record $145M in civil and criminal actions in FY 2018. -
U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA: Cambria County Investment Advisor Pleads Guilty in $4.5M Fraud Scheme
A resident of Lilly, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of securities fraud, wire fraud, and filing false income tax returns, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced. -
U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA: Former Erie Store Owner Sentenced to Prison, Ordered to Pay more than $1.7M in Restitution for Food Stamp Fraud
A former resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 21 months in jail and ordered to make $1,739,676.71 in restitution on his conviction of conspiracy to defraud the United States, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced. -
U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA: Pittsburgh Man Indicted on Social Security Fraud Related Charges
A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges relating to Social Security fraud, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced.