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On #VeteransDay we honor and thank each and every person who sacrificed for our country. We owe it all to you.

Drug dealing ruins lives and neighborhoods. Rodriguez significantly contributed to Hazleton and Wilkes-Barre’s opioid epidemic and his lengthy sentence ensures that our communities are safer. @DEAPhiladelphia go.usa.gov/x7WXh

The significant seizures announced today prevented drug trafficker’s plans to profit from dangerous drugs that cause harm to communities. We are committed to keeping our neighborhoods safe by continued work with our LE partners. @DEAPHILADELPHIA Release: go.usa.gov/x7CGP

Today’s sentences send a clear message that my office, our federal partners and the United States Department of Justice will not tolerate renewable fuels fraud and related offenses. @FBIPhiladelphia @IRS_CI @DOJEnvironment @EPA go.usa.gov/x7CGV

Every American should be able to live, work, and play in their community free from the threat of gun violence. If you witness illegal firearms activity, call 1-800-ATF-GUNS. @ATFHQ @ATFPhiladelphia @USAttorneys #FirearmsRelatedCriminalOffensesWeek

This week @TheJusticeDept is focused on firearms-related crimes and @MDPAnews would like to remind the public that buying a firearm for someone who can't is more than a favor, it's a felony. #FirearmsRelatedCriminalOffensesWeek @ATFPhiladelphia

Michael Riley tried to make an $800,000 drug proceeds money laundering conspiracy into a family business but instead got 72 months in federal prison. go.usa.gov/xGGgz

The Middle District will not tolerate drug dealers in our communities. Crispin Fernandez was sentenced to 13 years in prison for his participation in an interstate heroin trafficking ring. @DEAPhiladelphia @PAStatePolice go.usa.gov/xGGgM

Ngbadi and his co-conspirators left a wake of financial devastation in defrauding dozens of individuals residing in the Middle District out of hundreds of thousands of dollars on a variety of schemes. Great work by @USPIS_PHL #ElderFraud go.usa.gov/xGGYy

This multi-million dollar settlement demonstrates @MDPAnews continued effort to prosecute individuals committing environmental crimes. @DOTInspectorGen @EPA @PAStatePolice go.usa.gov/xGv7t

The USMS are to be commended for their dogged determination in tracking this fugitive down. This extradition is the result of solid police work and a refusal to give up the hunt, even 20 years later. @USMarshalsHQ @DEAPHILADELPHIA go.usa.gov/xGvMD

While on supervision for an earlier offense, Lackey distributed crack cocaine and possessed a firearm as a felon and armed career criminal. Now this dealer will be in prison for 40+ years thanks to @atfphiladelphia and @HBGPolice go.usa.gov/xGvFy

Once again, a child exploitation case where the offender was on supervision for the same offense at the time he committed the crime. In #ProjectSafeChildhood cases like these the only answer is to lock the offenders up @USPIS_PHL go.usa.gov/xGm3q

I could not agree more with AG Barr, and would add that Justice Ginsburg’s friendship with her colleague Justice Scalia, with whom she had fundamental disagreements on important issues, is a model for all lawyers

While the vast majority of physicians act lawfully, this investigation should again send the message that authorization to prescribe highly dangerous and addictive Opioids carries with it greater responsibilities to patients thetimes-tribune.com/news/cr…

In addition to unlawful prescriptions resulting in 2 deaths, this indictment also alleges that Moran caused Medicare/other benefit programs to pay millions for Subsys prescriptions procured by kickbacks, medically unnecessary or not eligible for payment justice.gov/usao-mdpa/pr/scr…

I’m thankful for @USAttyHerdman’s leadership during this devastating time, Attorney General Barr’s profound words and most of all the bravery and sacrifice of Det. Skernivitz and his family.

I was honored to speak to the brave men and women of the Wilkes Barre PD at Roll Call this afternoon. In ⁦@MDPAnews⁩ we #BackTheBlue ⁦@salavantis⁩

On 9/11/2001 the USA was attacked by terrorists, killing thousands of innocent Americans - forces that threaten us still. That day selfless First Responders and everyday heroes on Flight 93 ran toward the danger and saved thousands more. We will never, ever forget 🇺🇸