MAN CHARGED WITH INTERSTATE TRANSPORT OF STOLEN GOODS

WILLIAMPSORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Joseph John Waldron, age 64, of Horsham, Pennsylvania, pled guilty to a criminal Information charging Interstate Transportation of Stolen Goods. 

According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, the information charges Waldron with transporting goods valued above $5,000 across state lines between August and December 2021.  The stolen items included a Kabota Backhoe valued at approximately $70,000, a Kubota Excavator valued at approximately $40,757, a John Deere Tractor valued at approximately $26,397, among other items.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Pennsylvania State Police. Assistant U.S. Attorney Alisan V. Martin is prosecuting the case.  

The maximum penalty under federal law for this offense is 10 years’ imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine. A sentence following a finding of guilt is imposed by the Judge after consideration of the applicable federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

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