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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; The U.S. Attorney&#8217;s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a Wilkes-Barre man has pleaded guilty to failing to comply with sex offender registration requirements.</p><p>According to United States Attorney Peter Smith in an email, Joseph Brant, age 56, pleaded guilty to being a person required to comply with the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act by reason of a sexual abuse conviction under the laws of the State of New York, but who failed to do so upon establishing a residence in Pennsylvania.</p><p>Brant pleaded guilty yesterday in Scranton before U.S. District Judge James M. Munley.</p><p>The charges are the result of an investigation by the Scranton and New York offices of the United States Marshals Service. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Michelle Olshefski.</p><p>Among the possible penalties, Brant potentially faces 10 years in jail, a term of supervised release following imprisonment and a fine.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Travis Kellar</p><p>tkellar@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div>

Wilkes-Barre resident pleads guilty to failing to comply with sex offender registration requirements