HARRISBURG, PA — A Delaware County man pleaded guilty Thursday in Lancaster County Court to leading a scheme that used fraudulent payments to purchase designer dogs and resell them for profit in central and southeastern Pennsylvania, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced.
Issa Jalloh, 26, of Darby, pleaded guilty to felony counts of corrupt organization and criminal conspiracy to commit theft by unlawful taking.
Under a plea agreement, Jalloh is expected to serve 18 to 36 months in a state correctional facility, followed by three years of probation. He was also ordered to pay $366,445 in restitution.
According to investigators, Jalloh led a group of six individuals from the Philadelphia area who conspired between December 2020 and August 2022 to purchase designer dogs using fraudulent cashier’s checks and counterfeit currency.
Authorities said the group primarily targeted sellers in Lancaster County, fraudulently acquiring French Bulldogs and Yorkshire Terriers for resale.
“This defendant led a calculated criminal scheme to rake in huge profits based on transactions that he knew involved fake cash and checks,” Sunday said.
The case was investigated by the Attorney General’s Office, the Pennsylvania State Police, and local law enforcement agencies, and prosecuted by Senior Deputy Attorney General Philip McCarthy of the Organized Crime Section.
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