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PHILADELPHIA, PA — A husband-and-wife operation that claimed it could diagnose and cure cancer using so-called “smart chip technology” embedded in ultrasound machines has collapsed after both principals pleaded guilty …
Fake “Smart Chip” Cancer Scans Unraveled in Federal Fraud Guilty Pleas Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A longtime Bucks County educator who spent nearly four decades in the classroom pleaded guilty this week in federal court to child pornography charges, U.S. Attorney David …
Veteran Teacher Pleads Guilty in Federal Child Pornography Case Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Vernon Baker, 41, of Linden, New Jersey, pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of abusive sexual contact on an aircraft, …
Airline Assault Plea Raises Alarming Questions About In-Flight Safety Read More HARRISBURG, PA — An Adams County man who sexually abused two children more than a decade ago has pleaded guilty this week and will serve 12 to 30 years in …
Guilty Plea in Decade-Old Abuse Case Sends Adams County Man to Prison Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A former Philadelphia Deputy Sheriff Officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to bank fraud after federal prosecutors said he used forged paystubs and inflated income claims to secure more …
Former Philly Deputy Sheriff Admits to Loan Scam That Netted $145K in Fraud Read More PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Lehigh County man pleaded guilty Tuesday to orchestrating an elaborate wire fraud scheme that diverted nearly $2 million in payments meant for legitimate businesses and individuals, …
PA Man Admits to Nearly $2M Wire Fraud Plot That Hijacked Victims’ Payments Read More PHILADELPHIA, PA — Federal prosecutors said Monday that a Maryland man admitted to sending a barrage of threatening letters to synagogues and Jewish institutions across several states, concluding a sprawling …
Wave of Threats to Jewish Groups Sparks Guilty Plea in Multi-State Case Read More PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Philadelphia real estate agent admitted Tuesday to orchestrating a multimillion-dollar loan scheme built on false promises of real estate financing that never existed.
Philadelphia Real Estate Agent Pleads Guilty in $3M Fraudulent Loan Scheme Read More HARRISBURG, PA — A Greene County woman has been sentenced to up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to kidnapping and assault charges, as well as her role …
Woman Sentenced to 10–20 Years for Kidnapping, Assault, and Cover-Up in 2022 Double Homicide Case Read More HARRISBURG, PA — A former Center Township police officer has been sentenced to five years of probation after pleading guilty to charges stemming from a 2022 incident outside a Beaver …
Off-Duty Officer Gets Probation After Guilty Plea in Fatal Walmart Confrontation Read More