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COATESVILLE, PA — A 3-month-old infant remains in intensive care as authorities confirm the child’s father has been denied bail following an alleged stabbing inside a Coatesville apartment Wednesday morning.
UPDATE: Infant Remains in ICU as Father Denied Bail in Stabbing Case Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — A central Pennsylvania amusement company pleaded guilty to a first-degree felony after authorities uncovered a sweeping illegal gambling operation that placed hundreds of unlawful video gaming machines …
Illegal Gambling Ring Busted as Pa. Firm Pleads Guilty, Forfeits $3M Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — A former top executive at national gaming company Pace-O-Matic has pleaded guilty to money laundering tied to a sprawling payoff scheme involving illegal gaming machines across Pennsylvania, …
Pace-O-Matic Executive Pleads Guilty in Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A 19-year-old Philadelphia man pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges tied to the possession of child sexual abuse material, including videos prosecutors say documented his own abuse …
Teen’s Secret Files Exposed: Guilty Plea in Shocking Federal Abuse Case Read More 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