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HARRISBURG, PA — Three additional defendants have pleaded guilty in a fraud scheme that prosecutors say diverted more than 22,000 event tickets worth over $760,000 from a Pittsburgh-area charity serving …
Plea Deals Expand Fallout From $760,000 Charity Ticket Fraud Case Read More PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Pennsylvania telecommunications company owner pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal wire fraud charges stemming from a scheme that caused the federal government to overpay more than $741,000 …
Pandemic Broadband Fraud Scheme Ends in Guilty Plea Over $741,000 FCC Losses Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Northampton County man pleaded guilty Monday to 22 federal counts of production of child sexual abuse material and one count of possession of child sexual abuse …
Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty to Child Exploitation Charges Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — An Ohio man pleaded guilty Monday to federal charges stemming from a scheme that prosecutors say involved fraudulently obtaining more than 20 rental vehicles and selling them …
How More Than 20 Rental Cars Ended Up Overseas Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — A Luzerne County mother and grandmother pleaded guilty Thursday to felony charges stemming from the repeated abuse and neglect of an 11-year-old child, a case uncovered after …
Mother, Grandmother Plead Guilty in Child Abuse Case Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — A Fayette County man already serving a prison sentence for a 2021 homicide has pleaded guilty to illegally dumping waste tires at Ohiopyle State Park, bringing a …
Fayette County Inmate Pleads Guilty in Tire Dumping Case Read More PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Reading man who admitted using social media and payment apps to direct and pay minors to produce sexually explicit images and engage in sexual conduct now …
Reading Man Pleads Guilty in Federal Child Exploitation Case, Faces Life Sentence Read More HARRISBURG, PA — A western Pennsylvania podiatrist pleaded guilty to opioid overprescribing, unauthorized access of patient prescription records, and assault charges tied to treatment of patients in Armstrong and Butler …
Podiatrist Pleads Guilty in Opioid Overprescribing Case Read More PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Delaware County woman pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy that prosecutors say laundered more than $7.2 million in proceeds tied to pandemic relief fraud and …
Delco Woman Pleads Guilty in $7.2 Million Money Laundering Scheme Read More PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Philadelphia pawnbroker pleaded guilty Monday to federal charges tied to a yearslong scheme involving the purchase and resale of millions of dollars in stolen merchandise taken …
Philadelphia Pawnbroker Pleads Guilty in $19 Million Retail Theft Scheme Read More