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PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Philadelphia businessman admitted Thursday to defrauding federal relief programs and a labor union through two separate schemes that netted him millions of dollars, prosecutors said.
Philadelphia Business Owner Pleads Guilty in COVID Loan and Union Fraud Schemes Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Mark Wills, also known by several aliases including “Lorenzo Guerra,” “Alex Harrison,” “kevthompson2009,” “18kevinmcbride,” and “leonardobrickma,” has been indicted on …
Pennsylvania Man Indicted in Chilling Federal Child Exploitation Case Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A 77-year-old Reading man has been sentenced to prison for defrauding art buyers by selling forged works he falsely claimed were created by some of the world’s …
Reading Man Sentenced for Scheme Selling Fake Works of Famous Artists Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Lancaster woman has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for orchestrating a years-long scheme to defraud two nonprofit veterans organizations of more than $1.4 …
Lancaster Woman Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Defrauding Veterans Organizations of Over $1.4 Million Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that four men were sentenced this week in separate cases after being convicted of illegally reentering the United States following prior …
Four Men Sentenced for Illegal Reentry After Prior Deportations in Eastern Pennsylvania Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Federal prosecutors have announced charges against ViaClean Technologies, LLC, its founder, James Young, 46, of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and associate Sean Storrie, 59, of Philadelphia, in …
Feds Say Philly Firm Sold “Virus-Killing” Product That Didn’t Do What It Claimed Read More PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Philadelphia man has pleaded guilty to multiple federal charges after making a series of violent, racially motivated threats against African American victims, including a city employee, …
Philadelphia Man Pleads Guilty to Racist Threats and Violent Harassment Campaign Read More PHILADELPHIA, PA — A 31-year-old Allentown man has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for carrying out a violent, two-day robbery spree targeting three 7-Eleven convenience stores in …
Allentown Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Armed 7-Eleven Robbery Spree Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Federal authorities have indicted a Philadelphia man on charges of impersonating a federal officer and committing a robbery that allegedly took place earlier this summer in Northeast …
FBI: Philadelphia Man Accused of Posing as Federal Agent in Auto Shop Robbery Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Federal authorities have charged three Philadelphia residents in connection with the armed robbery of a Brink’s armored car in June that netted more than $2 million.
Three Philadelphia Residents Charged in $2 Million Brink’s Armored Car Robbery Read More