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PHILADELPHIA, PA — A New Jersey woman who operated a Philadelphia childcare business was sentenced this week to 12 months and one day in federal prison and ordered to repay …
Childcare Owner Gets Prison, $535,000 Restitution for PPP Fraud Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Philadelphia man was sentenced this week to 121 months in federal prison for his role in a cargo theft conspiracy that targeted tractor-trailers carrying more than …
Philadelphia Man Gets 121 Months in $1.5 Million Cargo Thefts Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A former executive director and treasurer of a Philadelphia religious nonprofit was sentenced Wednesday to 10 months in federal prison and ordered to repay more than $1.6 …
Nonprofit Treasurer Gets Prison for $1.6 Million Fraud Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Philadelphia man will serve 115 months in federal prison after receiving concurrent sentences for illegally reentering the United States following his 2023 deportation and for bribing …
Postal Bribery Case Brings 115-Month Prison Term Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A South Jersey woman is facing federal charges accusing her of using a cellphone in an alleged murder-for-hire plot targeting two people in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. …
New Jersey Woman Accused in Chilling Murder-for-Hire Plot Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Federal prosecutors charged a 60-year-old Lafayette Hill man with two counts of cyberstalking, alleging he used online posts and electronic communications to target a local government official, …
Man Charged in Disturbing Cyberstalking Campaign Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — An Indiana tax preparer was convicted Friday of conspiring for more than eight years to defraud the IRS by using false business losses, education credits and deductions …
Tax Preparer Convicted in Years-Long IRS Fraud Scheme Read More PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Philadelphia man was sentenced Thursday to 9½ years in federal prison for a 2024 gunpoint carjacking that ended when the stolen vehicle crashed into a city …
Philadelphia Man Gets 9½ Years in Gunpoint Carjacking Read More PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Delaware County attorney pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal tax evasion and mail fraud after admitting to using more than $400,000 in fictitious checks to evade federal …
Delaware County Attorney Pleads Guilty in $424,000 Fraud Read More PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Philadelphia man was sentenced Tuesday to 12½ years in federal prison after separate juries convicted him of illegally possessing firearms in two cases stemming from encounters …
Philadelphia Felon Gets 12½ Years in Gun Cases Read More