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PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Philadelphia entrepreneur who built a business around the promise of cutting-edge vertical farming technology was sentenced Wednesday to three years in federal prison for defrauding customers …
Vertical Farm Founder Gets 3 Years for Fraud, Tax Evasion Scheme Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Montgomery County woman who orchestrated a sweeping fraud scheme that siphoned nearly $1.75 million in federal disaster aid after Hurricane Ida was sentenced to five years …
FEMA Fraud Ringleader Gets Five Years for $1.7M Hurricane Ida Scam Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Federal prosecutors have charged a Chester County woman in what authorities allege was a years-long scheme that exploited undocumented immigrants through fraudulent asylum filings, mail fraud, and …
Alleged Asylum Scam Unravels as Federal Indictment Targets Chester County Operator Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Federal prosecutors have charged two men in what authorities allege was a multi-state scheme to steal, alter, and cash U.S. Treasury checks worth hundreds of thousands of …
Treasury Check Scheme Alleged as Two Face Federal Fraud Charges in Philly Read More PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Philadelphia man who carried out a violent, pre-dawn carjacking in Center City has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison, U.S. prosecutors announced.
Guns Drawn at 3 a.m.: Brutal Center City Carjacking Brings 8½-Year Sentence Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A former Philadelphia International Airport employee who helped another man slip past security using his credentials has been sentenced to jail time and supervision, federal prosecutors announced.
Airport Badge Breach Ends in Federal Sentence at Philly Hub Read More PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Montgomery County man who claimed to be too disabled to work while living an active, globe-trotting lifestyle was sentenced Wednesday to federal prison for defrauding the …
Active Life, Fake Disability: Pa. Man Sentenced in VA Benefits Fraud 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 Florida man who pitched a high-tech solution to help addiction recovery patients while secretly running a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme was sentenced Wednesday to more than five …
Fake Tech, Real Prison: Florida Man Gets 66 Months in $5M Investor Scam Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Federal prosecutors on Thursday unveiled sweeping charges against 26 people accused in what authorities describe as a far-reaching bribery and point-shaving scheme that allegedly sought to manipulate …
Federal Probe Alleges Global Plot to Fix College Hoops and Pro Games Read More