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PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Drexel Hill restaurant owner has pleaded guilty in federal court to tax evasion after authorities said he concealed substantial cash income and underreported employees for years …
Pizza Shop Owner Admits Tax Evasion Scheme That Hid Years of Cash Income Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Philadelphia man has been sentenced to 192 months in federal prison following convictions related to human trafficking and unlawful image possession involving a minor, federal authorities …
Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 192 Months in Federal Human Trafficking Case Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Federal judges in Philadelphia have sentenced five foreign nationals convicted of illegally reentering the United States after prior deportations, highlighting what prosecutors described as a sustained enforcement …
Five Repeat Immigration Offenders Sentenced in Philadelphia Crackdown Read More 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