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PHILADELPHIA, PA — Brian Pittman, a Delaware-based pastor and volunteer police chaplain, was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining $544,764 in pandemic relief funds and …
Pastor Gets 18 Months for $544,764 Pandemic Relief Fraud Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Montgomery County man faces federal securities and wire fraud charges after prosecutors accused him of defrauding dozens of investors in a cannabis-related company out of more …
Investors Lost $8.8 Million in Cannabis Company Scheme, Feds Say Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Hummelstown man was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in federal prison and ordered to pay more than $3.17 million in restitution after pleading guilty to charges …
Pennsylvania Man Gets 10 Years in $2.9M Pandemic Fraud Scheme Read More PHILADELPHIA, PA — A former campaign treasurer pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal wire fraud after admitting she stole more than $1 million from political campaigns and business clients between 2022 …
Former Campaign Treasurer Pleads Guilty to $1 Million Fraud 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 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 Nigerian man was sentenced Friday to five years in federal prison for his role in a money-laundering and wire-fraud scheme tied to the sexual extortion and …
Nigerian Man Gets Five Years in Fatal Sextortion Case Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Education reported nearly $2 billion in attempted federal student aid fraud had been prevented under the Trump administration as officials convened more than …
Education Department Claims $2 Billion in Fraud Prevention Read More
WEST READING, PA — Customers Bank (NYSE: CUBI) has integrated its banking services with Qualia Shield, allowing title and escrow companies to send and receive wire transfers directly within Qualia’s …
Customers Bank Expands Qualia Partnership to Reduce Wire Fraud Read More PHILADELPHIA, PA — An Upper Merion man has pleaded guilty in federal court to wire fraud and filing false tax returns after admitting to a years-long scheme that defrauded hundreds …
Upper Merion Man Pleads Guilty in $1.7 Million Headstone Fraud Case Read More