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PHILADELPHIA, PA — A longtime Philadelphia deacon and political ward leader was sentenced Wednesday to a year in federal prison for orchestrating two separate fraud schemes that siphoned nearly $143,000 …
PA Deacon and Political Leader Gets Prison for Dual Fraud Schemes Totalling $143K Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Lehigh County man pleaded guilty Tuesday to orchestrating an elaborate wire fraud scheme that diverted nearly $2 million in payments meant for legitimate businesses and individuals, …
PA Man Admits to Nearly $2M Wire Fraud Plot That Hijacked Victims’ Payments Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Montgomery County man who defrauded two lenders of tens of millions of dollars has been sentenced to four years in federal prison and ordered to pay …
North Wales Man Gets Four Years for $72 Million Loan Fraud Scheme Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Philadelphia real estate agent admitted Tuesday to orchestrating a multimillion-dollar loan scheme built on false promises of real estate financing that never existed.
Philadelphia Real Estate Agent Pleads Guilty in $3M Fraudulent Loan Scheme Read More
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 — 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 Philadelphia couple has been sentenced to federal prison for running a counterfeit electronics operation that imported fake cell phones and accessories bearing major brand names, prosecutors …
Philadelphia Couple Sentenced for $350,000 Counterfeit Cell Phone Scheme 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
OXFORD, PA — A Chester County woman has been federally indicted on multiple fraud charges in connection with an alleged immigration scam that authorities say targeted undocumented individuals seeking legal …
Chester County Woman Accused of $1M Immigration Scam Targeting Undocumented Clients Read More PHILADELPHIA, PA — A former supervisory engineer at the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center has been sentenced to 64 months in federal prison for orchestrating a years-long scheme that defrauded …
A Former VA Engineer Sentenced to Over Five Years for $500K Fraud Scheme Read More