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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 — 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 — A husband-and-wife operation that claimed it could diagnose and cure cancer using so-called “smart chip technology” embedded in ultrasound machines has collapsed after both principals pleaded guilty …
Fake “Smart Chip” Cancer Scans Unraveled in Federal Fraud Guilty Pleas Read More
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