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SCAM ALERT: PA Woman Loses $115K To NY Duo Posing As DEA, Authorities Say SCAM ALERT: PA Woman Loses $115K To NY Duo Posing As DEA, Authorities Say
Scam ALERT: PA Woman Loses $115K To NY Duo Posing As DEA, Authorities Say Two illegal immigrants living in New York contacted an elderly Pennsylvania woman claiming her social security number was used in the commission of narcotics dealing and money laundering — but she could avoid prosecution if her assets were handed over to the fake government employees, officials explained in multiple releases on Friday, Sept. 29.  Vikram Singh, 22, and Devraj Devraj of South Ozone Park have been charged with theft by deception, criminal use of a communication facility, and two counts of theft by extortion in connection with the scheme.  The police first b…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Christmas Every Day? PA Christmas Tree Shops Employee Steals $20K+ Doing Fake Returns: Police Christmas Every Day? PA Christmas Tree Shops Employee Steals $20K+ Doing Fake Returns: Police
Christmas Every Day? PA Christmas Tree Shops Employee Steals $20K+ Doing Fake Returns: Police A 41-year-old Christmas Tree Shops employee allegedly made nearly every day seem like Christmas — for herself.  Rosita Rodriguez, of Gap, made more than $20,000 doing fake returns while working at the store located at 2350 Lincoln Highway East between Feb. and May of 2022, according to a release by East Lampeter Township police. Rodriguez was arrested on felony charges for theft by deception on May 17, the release states.  She has been held in the Lancaster County Prison in lieu of $10,000 in bail, court records show.  Her preliminary hearing has been scheduled before…

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by Jillian Pikora
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$1M In Medical Equipment Stolen, Resold By Stryker Employee, Bergen Authorities Charge $1M In Medical Equipment Stolen, Resold By Stryker Employee, Bergen Authorities Charge
$1M In Medical Equipment Stolen, Resold By Stryker Employee, Bergen Authorities Charge A now-former product manager at Bergen County-based Stryker Corporation stole $1 million worth of medical equipment that she then resold, authorities charged. Jacqueline M. Riley didn’t stop there: She also screwed the resellers themselves by pocketing payments for products that never made it to them, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. One who paid for medical equipment reported getting a box filled with “old silverware, junk and even a pair of used woman's shoes.” Online complaints about Riley, 32, of Roseland were quickly spreading among resellers as Musella’s detectives investi…

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by Jerry DeMarco