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Philly Area Parking Director Stole Meter Money, DA Claims Philly Area Parking Director Stole Meter Money, DA Claims
Philly Area Parking Director Stole Meter Money, DA Claims The Upper Darby Parking Enforcement Director is accused of abusing her position to steal coins and get family members out of tickets, according to prosecutors.  Sekela T. Coles, 45, is charged with theft, receiving stolen property, and related felonies, said Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer's Office in a release.  The charges follow a months-long investigation by county detectives that began when two Parking Authority employees said they saw an administrative assistant putting bags of coins from parking meters in her personal car, the DA said.  Authorities…

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by Mac Bullock
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Current, Former Wildwood Mayors, Commissioner Charged With Scamming Health Benefits Program Current, Former Wildwood Mayors, Commissioner Charged With Scamming Health Benefits Program
Current, Former Wildwood Mayors, Commissioner Charged With Scamming Health Benefits Program The city of Wildwood’s former and current mayor and a city commissioner broke the law – committing “breaches of the public trust” -- by collecting health benefits that they didn’t earn, state authorities said Friday. Wildwood Mayor Peter J. Byron, former Mayor Ernest V. Troiano Jr., and current City Commissioner Steven E. Mikulski were charged criminally for fraudulently participating in the State Health Benefits Program (SHBP), Acting New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. In order to be eligible for the benefits, they needed to be full-time employees “whose hours of work are…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NYC Probation Official, Lehigh Valley Resident Sentenced In Child Porn Case NYC Probation Official, Lehigh Valley Resident Sentenced In Child Porn Case
NYC Probation Official, Lehigh Valley Resident Sentenced In Child Porn Case A 54-year-old Lehigh Valley resident was sentenced to 12 years and seven months in prison in a child pornography case, federal authorities announced Tuesday. In March, Robert Costello of Bethlehem pleaded guilty to one count of receiving child pornography, one count of access with intent to view child pornography, and one count of possessing child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Costello, who worked as an assistant commissioner for the New York City Department of Probation, admitted to receiving child porn on the internet and storing it on multiple devices at his …

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by Nicole Acosta