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Liberty Doulas Sued For Exploiting New Moms, Pocketing $55K Without Delivering Services: PA AG
New moms were left without critical care after paying thousands of dollars to a Philadelphia-area doula service that allegedly failed to provide postpartum support, Attorney General Michelle Henry announced Tuesday, Nov. 26. Liberty Doulas, owned by Sierra Mahoney, collected more than $55,000 in prepayments from parents for childbirth and postpartum services that were never delivered, according to the lawsuit. Families seeking vital help during one of life’s most vulnerable times were reportedly ignored, refused refunds, or misled about the company’s ability to provide care. “Childbirth i…
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Estate Of PA “Grammy” Sues For Wrongful Death Following Fatal I-81 Crash
The estate of a woman known lovingly as “Grammy” to her family, is suing for her wrongful death after a tragic crash on Interstate 81, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Nov. 12. Eileen Beck, 80, who was born and raised in West Orange, New Jersey, and her companion John Sheltman, 79 — both with ties to Selinsgrove but most recently lived in Towada — were in a Subaru Outback, and Lieu Nguyen, 49, of Harrisburg, who was the driver of a Toyota Mini Van — were all pronounced deceased at the scene of "Multiple Traumatic Injuries", Coroner Charles Hall told…
Schools
Student Claims Guards Assaulted Them, Sues PA Middle School: Lawsuit
A student in an Allentown middle school filed a lawsuit claiming they were assaulted by guards, leading to severe injuries, the legal document states. The lawsuit claims that Francis D. Raub Middle School and Allentown School District created an environment that led to the assault, according to the legal document. The middle school's principal, Jose Delgado, and a former superintendent, John Stanford, were also named as defendants. The case was moved to federal court on Monday, Nov. 4 after initially being filed in the Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas on Friday, Oct. 4. It stems f…
Politics
Philly Lawsuit Against Elon Musk Over Voter Lottery Based Solely On Speculation: PA Judge
The Philadelphia district attorney's lawsuit against Elon Musk over his $1 million voter lottery was based on mere speculation, a Pennsylvania judge said in an opinion filed Tuesday, Nov. 12. While District Attorney Larry Krasner claimed that Musk and his America PAC scammed people, he "failed to provide any evidence of misuse beyond mere speculation," Common Pleas Court Judge Angelo Foglietta wrote in the opinion, according to a CBS News report. Foglietta denied Krasner's request to block the $1 million voter lottery before Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 5, but did not provide a r…
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Euthanasia Of 'Peanut The Squirrel' Sparks Viral Outrage; Lawmaker Demands Investigation
Outrage is swirling after New York wildlife officials seized and later euthanized beloved social media sensation “Peanut” the squirrel. Chemung County resident Mark Longo, of Elmira, took to Instagram Wednesday, Oct 30, telling his 581,000 followers that Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) officers had seized the animal, which he rescued in 2017 after its mother was struck by a car. “Well internet, you WON. You took one of the most amazing animals away from me because of your selfishness,” he wrote. “To the people who called (DEC), there’s a special place in hell for you.” In a…
Politics
Democrat Activists In Philly Are Impersonating Election Officials: Trump Campaign Claims
Democrat activists in Philadelphia are wearing fake badges and claiming to be voter protection agents, according to the Trump campaign. "Radical leftists" are impersonating election officials to intimidate voters and "interfere with Pennsylvanians' right to cast their ballots," a Trump campaign news release states. Three photos are shown in the news release depicting two badges and a T-shirt with "voter protection," "election protection," and "PA Dems Volunteer" printed on them. The people wearing these shirts and badges "are not election officials and should not interfere with…
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PA AG Files Lawsuit Against Prospect Medical Holdings Inc.
The company that owns a Delaware County health care network is being sued after its mismanagement resulted in cut services and closures of facilities, the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office announced on Tuesday, Oct. 29. Prospect Medical Holdings Inc. is facing a lawsuit for its years of neglect of the Crozer Health System, according PA AG. The lawsuit claims that Prospect Medical broke a 2016 court-approved Asset Purchase Agreement by cutting services and closing facilities while diverting funds to its private shareholders and investors. This led to a civil complaint, filed on Tuesday…
Police & Fire
Man Stabbed By Popeyes Employee After He Choked Staff Arrested: Philly Police
A Philadelphia man who was stabbed by one Popeyes employee while choking another was arrested after police followed a trail of blood, police announced on Thursday, Oct. 17. Yannick Kelly, 28, of the 6000 block of North Broad Street, was charged after assaulting an employee at a Popeyes near his home on Tuesday, Oct. 15, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. Kelly tried to enter the Popeyes, located at 6000 North Broad Street, at 11:04 p.m. and was told by an employee that the restaurant was closing, police said. After the employee unlocked the door to explain that they wer…
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Levittown Mom Of Three Identified As Train Operator Killed By Fallen Tree, Family Plans Lawsuit
The family of the New Jersey Transit train operator killed by a fallen tree is planning to sue several organizations for negligence, an attorney said. Jessica Haley of Levittown, Pennsylvania, was identified as the person who died in the crash, according to a news release from the Anapol Weiss law firm on Thursday, Oct. 15. The single mother of three boys was 41 years old. Haley was operating a River LINE train heading north from Trenton at around 6 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 14. The light rail train struck a tree that had fallen on the tracks south of the Roebling station in Mansfield …
Police & Fire
King of Prussia Contractor Who Stole $140K+ From NJ Homeowners Caught In Las Vegas: Police
A Pennsylvania contractor was accused of stealing more than $140,000 from New Jersey homeowners who needed storm repairs, authorities said. James Silva, 50, was arrested by Las Vegas police on Thursday, Sept. 19, the Medford Township Police Department said in a news release. He's an owner of Home Repair LLC, a company based in King of Prussia, PA, according to the Better Business Bureau. Medford police began investigating potential contractor fraud in April 2024 related to repairs after storms in the area in the spring of 2023. Homeowners and insurance companies filed complaints, sayin…
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'Gas Station Heroin' Killed NJ Man, Philadelphia Firm Announces
The family of a Toms River man has filed a lawsuit claiming he was killed by a supplement known by many as "gas station heroin." The suit, filed on Thursday, Sept. 5 by the family of 32-year-old Matthew Cornier, names Neptune Resources, LLC; Super Chill CBD Products; and Hometown Market. Philadelphia-based law firm Feldman Shepherd announced the legal action in a news release on Thursday, Sept. 12. Cornier died on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, after consuming Neptune's Fix Elixir purchased from a store in Point Pleasant, the suit claimed. The product is marketed as a dietary supplement…
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Women Drugged With Meth-Infused Tequila, Sexually Assaulted By PA 'Sugar Daddy,' Complaint Says
A newly obtained criminal complaint details how a 40-year-old Pennsylvania man drugged and sexually assaulted six women during their dates from hell at his home. All of the women, including two from New Jersey, met Andrew Gallo, of Levittown, PA on sugardaddymeet.com. Gallo appeared to have followed the exact same playbook, police papers show: He'd brag about his bartending skills then pour them a drink from open bottles and hop in the shower shower. When he got out, he'd give the women a tour of his home, telling them how he rebuilt it after a fire. It was somewhere around this point …
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King Of Prussia Company Scammed Customers On Car Warranties, Lawsuit Says
Concord Auto Protect is being sued by the state Attorney General's Office for allegedly ripping off its customers. Prosecutors said the King of Prussia-based company sold customers full-coverage, after-market auto warranties then failed to provide full coverage. According to the lawsuit, Concord's owner Alon Salmon also refused to give refunds to dissatisfied buyers and dodged their phone calls. Authorities say they want restitution for Concord customers who "fell victim to the after-market vehicle warranty scam." "These consumers were falsely led to believe that, in sig…
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Widow Taking Legal Action After Scientist Husband Was Killed At NJ Intersection
A New Jersey widow is taking legal action to obtain additional details from a New Jersey police department in the crash that killed her 32-year-old husband last fall. Matthew H. Bunner, a scientist with Bristol Myers Squibb and a University of Pennsylvania graduate, was out for a walk when he was struck and killed by a 66-year-old driver in East Brunswick at about 8:15 p.m. on Sept. 1, 2023, according to the police report and his obituary. The crash occurred near the intersection of Cranbury Road and Henley Drive Bunner was stepping into the crosswalk from the center grassy m…
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: Bergen Funeral Home Mixed Up Bodies, Sent Wrong Woman’s Corpse To Cemetery
Mourners were saying their final goodbyes to a beloved Bergen County grandmother when, at the last instant, the graveside service was abruptly halted. It turns out the body of the 93-year-old Korean woman whose death they were mourning in a Westchester cemetery had been left back at the funeral home in New Jersey. Another corpse had been dressed in her clothing, placed in the casket and brought that morning to a funeral in Leonia. It was then driven 25 miles north in a procession to Valhalla, NY. The body had already been lowered into the grave when the mistake was finally acknowledge…
Police & Fire
AG: DelCo Nursing Home Director Ignores Staffing Concerns, Leads To Death Of 3 Residents
A former Delaware County nursing home director pled to his role in recklessly endangering three residents of the facility who later succumbed to their injuries, authorities on Wednesday announced. A joint investigation conducted by the Office of Attorney General and Darby Borough Police Department revealed that Chaim “Charlie” Steg, former Regional Director of Operations at St. Francis Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare, ignored staffing deficiencies that repeatedly endangered residents, according to the Office of Attorney General. The initial investigation began in August 2…
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