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Students Targeted With Racial Texts In PA School District Students Targeted With Racial Texts In PA School District
Students Targeted With Racial Texts In PA School District Officials are investigating after several Montgomery County students were the targets of explicitly racist text messages that were also sent to Black and Brown students in several states since Election Day. The incidents occurred in the Lower Merion School District on Thursday, Nov. 7, according to a school district news release. Six students at the middle school level received the message. "The racist nature of these text messages is extremely disturbing, made even more so by the fact that children have been targeted," acting Superintendent Megan Shafer said in the news release. "Whilā€¦
Fake Government Contract Fraud Scheme Nets PA Man Prison Time: USDOJ Fake Government Contract Fraud Scheme Nets PA Man Prison Time: USDOJ
Fake Government Contract Fraud Scheme Nets PA Man Prison Time: Usdoj A Philadelphia man is getting prison time after participating in a $622,000 fraud scheme involving fake government contracts, according to authorities. Darren Barr, 39, was sentenced to almost five years in prison after pleading guilty to an organized scheme that defrauded Lucas County Auditor in Ohio on Wednesday, Nov. 6, the US Department of Justice states in a news release. Barr collaborated with unnamed co-conspirators in a plan that had them pretending to be legitimate vendors Lucas County was authorized to do business with, according to the news release. This scheme began in March 201ā€¦
Election 2024: Winner Projected For PA's 1st US Congressional District Election 2024: Winner Projected For PA's 1st US Congressional District
Election 2024: Winner Projected For PA's 1st US Congressional District Election Day 2024 is in the books, and Pennsylvanians have chosen their next representatives in Congress, according to multiple outlets' projections based on unofficial results. In the commonwealthā€™s 1st congressional district race, Brian Fitzpatrick defeated Ashley Ehasz for the House seat representing Bucks and Mongomery counties, the AP projects. The incumbent was leading his democratic party opponent by a margin of 57.5% to 42.3%, with 88% of the vote as of 1 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 6, according to the PA Department of State.  The 50-year-old Fitzpatrick has represented thā€¦
Here's How To Track Votes In Pennsylvania Here's How To Track Votes In Pennsylvania
Here's How To Track Votes In Pennsylvania With so many important offices on the line and everyone saying they have results ā€”who should you trust?  The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has the most accurate results that you can trust.  There have already been fraud accusations and rumors of fake ballots, but local and state officials ā€” along with the FBI have been able to catch them. The Pennsylvania State Board of Elections is pulling the data for each county's mail-in ballot results "once per day from the Pennsylvania's voter registration database, and the Statewide Uniform Registry of Electorsā€¦
'I Should Have Never Left The White House' Trump Says At Lancaster Airport Rally 'I Should Have Never Left The White House' Trump Says At Lancaster Airport Rally
'I Should Have Never Left The White House' Trump Says At Lancaster Airport Rally Former President Donald J. Trump bluntly laid out how he feels about the election in Pennsylvania at his latest rally in the Keystone State; held just two days before election day.  Late on Friday, Nov. 1, the Trump-Vance campaign team announced yet another Pennsylvania rally. This one was held in Lititz, at FlyADVANCED Lancaster located at 530 Airport Road with doors opening at 6 a.m. and "The 45th President of the United States Donald J. Trump [Delivering] Remarks," at 10 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 3. Unsurprisingly, Trump told the crowd "I should have never left the White House," and discussā€¦
Bomb Threat Forces Closure Of GOP Headquarters In PA: State Police Bomb Threat Forces Closure Of GOP Headquarters In PA: State Police
Bomb Threat Forces Closure Of GOP Headquarters In PA: State Police The Montgomery County Republican Committee Headquarters was forced to close down following a bomb threat on Saturday, Oct. 26, according to the Pennsylvania State Police. "Weā€™ve engaged with the (FBI, Montgomery County District Attorney), and local law enforcement in Whitpain Township investigating a bomb threat targeted at the Montgomery County GOP," state police said in a post on X, formerly Twitter. Weā€™ve engaged with the @FBI, @MontcopaDA, and local law enforcement in Whitpain Township investigating a bomb threat targeted at the Montgomery County GOP. https://t.co/2bS0BNpK9U ā€” Pā€¦
COLD CASE: FBI In PA Investigating 'Baby Jane Doe' Found In NJ Dumpster COLD CASE: FBI In PA Investigating 'Baby Jane Doe' Found In NJ Dumpster
Cold CASE: FBI In PA Investigating 'Baby Jane Doe' Found In NJ Dumpster The remains of an infant girl were found in a dumpster behind a New Jersey shopping center in a 1986 cold case authorities in Pennsylvania announced they are investigating in a release on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. The Federal Bureau of Investigation in Philadelphia and police in Gloucester County, New Jersey are investigating a case involving a "Baby Jane Doe" found on the morning of Thursday, Dec. 4, 1986, according to the release. She was found inside a silver, plastic trash bag in a dumpster behind the shopping center at Ganttown Road and Route 42 in Washington Township, New Jersey, the Fā€¦
Stealing Deed From Dead Man Lands Bucks County Men Jail Time: USDOJ Stealing Deed From Dead Man Lands Bucks County Men Jail Time: USDOJ
Stealing Deed From Dead Man Lands Bucks County Men Jail Time: Usdoj Two Bucks County men were convicted on Friday, Sept. 20 of trying to steal a deed from a dead man and other financial crimes, authorities said. Alan Kane, 59, of Jamison, and Derrell Johnson, 42, of Bensalem, were found guilty after a trial for multiple fraud schemes, said U.S. Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero in a press statement on Monday, Sept. 23. A federal jury convicted Kane, an attorney, on two counts of bankruptcy fraud, one count of filing a false claim in a bankruptcy proceeding, and one count of making a false statement to the FBI, Romero explained. Johnson was convicted on twā€¦
PA Man Took 5-Year-Old To VA, NY For Sex: USDOJ PA Man Took 5-Year-Old To VA, NY For Sex: USDOJ
PA Man Took 5-Year-Old To VA, NY For Sex: Usdoj A 54-year-old Pennsylvania man has been sentenced after admitting to taking a 5-year-old girl for sex in Virginia and New York, the US Department of Justice announced on Wednesday, Sept. 25.  John Oathout, of Harrisburg, PA, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Brenda K. Sannes in Syracuse, NY on Friday, Sept. 20. He'll serve 25 years in federal prison followed by 20 years of supervised release, and he'll be a registered sex offender for the remainder of his life, according to the USDOJ release.  Oathout admitted to taking the 5-year-old girl on trips out of state wā€¦
PA HS Teacher Who 'Catfished' Teen Girls Gets 30 Years In Prison: USDOJ PA HS Teacher Who 'Catfished' Teen Girls Gets 30 Years In Prison: USDOJ
PA HS Teacher Who 'Catfished' Teen Girls Gets 30 Years In Prison: Usdoj A Philadelphia teacher who posed as a student to get teenage girls to send him nudes has been sentenced to 30 years in prison the US Department of Justice announced on Wednesday, Sept. 11.  Jeremy Schobel, 33, of Philadelphia, was an English teacher at Harriton High School in Lower Merion Township and the High School of Creative and Performing Arts in Philadelphia when he created the Snapchat and Yubo accounts that he used to "entice young teenage girls, including one who was a student at his school," as stated in the USDOJ release.  For over three years Schobel posed as fictionalā€¦
Bomb Threat On American Airlines Flight Diverts Plane From NJ To PA: Report Bomb Threat On American Airlines Flight Diverts Plane From NJ To PA: Report
Bomb Threat On American Airlines Flight Diverts Plane From NJ To PA: Report An American Airlines flight was diverted from Newark, New Jersey on its way to Dallas, Texas on Wednesday morning, Sept. 4, according to flight logs.  The flight, AA 1603, was diverted to Pittsburgh International Airport allegedly due to a bomb threat, as WPXI Channel 11 reported.  A flight attendant using the restroom supposedly spotted a "barely legible note written in pink pen on the door that said 'thereā€™s a bomb on board,'" the outlet reported citing the FBI.  The plane left EWR at 8:06 a.m., diverting and landing at PIT at 10:15 a.m., flight logs show. The landing at ā€¦
Repeat PA Sex Offender Returned To Prison For Child Porn Charges: USDOJ Repeat PA Sex Offender Returned To Prison For Child Porn Charges: USDOJ
Repeat PA Sex Offender Returned To Prison For Child Porn Charges: Usdoj A repeat sex offender from Philadelphia has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for possessing child pornography, authorities said. Christopher Daniels, 34, also was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Juan R. SĆ”nchez to 15 years of supervised release for repeated child pornography and related offenses, U.S. Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero said on Wednesday, Aug. 28. Daniels was charged with those violations in an August 2023 superseding indictment, and in March of this year, a federal jury convicted the defendant of all six counts against him, including receiving child pornography as a sā€¦
Grand Jury Indicts Inmate With Shank In Schuylkill County Federal Prison Grand Jury Indicts Inmate With Shank In Schuylkill County Federal Prison
Grand Jury Indicts Inmate With Shank In Schuylkill County Federal Prison A federal prisoner from York has been indicted for possessing a shank in a Pennsylvania facility, authorities said. Anthony Gilbert-Brown, 29, a federal inmate incarcerated at FCI Schuylkill in Minersville, was indicted Wednesday, Aug. 28 by a federal grand jury on the charge of possession of a weapon, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. The indictment charges Gilbert-Brown with possessing a prohibited object designed to be used as a weapon, commonly known as a ā€œshank," according to U.S. Attorney Gerard M. Karam. The case was investigated by the FBI and the Special Investigative Serviā€¦
Schuylkill County Man Threatened FBI Agents On Social Media: USDOJ Schuylkill County Man Threatened FBI Agents On Social Media: USDOJ
Schuylkill County Man Threatened FBI Agents On Social Media: Usdoj A 42-year-old Schuylkill County man used social media to threaten FBI agents, authorities said. Joshua Frisch, of Frackville, was sentenced on Aug. 7, to time served (six months) and three years of supervised release by United States District Court Judge Julia K. Munley for one count of Influencing a Federal Official by Threat, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Frisch previously pleaded guilty to threatening federal law enforcement officers, namely FBI Agents, with the intent to interfere with those officers in the performance of their official duties, according to U.S. Attorneyā€¦
BOMB THREAT: Franklin & Marshall Evacuates, Calls FBI (DEVELOPING) BOMB THREAT: Franklin & Marshall Evacuates, Calls FBI (DEVELOPING)
Bomb Threat: Franklin & Marshall Evacuates, Calls FBI (Developing) A bomb threat prompted an evacuation at Franklin & Marshall College on Thursday, officials told Daily Voice.  The alert about the threat at the college located at 637 College Avenue in Lancaster went out at 10:12 a.m. on July 11, according to the school's Department of Public Safety. The alert read as follows: "Several F&M campus employees received bomb threats via email. As a precaution, the College is moving everyone on campus to safe sites. Authorities are investigating. A notification will be sent when it is safe to return." Daily Voice reached out to F&M and reached ā€¦
Philadelphia 'Proud Boy' Sentenced For Jan. 6 Capitol Riot: Feds Philadelphia 'Proud Boy' Sentenced For Jan. 6 Capitol Riot: Feds
Philadelphia 'Proud Boy' Sentenced For Jan. 6 Capitol Riot: Feds A Delaware County man was sentenced to 100 days in prison for charges related to the US Capitol riots on Jan. 6, 2021, according to federal prosecutors.  Brian Healion, 33, of Upper Darby, previously pleaded guilty to one count of civil disorder in February, said the US Attorney's Office.  Court documents alleged Healion was a member of the Philadelphia "Proud Boys" chapter and "traveled to Washington, D.C., to protest Congress's certification of the Electoral College vote for the 2020 presidential election." Authorities claimed Healion marched with 100 other members of the groupā€¦
After 26 Years DNA ID's Body In Susquehanna River As Missing Harrisburg Man After 26 Years DNA ID's Body In Susquehanna River As Missing Harrisburg Man
After 26 Years DNA ID's Body In Susquehanna River As Missing Harrisburg Man A body found in the Susquehanna River has been identified as that of a missing Susquehanna Township man ā€” 26 years later all thanks to one tooth, the Lancaster County Coroner's Office announced on Tuesday, July 2.  James Floyd Gibson, 39 of Susquehanna Township, Harrisburg, had been missing since Feb. 4, 1998. Around 12:16 p.m. on April 18, 1998, a fisherman unknowingly found his body in the Turkey Point area of the Susquehanna River, located in Manor Township, Lancaster County, the coroner's office detailed in the release.  His clothing was gone and "significant postmortem ā€¦
PA Police Officer's Supreme Court Case Changes Federal Obstruction Statue PA Police Officer's Supreme Court Case Changes Federal Obstruction Statue
PA Police Officer's Supreme Court Case Changes Federal Obstruction Statue A police officer in Pennsylvania who participated in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot has taken his case to the US Supreme Court ā€” which led to a major decision on Friday, June 28, 2024.  Joseph W. Fischer, 57 of Jonestown, was an officer with the North Cornwall Township Police Department when he was arrested in connection with his role in the riot, according to federal court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  On Jan. 6, he was at ā€œthe front of the pack pushing against policeā€ and was spotted on police body cam video yelling ā€œCharge!ā€ as stated in the affidavit.  Later, Fischerā€¦
Reality Bites NJ ā€˜Real Housewivesā€™ Ex Convicted Of Hiring Mobster To Beat Wifeā€™s New Man Reality Bites NJ ā€˜Real Housewivesā€™ Ex Convicted Of Hiring Mobster To Beat Wifeā€™s New Man
Reality Bites NJ ā€˜Real Housewivesā€™ Ex Convicted Of Hiring Mobster To Beat Wifeā€™s New Man š—Øš—£š——š—”š—§š—˜: Reality bit the ex-husband of ā€œReal Housewives of New Jerseyā€ cast member Dina Manzo when he was convicted Tuesday of getting a mob soldier to throw her new beau a beating. Restaurateur Thomas Manzo, 59, who lives in the affluent Bergen County suburb of Franklin Lakes, rejected a plea deal from federal prosecutors and took his chances with a jury. That didnā€™t go so good. Jurors in U.S. District Court in Newark convicted Manzo on June 4 of committing a violent crime in aid of racketeering, along with conspiracy and falsifying documents during a grand jury investigation. Althouā€¦
Confessed NJ/Philly Sex Trafficker Who Beat, Threatened Victims Gets 10 Years, No Early Release Confessed NJ/Philly Sex Trafficker Who Beat, Threatened Victims Gets 10 Years, No Early Release
Confessed NJ/Philly Sex Trafficker Who Beat, Threatened Victims Gets 10 Years, No Early Release UPDATE: A confessed sex trafficker from Philadelphia was sentenced in federal court in New Jersey to 10 years in prison. Mallie M. Evans, 37, must spend at least 8Ā½ years behind bars before heā€™ll be eligible for release because thereā€™s no parole in the federal prison system. Evans ā€œrecruited and coerced multiple victimsā€ as prostitutes, shuttling them between Philly and Central and South Jersey, U.S. Attorney For New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. ā€œEvans used fraud, emotional manipulation, physical violence, and threats of death and bodily injury to coerce the victims into engaging in coā€¦
23-Year-Old Taiwanese Operator Of $100 Million Dark Web Drug Market Seized By Feds At JFK 23-Year-Old Taiwanese Operator Of $100 Million Dark Web Drug Market Seized By Feds At JFK
23-Year-Old Taiwanese Operator Of $100 Million Dark Web Drug Market Seized By Feds At JFK Federal agents at JFK Airport seized a 23-year-old Taiwanese national who the Justice Department said owned and operated a dark web drug bazaar that produced well over $100 million in sales. The ā€œIncognito Marketā€ created by Rui-Siang Lin enabled its users to anonymously buy and sell drugs around the globe for nearly 3Ā½ years, US Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and other federal officials announced on Monday, May 20. Lin -- also known as Ruisiang Lin, ꞗēæåŗ , Pharoah, and faro ā€“ mastermineded a clandestine e-commerce network where buyers could browse thousands of listings for heroin, LSD, ā€¦
Member Of Burglary Crew That Targeted Asian Homeowners On 'Hit List' In NJ, NY, PA, Sentenced Member Of Burglary Crew That Targeted Asian Homeowners On 'Hit List' In NJ, NY, PA, Sentenced
Member Of Burglary Crew That Targeted Asian Homeowners On 'Hit List' In NJ, NY, PA, Sentenced š—Øš—£š——š—”š—§š—˜: A confessed member of a burglary ring that targeted Asian-American small business owners in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Delaware was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison. Kevin Jackson, 57, of Rahway, NJ, must serve a little over two years before he'll be eligible for release because there's no parole in the federal prison system. Jackson was part of a second-story crew that the FBI said worked from a hit list of dozens of homes in the four states based on ā€œstereotype and opportunity" from Dec. 2, 2016, to March 20, 2019. One of Jackson's associates told detectives tā€¦
Trafficker Who Mailed Hundreds Of Pounds Of Coke From PR To South Jersey, Philly Gets 10 Years Trafficker Who Mailed Hundreds Of Pounds Of Coke From PR To South Jersey, Philly Gets 10 Years
Trafficker Who Mailed Hundreds Of Pounds Of Coke From PR To South Jersey, Philly Gets 10 Years š—Øš—£š——š—”š—§š—˜: A manager of a crew that purchased hundreds of pounds of cocaine in Puerto Rico that they shipped to South Jersey and Philadelphia via overnight mail was sentenced to a plea-bargained 10 years in federal prison. Philly resident Jose Gonzalez, 51, and his co-conspirators flew to San Juan on dozens of commercial flights from Philadelphia International Airport, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Phillip Sellinger said. They paid cash there for multi-kilo quantities of coke, then used overnight delivery from U.S. Post Office branches in San Juan to ship it to various addresses in Philadeā€¦
Lebanon Sextortionist Sentenced After Swindling $150K From Victim: USDOJ Lebanon Sextortionist Sentenced After Swindling $150K From Victim: USDOJ
Lebanon Sextortionist Sentenced After Swindling $150K From Victim: Usdoj A Lebanon man has admitted to sextorting someone out of $150,000, according to a release by the US Department of Justice on Tuesday, April 30. The United States Attorneyā€™s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that 35-year-old John Anthony Zayas was sentenced to 18 monthsā€™ imprisonment by U.S. District Court Judge Sylvia H. Rambo on Wednesday, April 24.  Zayas previously pleaded guilty to "extortion by interstate communication" as stated in the release. In the fall of 2022, he had threatened to "publicize intimate photos and images of the victim" if they did notā€¦
PA Man Convicted For Torturing Estonian In Iraq: FBI PA Man Convicted For Torturing Estonian In Iraq: FBI
PA Man Convicted For Torturing Estonian In Iraq: FBI A US Army veteran from Stroudsburg will spend the next 70 years in prison for torturing an employee at his illegal weapons facility in Iraq, according to the FBI.  Federal investigators said Ross Roggio directed Kurdish soldiers to kidnap the victim, his own employee, and hold him hostage at a military installation for 39 days.  The employee, an Estonian national, planned to blow the whistle on the illegal activities going on at Roggio's facility in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, according to authorities.  While in captivity, federal investigators said the employee was "ā€¦
Fourth Body Recovered From Baltimore Bridge Collapse Fourth Body Recovered From Baltimore Bridge Collapse
Fourth Body Recovered From Baltimore Bridge Collapse A fourth body has been recovered from the scene of the Baltimore's Key Bridge collapse, responders announced. Unified Command said only that the body was that of a construction worker presumed dead in the collapse on Tuesday, March 26. The body was recovered Sunday, April 14. The victim will not be identified at the family's request but was positively identified on Monday, April 15 by the medical examiner. On Friday, April 5, divers located the body of Maynor Yasir Suazo-Sandoval, 38, from the Patapsco River, Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott said. The bodies of 35-year-old Alejanā€¦
Federal Felon, Female Convict Nabbed In NY For Stabbing: Harrisburg PD Federal Felon, Female Convict Nabbed In NY For Stabbing: Harrisburg PD
Federal Felon, Female Convict Nabbed In NY For Stabbing: Harrisburg PD UPDATE: **"Dion Johnson and Yolanda Lower were taken into custody on April 19th in New York," Harrisburg Police announced late on Friday night.** ORIGINAL REPORT: A federally convicted felon and a woman with a misdemeanor record are wanted for stabbing a woman multiple times in Harrisburg on Saturday, the Harrisburg police announced on Monday, April 15.  Dion Dakota Johnson, 38 of Harrisburg, was arrested by the FBI back in 2009 for his gang-related activities in the city, although much of his federal records are sealed, he eventually was slapped with both federal and state felony coā€¦
2 Rescued, More Missing In Baltimore's Key Bridge Collapse (UPDATES) 2 Rescued, More Missing In Baltimore's Key Bridge Collapse (UPDATES)
2 Rescued, More Missing In Baltimore's Key Bridge Collapse (Updates) A large-scale search and rescue effort was under way Tuesday morning, March 26 in Baltimore following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Multiple cars were sent into the water below, bringing the Coast Guard and emergency response teams to the scene along Interstate 695 at approximately 1:30 a.m., when a cargo ship struck a portion of the bridge. Two people had been rescued as of 10:20 a.m., according to the Washington Post. At least six other construction workers remain unaccounted for, and another hospitalized, the news agency said. Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott declā€¦
Four Caught, One Sought In Brutal Stabbing Death Outside Garfield Bar Four Caught, One Sought In Brutal Stabbing Death Outside Garfield Bar
Four Caught, One Sought In Brutal Stabbing Death Outside Garfield Bar Authorities whoā€™ve charged four men with the brutal murder of a man outside a Garfield bar last month turned to the public for help finding a fugitive gang member from Pennsylvania who sources said repeatedly stabbed the victim in the chest. Ricky ā€œAngelā€ Vargas, 35, of East Stroudsburg, PA, and his four companions confronted Richard Franceschi, 31, of Hawthorne outside JoJo's Bar & Grill on Monroe Street before dawn this past Feb. 4, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Vargas had a knife and co-defendant Jayson William Rivera, 23, also of East Stroudsburg, had a handgun, the prā€¦
PA Drug Dealer Federally Indicted For Methamphetamine Sales: USDOJ PA Drug Dealer Federally Indicted For Methamphetamine Sales: USDOJ
PA Drug Dealer Federally Indicted For Methamphetamine Sales: Usdoj A federal grand jury indicted a Luzerne County man on drug trafficking charges this week, according to the US Attorney's Office.  Benjamin Woytas, 34, of Wilkes-Barre Township, is accused of distributing methamphetamine in Luzerne County in August 2023, said USA Gerard Karam in a release.  The maximum penalty for the charges is a 40-year prison term followed by supervised release and a fine, prosecutors said.  In addition to the FBI, the county Drug Task Force investigated the case.  Woytas was charged with drug possession in Hudson County, New Jersey, in 2020.&nbā€¦
Foreign Citizen Who Threatened To Assassinate Joe Biden, Donald Trump Goes To Prison In PA Foreign Citizen Who Threatened To Assassinate Joe Biden, Donald Trump Goes To Prison In PA
Foreign Citizen Who Threatened To Assassinate Joe Biden, Donald Trump Goes To Prison In PA A Somalian man living in Pennsylvania threatened to assassinate President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, and now he's in a Pennsylvania Prison, according to a release by the US Department of Justice on March 15, 2024. Mohamed Farah, 34, who was living in Cumberland County, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson to three yearsā€™ imprisonment on Wednesday, March 13.  Following his release, the Court has also imposed a three-year term of probation.  "The indictment alleges that in January 2022, Farah, who is a citizen of Somalia, threatened to assā€¦