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Pair Convicted Of Kidnapping Teen From Philly, Holding Him In Leonia Apartment Stormed By FBI Pair Convicted Of Kidnapping Teen From Philly, Holding Him In Leonia Apartment Stormed By FBI
Pair Convicted Of Kidnapping Teen From Philly, Holding Him In Leonia Apartment Stormed By FBI A Leonia man and an accomplice from California were convicted of kidnapping a teenager from Philadelphia and bringing him to Bergen County, where the ringleader of their group was shot and killed during a daring and dramatic rescue by the FBI. Eduardo Castelan-Prado, 39, of Leonia, and Jose Ochoa, 32, of Moreno Valley, CA, and their unidentified partner snatched the 17-year-old victim at gunpoint from outside the restaurant where he worked last June 14, apparently to convince his father to pay a drug debt of hundreds of thousands of dollars, authorities said. The men brought the boy to a ga…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Lehigh County Man Busted In Elder Fraud Sweep Sentenced To 58 Months In Prison Lehigh County Man Busted In Elder Fraud Sweep Sentenced To 58 Months In Prison
Lehigh County Man Busted In Elder Fraud Sweep Sentenced To 58 Months In Prison A Lehigh County man is facing nearly five years in prison for his role in what federal authorities called the largest coordinated elder fraud sweep in the nation. Anthony Redd, 65, of Fullerton, was sentenced Thursday to 58 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for mail fraud and money laundering offenses by U.S. District Judge Sylvia Rambo. He pleaded guilty in the case in September 2020. Redd was also ordered to pay $240,133 in restitution to the victims. There were at least 29 victims of the conspiracy involving Redd, according to The United States Attorne…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Feds: South Jersey Bookkeeper Stole $2.6M From Philly Corporation, Blew Funds On Luxury Trips Feds: South Jersey Bookkeeper Stole $2.6M From Philly Corporation, Blew Funds On Luxury Trips
Feds: South Jersey Bookkeeper Stole $2.6M From Philly Corporation, Blew Funds On Luxury Trips A former bookkeeper for the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation (DRWC) has been arrested on accusations she stole more than $2.6 million from the corporation over the course of seven years and blew the funds on gambling and luxury vacations, federal officials said. Angela DiPietro-Sabatine, 57, of Pennsauken, NJ, was charged by indictment with ten counts of wire fraud, one count of bank fraud, three counts of aggravated identity theft and aiding and abetting, Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams said. The DRWC is non-profit, quasi-governmental entity whose m…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Philadelphia Ex-Con Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Illegal Possession Of Firearm Philadelphia Ex-Con Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Illegal Possession Of Firearm
Philadelphia Ex-Con Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Illegal Possession Of Firearm A Philadelphia ex-con was sentenced to 15 years behind bars for illegal possession of a firearm, officials announced Thursday. William Johnson, 35, was convicted of one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm, after a trial in September 2020, according to Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams. Philadelphia Police Department Highway Patrol officers responded to reports of a person with a gun at 15th Street and West Allegheny Avenue in North Philadelphia, in September 2019, Williams said. Upon arrival, the officers noticed Johnson walking wit…

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by Nicole Acosta
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'Wolf In Sheep's Clothing': PA Man Gets 15 Years For Sex Abuse Of Kenyan Orphans 'Wolf In Sheep's Clothing': PA Man Gets 15 Years For Sex Abuse Of Kenyan Orphans
'Wolf In Sheep's Clothing': PA Man Gets 15 Years For Sex Abuse Of Kenyan Orphans A Lancaster County man is facing decades behind bars for sexually abusing four minor children, two as young as 11-years-old, in an orphanage in which he and his wife operated in the Republic of Kenya, authorities said. Gregory Dow, 61, and his family traveled from Lancaster County to Boito, Kenya to start an orphanage known as the Dow Family Children’s Home, in 2008, according to Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams. The orphanage remained in operation for nearly a decade with financial support from donors in the United States, including churches and other faith-ba…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Philly Mom, 46, Who Catfished Florida Boy Gets 35 Years Behind Bars Philly Mom, 46, Who Catfished Florida Boy Gets 35 Years Behind Bars
Philly Mom, 46, Who Catfished Florida Boy Gets 35 Years Behind Bars A 46-year-old Philadelphia mom was sentenced to 35 years behind bars after posing as a teenager online to get a 16-year-old Florida boy to send videos of himself masturbating before pushing him to attempt suicide with her, authorities said. Linda Paolini pleaded guilty in October 2019 to two counts of manufacturing child pornography and one count of online enticement of a minor, First Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams said. In addition to her prison sentence, Paolini was served a lifetime of supervised release and ordered to pay more than $15,000 i…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Philadelphia Officer Gets 14 Years For Distributing Child Porn While On Duty Philadelphia Officer Gets 14 Years For Distributing Child Porn While On Duty
Philadelphia Officer Gets 14 Years For Distributing Child Porn While On Duty A 49-year-old Philadelphia police officer was sentenced to 14 years in state prison, 20 years of supervised release and ordered to pay more than $100,000 for distributing child pornography while on duty, federal officials said.. James Strohm, 49, was also ordered to pay $79,000 in restitution and more than $27,000 in special assessments by United States District Court Judge Gerald A. McHugh,  First Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams said. Strohm, a 20-year member of the Philadelphia Police Department, in July 2019 pleaded guilty to one count of posse…

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by Cecilia Levine