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Fake 'Marine' Who Conned Elderly Bucks Couple For $320K Learns Fate Fake 'Marine' Who Conned Elderly Bucks Couple For $320K Learns Fate
Fake 'Marine' Who Conned Elderly Bucks Couple For $320K Learns Fate The conman who posed as a US Marine Corps veteran to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from an elderly couple in Bucks County is going to prison.  Marc Cheeseman, a 50-year-old Silverdale resident, was sentenced to five to seven years in a Pennsylvania state prison in a hearing on Thursday, Jan. 19, District Attorney Matthew Weintraub said in a statement.  Cheeseman previously pleaded guilty in September to several felony theft charges and one misdemeanor count of impersonating a veteran, the DA said.  In court, prosecutors argued that he carried on a yearslong scheme t…

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Bucks Dad Who OD'd While Watching Toddler Sentenced Bucks Dad Who OD'd While Watching Toddler Sentenced
Bucks Dad Who OD'd While Watching Toddler Sentenced The Bucks County father who overdosed while watching his 2-year-old daughter will spend years in state prison, authorities say.  Justin Kearns, 36, of Warminster, was sentenced to three-and-a-half to seven years at a hearing on Tuesday, Jan. 17, said District Attorney Matthew Weintraub in a statement. Kearns was previously convicted at trial in October for felony child endangerment.  According to evidence reviewed in court, police were called to Kearns' home at the Yorktown Village Complex on Sept. 11, 2020, for a welfare check. The caller told dispatchers she was locked out of he…

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by Mac Bullock
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Suburban Philly Dad's 2013 Murder Still Haunts Investigators Suburban Philly Dad's 2013 Murder Still Haunts Investigators
Suburban Philly Dad's 2013 Murder Still Haunts Investigators A decade after his tragic murder, police are still seeking answers in the murder of Bucks County dad Joseph Canazaro.  The 48-year-old was with his girlfriend and his 12-year-old son at his Swartley Road home in Hilltown on Jan. 18, 2013, when they became the victims of a brutal home invasion, said District Attorney Matthew Weintraub.  At about 10 a.m., witnesses saw two armed men enter the home. Investigators say the culprits tied up all three victims before ransacking the home — stealing guns, cash, jewelry, and other valuables.  Canazaro's girlfriend and son managed to escape their cap…

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Tennis Coach Sexually Assaulted Juvenile Athlete All Around The World, Police In PA Say Tennis Coach Sexually Assaulted Juvenile Athlete All Around The World, Police In PA Say
Tennis Coach Sexually Assaulted Juvenile Athlete All Around The World, Police In PA Say A tennis instructor faces felony charges after authorities say he repeatedly abused a student while traveling the world to compete in tournaments.  Hector Andres Jacome Jaramillo, 24, was arrested at his residence in Washington Crossing on Tuesday, Jan. 3, and booked at the Bucks County lockup in lieu of a $200,000 bail bond, court records show.  Investigators believe Jacome Jaramillo sexually assaulted a student under the age of 16 on separate occasions in Upper Makefield and Solebury townships, as well as in Florida and unspecified foreign countries, District Attorney Matth…

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by Mac Bullock
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Cache Of Firearms, 50 Bags Of Fentanyl Leads To Bucks Ghost Gun Manufacturer's Historic Arrest Cache Of Firearms, 50 Bags Of Fentanyl Leads To Bucks Ghost Gun Manufacturer's Historic Arrest
Cache Of Firearms, 50 Bags Of Fentanyl Leads To Bucks Ghost Gun Manufacturer's Historic Arrest The owner of a Bristol business faces more gun charges than anyone in recent Bucks County history after detectives seized "dozens" of firearms and partially assembled "ghost guns" from his home, authorities say.  Prosecutors say Russell Byron Norton, 32, of Bensalem, played a key role in the Pentz organization, a drug- and weapon-trafficking ring that operated across lower Bucks County, said District Attorney Matthew Weintraub in a statement Friday, Dec. 23.  Nicholas Pentz, the suspected ringleader of the crew, was arrested on various charges in June, as Daily Voice reported.  Investigat…

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Real Attorney Rats Out PA Imposter Who Swindled Cash From Clients: DA Real Attorney Rats Out PA Imposter Who Swindled Cash From Clients: DA
Real Attorney Rats Out PA Imposter Who Swindled Cash From Clients: DA A Bucks County man who practiced law for nearly a decade now needs a lawyer himself, after authorities learned he was not a licensed attorney.  Michael J. McAndrew, 57, of Morrisville, owned and operated Superior Legal Services on Woodbourne Road in Levittown for more than seven years, collecting thousands of dollars in legal fees from clients who thought he was an actual attorney, said Bucks DA Matthew Weintraub Thursday, Dec. 22.  Detectives began investigating McAndrew after receiving a tip from an actual lawyer, the DA said.  The attorney claimed he'd "worked with" McAnd…

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Beth Capaldi's Husband Charged With Homicide, Details In Grisly Murder Released: DA Beth Capaldi's Husband Charged With Homicide, Details In Grisly Murder Released: DA
Beth Capaldi's Husband Charged With Homicide, Details In Grisly Murder Released: DA The husband of missing Sellersville woman Elizabeth Capaldi is now charged with her murder, Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub said in a press conference Thursday, Dec. 15.  Stephen Capaldi is charged with strangling his wife to death in their bedroom and dismembering her body the following day in their home, the DA told reporters.  He disposed of her remains across greater Philadelphia, including in a Montgomery County dumpster and a riverbank in Delaware County, officials believe.  As Daily Voice has reported, Elizabeth Capaldi was reported missing by he…

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Chesco Lawyer Stole $169K From Her Own Dad, Jury Finds Chesco Lawyer Stole $169K From Her Own Dad, Jury Finds
Chesco Lawyer Stole $169K From Her Own Dad, Jury Finds A Chester County attorney who is already accused of killing her husband with fentanyl was convicted of bilking her own father for $169,000, authorities say. Diane L. Rohrman, a now-suspended lawyer from Downingtown, was convicted of theft, identity theft, and related counts following a three-day trial in Bucks County, said District Attorney Matthew Weintraub in a statement Wednesday, Dec. 14. Authorities say Rohrman was given power of attorney over her 83-year-old father's finances in August 2016, and got to work almost immediately draining him of his life savings — spending thousands pay…

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Bucks Felon Had 'Ghost Gun,' Weapon-Making Lab In Apartment, DA Says Bucks Felon Had 'Ghost Gun,' Weapon-Making Lab In Apartment, DA Says
Bucks Felon Had 'Ghost Gun,' Weapon-Making Lab In Apartment, DA Says A convicted felon in Bucks County was sentenced to 10 years in jail after authorities found an illegal "ghost gun" in his home.  Scott A. McCaughey, 65, of Plumstead Township, pleaded guilty in September to two counts of prohibited firearm possession, said county District Attorney Matthew Weintraub in a statement.  Police raided McCaughey's home on the 4900 block of Durham Road in April, where they found a semiautomatic M4-style “ghost gun” rifle and a bolt-action rifle, as well as two "mostly-completed assault-style rifle frames/receivers," investigators said.  A…

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Bucks Doctor Who Overprescribed Opioids Learns His Fate Bucks Doctor Who Overprescribed Opioids Learns His Fate
Bucks Doctor Who Overprescribed Opioids Learns His Fate The Bucks County physician convicted of overprescribing opioids to patients will spend two to six years behind bars, a judge has ruled.  Dr. Richard A. Kondan, 59, of Doylestown, previously pleaded no contest in March to charges of unlawful prescription of a controlled substance, said the Bucks County District Attorney's Office in a statement.  According to prosecutors, Kondan failed to follow "accepted treatment principles" while prescribing highly-addictive painkillers to patients, and did not keep accurate medical records regarding his prescriptions.  In some cases, …

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PA Man Convicted Of Mass Slaying Gets New Prison Sentence PA Man Convicted Of Mass Slaying Gets New Prison Sentence
PA Man Convicted Of Mass Slaying Gets New Prison Sentence A Bucks County man who killed four people more than 20 years ago will remain in prison, a court has ruled.  Ivory King, now 41, was convicted of fatally shooting four guests at a Memorial Day party in Bristol in 1998 when he was 17, said county District Attorney Matthew Weintraub in a statement.  King was originally given four consecutive life sentences, but was scheduled for resentencing last week after "a series of federal and state appellate court decisions" ruled mandatory life sentences for juveniles unconstitutional, prosecutors wrote.  In a hearing on Monday, Nov. 21,…

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Bucks County Gun Trafficker Learns His Fate Bucks County Gun Trafficker Learns His Fate
Bucks County Gun Trafficker Learns His Fate A convicted gun trafficker in Bucks County will spend five to 10 years in state prison, authorities announced.  Bashir T. Shakir, 25, of Yeadon, was convicted of twelve felonies connected to straw purchases of firearms that were later uncovered in criminal investigations across the mid-Atlantic, said Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub in a statement Wednesday, Nov. 9.  The investigation began in December 2020, when two guns Shakir purchased turned up on the streets of Philadelphia, the DA said. Another turned up in Wilmington, Delaware and a fourth in Millville, New …

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