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Airline Workers At Philadelphia International Airport Indicted In $283K Skimming Scheme
Three airline workers at Philadelphia International Airport were arrested and indicted Tuesday, Sept. 20 for skimming $283,000 from their employer by manipulating its booking system, federal authorities announced.
Taylor Thompson, 27, Tiana Fairfax, 29, both of Philadelphia, and Theodore Robinson, 29, of Upper Darby, each face seven counts of wire fraud in the case, United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero said.
The Indictment alleges that between December 2017 and August 2018, the employees, along with two other co-schemers, charged customers who wanted to change their itineraries …
Mega Millions Tickets Good For $1M, $2M Sold In PA
While the Mega Millions ticket winning the $1.28 billion jackpot was sold in Illinois, two Pennsylvania players got lucky as well.
The tickets from the Friday, July 28 drawing are good for $1 million and $2 million.
Six tickets worth $2 million were sold in Pennsylvania, Iowa, Arkansas and three in Florida.
Twenty tickets good for $1 million a piece were sold in Pennsylvania, New York, and 18 other states.
The winning numbers were13, 36, 45, 57, 67, with the Mega Ball of 14.
The jackpot is rolling back to $20 million for the next drawing Tuesday, Aug. 2 at 11 p.m.
22 Pounds Of Marijuana Mailed To Eastern PA Man From Florida: Police
An eastern Pennsylvania man had 22 pounds of marijuana mailed to him from a sender in Florida, authorities said.
Branden A. Jacobo, 22, of Sinking Spring, had officers waiting for him when he arrived at an unnamed shipping store on State Hill Road in Wyomissing to retrieve his two packages on Monday, June 6, borough police said.
Officers responding to a tip opened the boxes and discovered 22 vacuum-sealed bags of weed, each weighing about one pound, they said. The drugs were valued at $50,000.
Jacobo was arrested at the scene on outstanding scofflaw warrants, police said.
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