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Philly DA Sues Elon Musk, America PAC Over $1M Sweepstakes: Court Documents Philly DA Sues Elon Musk, America PAC Over $1M Sweepstakes: Court Documents
Philly DA Sues Elon Musk, America PAC Over $1M Sweepstakes: Court Documents The Philadelphia District Attorney's Office is suing Elon Musk and his America PAC over the $1 million sweepstakes both parties have been running at town halls in Pennsylvania. Musk and America PAC "are running an illegal lottery in Philadelphia (as well as throughout Pennsylvania)," the lawsuit states. The court document was posted online by CNN on Monday, Oct. 28. “The Philadelphia District Attorney is charged with protecting the public from public nuisances and unfair trade practices, including illegal lotteries," the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office said in a Monday, Oct. 28 news…

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by Merriell Moyer
Police & Fire
Homeowner Set Fire To Berwyn Residence, DA Says Homeowner Set Fire To Berwyn Residence, DA Says
Homeowner Set Fire To Berwyn Residence, DA Says The two-alarm fire at a Berwyn home last week was set intentionally by the owner, prosecutors believe.  Kathryn Frankel, 41, is charged with arson, criminal mischief, and related counts, said the Chester County District Attorney's Office on Wednesday, July 31.   The fire was "well-advanced" by the time authorities arrived at the 400 block of Leopard Road around 11 a.m. on July 23, Berwyn Fire Company said previously.  Frankel was the only person home at the time of the blaze, and was seen "wandering around the property" before authorities arrived, the DA's Office said. …

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by Mac Bullock
News
$118K+ Furniture Scam Lands Bedminster Couple Jail Time: DA $118K+ Furniture Scam Lands Bedminster Couple Jail Time: DA
$118K+ Furniture Scam Lands Bedminster Couple Jail Time: DA A husband and wife in Bedminster will spend time in jail for ripping off customers of their furniture business, according to prosecutors.  Austin Smallacombe pleaded guilty last month to felony theft by deception and related counts, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office said in a release. His wife Amanda Smallacombe previously pleaded guilty to misdemeanor counts of the same offenses, authorities said.  Investigators have said the pair ran "A&A Custom Furniture" from their Perkasie home, taking large deposits for custom furniture orders that they never delivere…

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by Mac Bullock
News
Newville Borough Manager Accused Of Violating Criminal Finance Laws Newville Borough Manager Accused Of Violating Criminal Finance Laws
Newville Borough Manager Accused Of Violating Criminal Finance Laws The Newville Borough Manager for over 28 years has been charged with numerous felonies for allegedly criminally violating Pennsylvania finance laws, Cumberland County District Attorney Seán M. McCormack announced on Tuesday afternoon. Fred Andrew Potzer is accused of "financial gymnastics" by manipulating the Newville Borough books to use funds from the Newville Water and Sewer Authority to pay for local projects, the DA explained at a press conference.  Potzer has been charged with the following according to the DA and court documents: Felony Tampering With Public Record/Inform…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
PA Man Tells Pastor He Abused Child At Family Events: Police PA Man Tells Pastor He Abused Child At Family Events: Police
PA Man Tells Pastor He Abused Child At Family Events: Police A Pennsylvania man has been charged after telling his pastor about the sexual abuse he inflicted on a child, authorities announced on Tuesday, Nov. 14.  Randy L. Abell, 50 of the 1000 block of Fondersmith Drive, Carlisle, has been arrested at 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 17, 2023, for allegedly sexually assaulting a child multiple times at family events between Nov. 2018 and March 2020, according to a release by Manheim Township police. Before the police investigation that led to his arrest, "In October 2021, Abell, had sought counseling and disclosed that he had 'inappropriate sexual incide…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Federal Convict Who Hatched $400,000 GoFundMe Scam Gets NJ Prison Time, Too Federal Convict Who Hatched $400,000 GoFundMe Scam Gets NJ Prison Time, Too
Federal Convict Who Hatched $400,000 GoFundMe Scam Gets NJ Prison Time, Too UPDATE: A New Jersey man already serving federal prison time for a GoFundMe scheme that conned 14,000 donors across the country out of $400,000 to purportedly benefit a homeless veteran got a state prison sentence, as well. The plea-bargained five-year term approved by a Superior Court judge in Mount Holly on Friday will run at the same time as the 27-month federal sentence that Mark D'Amico of Trenton received in April. The difference is that there's no parole in the federal prison system, which keeps D'Amico in the medium-security United States Penitentiary in Lewisburg, PA for more than…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Former Bucks DA Who Doubled As Door Dash Driver Repays Taxpayers $8,500 Former Bucks DA Who Doubled As Door Dash Driver Repays Taxpayers $8,500
Former Bucks DA Who Doubled As Door Dash Driver Repays Taxpayers $8,500 A former Bucks County prosecutor who doubled as a Door Dash driver has repaid taxpayers nearly $8,500, CBS Philly reports. Gregg D. Shore resigned last month, following a demotion in March, after word spread that he was delivering food with Door Dash during his daytime shifts with the Bucks County District Attorney's office between October 2020 and February, DA Matt Weintraub previously said. Shore previously repaid the county with unused vacation time, however, county Controller Neale Dougherty told CBS that method was not proper and Shore under-reported the time he worked for DoorDas…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
DA: Bucks Teen Gets Off With Sensitivity Training After Making Racist Threats On Social Media DA: Bucks Teen Gets Off With Sensitivity Training After Making Racist Threats On Social Media
DA: Bucks Teen Gets Off With Sensitivity Training After Making Racist Threats On Social Media A 19-year-old Chalfont man who reportedly made racist and threatening comments on a social media video posted in July was ordered to undergo racial sensitivity training, authorities announced. Andrew J. Smith pleaded guilty Wednesday to harassment and was also sentenced by Common Pleas Judge Diane E. Gibbons to a year of probation, mental health assessments, and continued racial sensitivity training at The Peace Center in Langhorne and at Good Shepard Mediation in Philadelphia, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. The racial sensitivity training was an arrange…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
LAWSUIT: Wife Of Dauphin County Inmate Who Died Of Suicide Suing Prison LAWSUIT: Wife Of Dauphin County Inmate Who Died Of Suicide Suing Prison
Lawsuit: Wife Of Dauphin County Inmate Who Died Of Suicide Suing Prison The wife of a former inmate of the Dauphin County Prison who alleged that her husband had hired a hit man to kill her is suing the prison for her husband's suicide while in their custody.  Linda Macauley on Monday filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Middle District Court in Harrisburg against the prisons, seeking more than $150,000 in damages. Macauley claims her husband was supposed to be monitored every 15 minutes following threats of self-harm. On March 21, 2019, he had been left unattended for 29 minutes before he was declared deceased by the Dauphin County Coroner at 4:03 a.m.  Ac…

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by Jillian Pikora