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Philly Mechanic Admits To Putting Phony Air Bags In Cars: Feds
A Philadelphia automotive technician pleaded guilty to putting fake Chinese airbags in cars that he sold to unwitting customers, according to federal officials. Emiliano Rodriguez, a 45-year-old Dominican national living in Philly, copped to one count of trafficking counterfeit goods and two more related counts in federal court on Thursday, Feb. 9, said US Attorney Jacqueline Romero. From January 2017 to October 2019, investigators say Rodriguez was importing defective, counterfeit airbags from China and installing them in used vehicles before turning around and putting them bac…
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Father-Son Duo Sentenced For 2018 South Philly Home Invasion: Feds
A Philadelphia man and his father received federal prison sentences in connection with a 2018 home invasion on the city's south side, authorities announced. Khairyi Burgess, 23, will spend 12 years behind bars followed by five years of supervised release, US Attorney Jacqueline Romero said in a statement Thursday, Nov. 17. He must also pay $1 million in restitution to the victims, she added. Investigators say Burgess worked with two accomplices to break into a south Philadelphia home and rob the family that lived there at gunpoint in August 2018. The trio ent…
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Philly Man Who Sexually Abused 8-Year-Old On Video Learns His Fate
A Philadelphia man convicted of sexually abusing an 8-year-old girl for years and recording his crimes on video will spend decades behind bars, authorities announced. Herbert Smith, 33, was sentenced to 45 years in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, said US Attorney Jacqueline Romero in a statement Thursday, Nov. 17. According to investigators, Smith began abusing his victim when she was only 8 years old. Authorities say that on multiple occasions for a period of two years, he gave the child sleeping medication and then recorded himself sexually assaul…
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Guns Used In Deadly Roxborough HS Shooting Trafficked By Philly Sheriff’s Deputy: Reports
Two guns used in last month's deadly Roxborough High School shooting were among firearms trafficked by a Philadelphia sheriff's deputy, federal authorities say. Samir Ahmad, 29, was a sworn law enforcement officer when he illegally sold two semiautomatic pistols to an FBI informant, said US Attorney Jacqueline Romero in a a statement Thursday, Oct. 27. Prosecutors said the federal informant who purchased the firearms warned Ahmad that he was in the country illegally and could face deportation if caught with a weapon. “You don’t got to worry about none of that," the s…
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