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PA Widow Who Fell Victim To $39K Romance Scam 'Forgot How Good It Felt To Be Loved' PA Widow Who Fell Victim To $39K Romance Scam 'Forgot How Good It Felt To Be Loved'
PA Widow Who Fell Victim To $39K Romance Scam 'Forgot How Good It Felt To Be Loved' After losing her life savings to an internet romance scam, one Pennsylvania senior is speaking out to protect others from falling victim.  Kate Kleinert of Glenolden had been widowed for 12 years and had stopped looking for love when she received a Facebook friend request in August 2020, she wrote to a US Senate committee last year.  The man said he was a doctor named Tony Richard, and quickly struck up a friendship with Kate based on mutual interests, she said.  "We started talking on the phone through an app he had me download," Kate told Senators. "He told me he was …

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by Mac Bullock
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Dozen PA Residents Charged In Federal $1 Million Social Security Fraud Case Dozen PA Residents Charged In Federal $1 Million Social Security Fraud Case
Dozen PA Residents Charged In Federal $1 Million Social Security Fraud Case Nearly a dozen Pennsylvania residents have been charged in a $1 million federal social security fraud case, with nine already pleading guilty, authorities announced. The charges stem from a targeted investigation to catch those who steal a dead beneficiary's social security payments, United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero said on Monday, Oct. 3. In total, the fraud loss in these 12 cases amounts to nearly $1 million. The following individuals have been charged: Sloan Carter, 59, of Philadelphia; charged by Information on Aug. 2, with theft of government funds; pleaded…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Suburban Philly Woman Gave Victim Fentanyl That Caused OD Death: DA Suburban Philly Woman Gave Victim Fentanyl That Caused OD Death: DA
Suburban Philly Woman Gave Victim Fentanyl That Caused OD Death: DA A 25-year-old woman from suburban Philadelphia was charged with providing the drugs that led to the overdose death of a 30-year-old man, authorities said. Mackenzie Sarah Allen, of Glenolden, gave the victim wax paper marked “Lamborghini” that contained fentanyl the day before he died in May 2021, Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said. Allen was charged with drug delivery resulting in death, involuntary manslaughter, delivery of a controlled substance, and other related charges.  Police responding to a Spruce Street home in Darby the morning of May 22 foun…

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by Cecilia Levine