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PA Man Learns His Fate For Fathering Two Kids With 12-Year-Old Girl PA Man Learns His Fate For Fathering Two Kids With 12-Year-Old Girl
PA Man Learns His Fate For Fathering Two Kids With 12-Year-Old Girl A Pennsylvania man was sentenced Tuesday, July 26 for repeatedly leaving the country to have a sexual relationship with a 12-year-old girl, with whom he later fathered two children, federal authorities said. Valentin Ortiz, 73, of Reading, was sentenced to five years and 11 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay $10,000 restitution, United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero said. Ortiz was convicted in November 2021 of one count of travel in foreign commerce with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct, and two counts o…

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by Nicole Acosta
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VISA FRAUD: Lawyer From PA Busted By Feds In Undercover Sting VISA FRAUD: Lawyer From PA Busted By Feds In Undercover Sting
Visa Fraud: Lawyer From PA Busted By Feds In Undercover Sting A New Jersey attorney who lives in Pennsylvania was arrested by federal agents after he submitted a false visa application for a client who turned out to be a government informant, authorities said. Steven G. Thomas, 52, of New Hope, PA had been encouraging clients to apply for asylum under false pretenses, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said on Wednesday, Feb. 23. Thomas, who operates a law firm in Montgomery Township, told them how they'd mostly succeed in their applications even though he knew full well that they didn't qualify, Sellinger said. Then he "prepared or cau…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Proposed Bill Says PA High School Students Would Need To Pass Civics Test To Graduate Proposed Bill Says PA High School Students Would Need To Pass Civics Test To Graduate
Proposed Bill Says PA High School Students Would Need To Pass Civics Test To Graduate A bill proposed in the Pennsylvania House would require all high school students to pass a civics test. "Alarming decline in civics knowledge among young Americans," was the motivation for her new proposal, says Rep. Karen Boback, Republican from Luzerne. The test Boback is proposing would include questions from the US citizenship exam issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. High School students would be allowed to take the test as many times as is necessary to attain a passing grade, according to a March 24 memo Boback wrote to her fellow legislators when seeking co-sponsor…

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by Jillian Pikora