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PA Sextortionist Sentenced After Swindling $150K From Victim: USDOJ PA Sextortionist Sentenced After Swindling $150K From Victim: USDOJ
PA Sextortionist Sentenced After Swindling $150K From Victim: Usdoj A Lebanon man has admitted to sextorting someone out of $150,000, according to a release by the US Department of Justice on Tuesday, April 30. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that 35-year-old John Anthony Zayas was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment by U.S. District Court Judge Sylvia H. Rambo on Wednesday, April 24.  Zayas previously pleaded guilty to "extortion by interstate communication" as stated in the release. In the fall of 2022, he had threatened to "publicize intimate photos and images of the victim" if they did not…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Alligators 'Stolen', Couple Cited For Illegal Exotic Animals In Lebanon County Alligators 'Stolen', Couple Cited For Illegal Exotic Animals In Lebanon County
Alligators 'Stolen', Couple Cited For Illegal Exotic Animals In Lebanon County "I’m pretty sure someone came into my property last night and stole two of my alligators right out of their enclosure!," Lebanon County resident Brandy Kay Gwynn posted on Facebook on Sunday, August 21. Brandy, owner of "Decaying Forest Oddities, Tattoos & Piercings" and her tattoo artist husband Erik have been posting about the missing 3 to 4-foot-long alligators for several days.  On the radio this morning spreading the word not only in lebanon but lancaster harrisburg area as well. Words spreading for the culprit who took the alligators its just a matter of time!!! Posted by Eri…

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by Jillian Pikora
Business
Longtime Owner Of Historic Easton Snack Shop Dies After Courageous Cancer Battle Longtime Owner Of Historic Easton Snack Shop Dies After Courageous Cancer Battle
Longtime Owner Of Historic Easton Snack Shop Dies After Courageous Cancer Battle The Easton community is coming together to support a local snack shop owner whose husband died after a courageous battle with cancer. Antoine Bassil, who owned The Carmelcorn Shop in Centre Square with his wife of 34 years, Sia, died Sept. 24 at St. Luke’s Hospital at the age of 62, his obituary says. Opened in 1931, the shop sells homemade caramel corn, popcorn, roasted nuts, fudge, and chocolates, establishing it as an “Easton institution” that was taken over by the Bassils in 1996. “It is with profound sadness and a heavy heart we share with you the news of Tony Bassil’s passing…” rea…

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by Valerie Musson
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PA State Rep. Not Apologizing After Comparing COVID-19 Vaccines To Rape PA State Rep. Not Apologizing After Comparing COVID-19 Vaccines To Rape
PA State Rep. Not Apologizing After Comparing Covid-19 Vaccines To Rape Republican Rep. Russ Diamond, of Lebanon, will not apologize for comparing mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations to rape. "What's it called when someone sticks something into your body against your will or coerces you to let them?" Diamond said in an Aug. 23 post on his official Facebook page. There's a word for that... Posted by PA State Rep. Russ Diamond on Monday, August 23, 2021 Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape has asked Diamond to apologize, but he refuses. "The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape is outraged by Rep. Russ Diamond's statement comparing rape to vaccinations," the coa…

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by Daily Voice Staff
Police & Fire
‘True Definition Of A Hero:’ Easton Native, Catholic Church Parishioner Amin Nehme Dies, 34 ‘True Definition Of A Hero:’ Easton Native, Catholic Church Parishioner Amin Nehme Dies, 34
‘True Definition Of A Hero:’ Easton Native, Catholic Church Parishioner Amin Nehme Dies, 34 Northampton County native and local church parishioner Amin Joseph Nehme died April 10 in Hershey. He was 34. Born in Easton, Nehme was a member and parishioner of Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church, his obituary says. Nehme was known for his unending kindness and compassion toward everyone as well as his fierce love for his family. “Amin had great love for his friends and family until the day he left this earth,” reads his memorial. “Amin was the true definition of a hero.” Nehme is survived by his mother, Jacqueline (Karam) Nehme; his siblings, Jeanette Nehme, Charlotte Nehme,…

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by Valerie Musson