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Feds: Philly Man Indicted For Bucks, Delaware County Sex Trafficking Ring
A Philadelphia man was charged by Indictment for operating a sex trafficking ring in Philadelphia, Bucks, and Delaware counties, federal authorities said.
Kevin Smith, 27, is accused of "knowingly recruiting, enticing, harboring, transporting, and maintaining" a minor for the purpose of forcing them into prostitution for about a week in September 2019, according to Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams.
Investigators also allege that Smith operated a sex trafficking ring various times over a period of two years from July 2015 to July 2017, authorities said.
During …
Feds: South Jersey Bookkeeper Stole $2.6M From Philly Corporation, Blew Funds On Luxury Trips
A former bookkeeper for the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation (DRWC) has been arrested on accusations she stole more than $2.6 million from the corporation over the course of seven years and blew the funds on gambling and luxury vacations, federal officials said.
Angela DiPietro-Sabatine, 57, of Pennsauken, NJ, was charged by indictment with ten counts of wire fraud, one count of bank fraud, three counts of aggravated identity theft and aiding and abetting, Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams said.
The DRWC is non-profit, quasi-governmental entity whose m…
Philadelphia Officer Gets 14 Years For Distributing Child Porn While On Duty
A 49-year-old Philadelphia police officer was sentenced to 14 years in state prison, 20 years of supervised release and ordered to pay more than $100,000 for distributing child pornography while on duty, federal officials said..
James Strohm, 49, was also ordered to pay $79,000 in restitution and more than $27,000 in special assessments by United States District Court Judge Gerald A. McHugh, First Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams said.
Strohm, a 20-year member of the Philadelphia Police Department, in July 2019 pleaded guilty to one count of posse…
