Dead Man’s House Stolen With Help From Bucks County Attorney, Now Sentenced To Prison: DOJ
A Bucks County attorney who took part in a scheme to steal a house from a dead man’s family and filed false claims in federal court is headed to prison, the FBI announced on Tuesday, May 6.
Alan Kane, 60, of Jamison, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, according to US Attorney David Metcalf. He must also pay $160,072 in restitution and a $1,000 fine, as ordered by U.S. District Court Judge Michael M. Baylson on Monday, April 28.
A federal jury convicted Kane in September of two counts of bankruptcy fraud, one count of filing a fals…
Stealing Deed From Dead Man Lands Bucks County Men Jail Time: Usdoj
Two Bucks County men were convicted on Friday, Sept. 20 of trying to steal a deed from a dead man and other financial crimes, authorities said.
Alan Kane, 59, of Jamison, and Derrell Johnson, 42, of Bensalem, were found guilty after a trial for multiple fraud schemes, said U.S. Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero in a press statement on Monday, Sept. 23.
A federal jury convicted Kane, an attorney, on two counts of bankruptcy fraud, one count of filing a false claim in a bankruptcy proceeding, and one count of making a false statement to the FBI, Romero explained.
Johnson was convicted on tw…
