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AG: 4 Philadelphia Men Arrested Following Morgantown Gun Show Investigation
Four Philadelphia men were arrested following a Morgantown gun show investigation that uncovered a ghost gun trafficking operation, authorities announced.
Authorities seized five fully assembled ghost guns, four 80% receiver kits, one 80% receiver, one Smith and Wesson revolver, extended magazines, and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition, according to Attorney General Josh Shapiro.
Ghost guns typically start as “80% receivers” that are often sold in kits without background checks. They can be easily and quickly put together, lack serial numbers so they cannot be traced, and, once full…
AG: ChesCo Funeral Director Stole $250K From Terminally Ill Client's Estate
A Chester County funeral director and consulting firm principal is facing theft, forgery and fraud charges on accusations he stole $250,000 from an 84-year-old, terminally ill victim, whose estate was to be donated to locally-connected charities, authorities said.
Bucks County resident Keith Jerome signed a Power of Attorney form, giving Kenneth Neeld, Jr., 47, authority to manage his financial assets on March 9, 2016, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said.
An investigation by the Office of Attorney General’s Special Agent, Rachel Story, determined that Neeld repeatedly stole…
DA: Two PA Men Arrested For Selling Heroin, Fentanyl, Ghost Guns In Philadelphia
Two men were arrested Friday for charges related to their drug and gun trafficking operation in which they sold counterfeit Oxycodone pills — made of heroin and fentanyl — as well as ghost guns and stolen firearms in Philadelphia, state authorities announced.
John To, 36, and Andy Nguyen, 23, were apprehended following an investigation by the 44th Statewide Investigating Grand Jury, according to Attorney General Josh Shapiro.
Agents executed a search warrant on To’s home, who now resides in Montgomery County, and found approximately $60,000 in cash, one pound of a methamphetamine-like …
West Philadelphia Doc, 80, Charged In Patient's Cocaine, Oxy Overdose Death
A West Philadelphia doctor is facing involuntary manslaughter charges after he prescribed his patient a combination of opioids that resulted in an accidental overdose of cocaine, oxycodone, and morphine, authorities announced Wednesday.
An investigation showed that Dr. Walter Wrenn, 80, fabricated the patient’s diagnosis in order for Keystone First to approve filling the prescribed medications, Attorney General Josh Shapiro said.
The patient’s opioid prescriptions far exceeded the recommended 90 milligrams per day, Shapiro said.
On Keystone First’s authorization form, Dr. Wrenn s…
State College Cold Case Cracked: South Carolina Man, 35, Charged With Killing Love Interest
The family of a Pennsylvania woman shot and killed more than five years ago will finally get the closure they've been seeking, with an accused killer in custody.
Jean Tuggy was found dead in her Pine Grove Mills home on Jan. 21, 2016, after having being shot twice with a 9mm pistol, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said.
Tuggy's former Wegman's coworker, Christopher Kowalski, 35 was identified as a potential suspect sometime during the course of the five-year investigation, Shapiro said.
Investigators later came to learn that Tuggy had developed a friendship with Kowalski, a…
AG: Pound Of Crystal Meth, 9 Guns Seized From Philly Drug Dealer Known As 'Gunna' In MontCo
A Philadelphia drug dealer was arrested in Montgomery County after a raid of his car turned up 9 guns and 2,000 packets of crystal methamphetamine Thursday, authorities said.
Larry Lamar Hudson, 27, also known as “Gunna,” had a pound of crystal methamphetamine in his car alone, Attorney General Josh Shapiro said in a statement.
A search of his house on the 200 block of Sparks Street turned up more crystal methamphetamine valued at nearly $200,000, and nine guns -- including two long guns, one shot gun, and six handguns, Shapiro said.
Hudson is prohibited from possessing a fi…
