Jehovah's Witness Sexually Abused Family Member Under 7 Years Old: PA AG (Update)
A former Jehovah’s Witness from Butler County has been sentenced to up to 34 years in prison for sexually abusing a child family member over five years, beginning when the victim was just 7, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Tuesday, June 3.
Shaun Sheffer, 47, of Harmony, was convicted by a Butler County jury in January of three counts of rape, three counts of indecent assault, and one count of corruption of minors, according to the AG’s Office.
The assaults happened between 1995 and 2000, when Sheffer was a member of a local Jehovah’s Witnesses congregation. The a…
$127K Scheme: Woman Steals From Wallkill Employer, Buys Luxury Car In Its Name, DA Says
A 46-year-old woman has admitted to embezzling more than $127,000 from her Orange County employer and even going as far as to forge a contract that showed she owned the company, prosecutors said.
Meghan Henesy, 46, of Panama City, Florida, pleaded guilty on Monday, Feb. 24, in Orange County Court to second-degree grand larceny, according to Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler.
Henesy worked as a bookkeeper and office manager for a Wallkill-based title insurance company from 2020 through 2022, during which she carried out a series of fraudulent schemes to steal company funds for…
Sue Brancato, 98, Co-Founder Of Stony Point's Penguin Rep Theatre, Dies
Penguin Rep Theatre is saddened to announce the passing of Susan (Sue) Brancato, 98, of Thiells, its co-founder and long-time business manager, and mother of artistic director Joe Brancato.
Executive Director Andrew M. Horn said, “Sue ran the box office, kept the books, housed and fed actors, was the kindly and helpful voice on the phone, and so much more. She dedicated over 30 years to ensuring that professional theatre artists had a home in the lower Hudson Valley before retiring, at the age of 92, in 2011.”
She was born on August 14, 1919, to Rocco and Carolina (Zampino) Rossi. After he…
