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PHILADELPHIA, PA — Federal authorities have announced charges against two Philadelphia cousins, Larry Leonard, 60, and Nathaniel “Nat” Leonard, 68, accusing them of operating a sophisticated and large-scale operation involving …
Pawn Shop Empire Busted in Alleged $19M Stolen Goods Scheme Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Darnell Jackson, also known as “Major Change,” a 52-year-old from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot and possessing …
Murder-for-Hire Mastermind Brought Down with Loaded ‘Ghost Gun’ – Sentenced to 20 Years Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Nateirah Ortiz, a 25-year-old from Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for her role in an armed carjacking in South Philadelphia earlier …
Armed Carjacker’s High-Speed Chase Ends in Crash and 8-Year Prison Sentence Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Two members of the violent Reading-based Trinidad Drug Trafficking Organization (DTO) have been sentenced to life in prison for their involvement in a series of brutal crimes, …
Drug Lords Sentenced to Life—Brutal Reading Gang’s Reign of Terror Ends in Justice Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Zachkey James, a 29-year-old Philadelphia resident, has been sentenced to four years in prison for impersonating a United States Postal Service (USPS) mail carrier and perpetrating a …
Philadelphia Man Sentenced in $300K Mail Fraud Scheme—Impersonated USPS Carrier to Steal Checks Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Donavon Parish, a 29-year-old resident of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, has been sentenced to 24 months in prison for a series of malicious cyberstalking and antisemitic threats directed at …
Mississippi Man Jailed for Antisemitic Cyberstalking—How His Chilling Threats Shook Communities Read More PHILADELPHIA, PA — Cesar David Martinez-Gonzalez, 39, of Chester, Pennsylvania, has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from his role in a conspiracy to smuggle and exploit South American migrants for …
Chester Man Admits to Smuggling Migrants, Faces Up to 120 Years in Prison Read More PHILADELPHIA, PA —A Philadelphia contractor has been sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison, following his guilty plea to charges of tax evasion, according to the Office of …
Philadelphia Contractor Sentenced for $327K Tax Evasion—Here’s What Happened Read More PHILADELPHIA, PA — Four individuals involved in a sophisticated scheme to steal, alter, and deposit checks taken from U.S. mail collection boxes have been sentenced to prison, bringing a firm …
Postal Crime Crackdown: Four Sentenced in $350K Mail Fraud Scheme Read More PHILADELPHIA, PA — Two Philadelphia men, Al-Ashraf Khalil, 31, and Isaam Jaghama, 31, have been found guilty of their roles in a deliberately set fire that ended in tragedy. A …
Deadly Pizza Shop Arson: Two Convicted in Tragic Firefighter Death Case Read More