Pennsylvania Criminal Defense

The US Department of Justice is aggressively pursuing businesses for COVID-19 Payroll Protection Program (PPP) fraud, and social media (as usual) has something to say about it. Countless small businesses applied for, and many...

A Pennsylvania man, Tommy Hawkins, has been sentenced in federal court to 65 months in prison for his leading role in a COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) fraud scheme. Hawkins is a former branch manager of the...

Two former members of Penn State’s football team are facing multiple sexual assault charges after allegedly raping and assaulting two women at a campus apartment complex in July of 2024. The two were charged by the Centre...

Hafizullah Ebady recently became the seventh of eight co-defendants to plead guilty in federal court to participating in a massive international healthcare fraud and money laundering scheme. The operation generated over $1.7...

In late October, after a year-long investigation, five defendants from Philadelphia ranging in age from 27 to 50 – David Arroyo, Miguel Jorge-Ortiz, Neil Perez, Jose Guzman, and Carlos Lake – were busted on federal drug...

In October 2024, the Attorney General of Pennsylvania announced the state had charged 22 people for their alleged involvement in a human trafficking ring. The ring allegedly operated out a house in Northeast Philadelphia for over...

Off-duty State Police officer Benjamin Brallier was murdered while jogging along the Montour Trail in Moon Township, Pennsylvania. The accused murderer, Anthony Quesen, was found nearly a third of a mile from the scene with cuts...

Just as every US citizen has the right to vote, election officials should be free to perform their duties without worrying about threats, intimidation, or violence. However, with emotions – and tensions – running high around...

Sex trafficking remains a serious issue in the United States, affecting thousands of victims each year. This form of human trafficking involves the exploitation of individuals, often minors, for commercial sex acts through force,...

Do you know what can take 6 years to do? A tulip can grow from a seed in 6 years. Jupiter will travel from one side of the sun to the other. Six years is how long it took for the second World War to end. There’s no doubt...

Two Pennsylvania men have been arrested in Bucks County for orchestrating a string of gift card scams at local Giant Stores. Law enforcement claims that nearly 100 gift cards from local stores were tampered with as part of the...

The U.S. Attorney’s Office has filed charges against a Pennsylvania businessman, Alan C. Redmond, for tax fraud. Redmond is the 96% general partner of Bene Market LLC, a call center operating as an insurance broker, selling...

A high-profile trial date for Sean “Diddy” Combs has been set for May 5. Combs, 54, a well-known hip-hop mogul, faces serious allegations of operating a network that coerced and abused women over several years. Prosecutors say...

In October 2024, state police in Cambria County filed charges against a teacher for inappropriate sexual contact with a 17-year-old student. Police allege that the relationship began a year prior when the student was a sophomore,...

In October 2024, PA Attorney General Michelle Henry announced that she would pursue charges against a Philadelphia man for seeking fraudulent tax refunds. This alleged tax refund fraud scheme involved making online deposits to an...

In October 2024, a Lancaster County man was sentenced to 12-24 years in prison after admitting to sexually assaulting three teenage girls. The sexual assaults occurred between 2006 and 2020 at his home and barn in West Earl...

In September of 2024, the FBI released its Cryptocurrency Fraud Report, which included estimated losses in Pennsylvania of $123,530,269 with 1,773 complaints. Pennsylvania ranked 8th among states for monetary losses in the Crypto...

In October of 2024, a Pennsylvania judge sentenced a Sayre man to prison for aggravated assault of a child under the age of six. The defendant pleaded guilty and received 11-24 months of prison time with 36 additional months of...

In Ambridge, Pennsylvania, Manuel Turcios-Perez was arrested after allegedly using his 2-year-old daughter as a human shield during a standoff with police. The incident began as a domestic dispute, but Turcios-Perez escaped....

In October of 2024, two Altoona residents were charged with abusing a 15-month-old toddler. The Clearfield Regional Police Department received a complaint of alleged abuse, and they maintain that an investigation revealed injuries...