USAO - Pennsylvania, Eastern

Chester County Man Sentenced to 1 ½ Years in Prison for Stealing Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Funds PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Jacob Fulton, 33, of Coatesville, PA, was sentenced to one year and six months in prison, five years of supervised,,,

Former Temple Business School Dean Convicted of Fraud PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Moshe Porat, 74, of Bala Cynwyd, PA, the former Dean of Temple University’s Richard J. Fox School of Business and Management (“Fox”) from 1996 until 2018, was,,,

8 Civilian Employees of the Philadelphia Police Department Indicted on Theft and Fraud Charges For Collecting Pandemic Unemployment Assistance PHILADELPHIA –United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that the following defendants were charged with fraudulently obtaining emergency,,,

Local 98 Leader John Dougherty, Philadelphia City Councilmember Robert Henon Found Guilty of Public Corruption PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that John Dougherty, Business Manager of Local 98 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (,,,

Husband and Wife Team, and Their Inmate Accomplice, Charged with Fraudulently Obtaining Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Funds and Economic Injury Disaster Loans PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Brandon Segers, 33, and Dionne Segers, 32, both of,,,

Former Montgomery County Deputy Sheriff Sentenced to 15 Years for Conspiring to Import and Distribute Deadly Opioids Nationwide PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that David Landis, 44, of Norristown, PA, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, three,,,

Former Local Union Vice President Pleads Guilty to Operating Overtime Kickback Scheme in the Allentown Post Office PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Joseph Whitbeck, 56, of Tamaqua, PA, pleaded guilty to multiple fraud charges before United,,,

U.S. Attorney Announces Four Additional Enforcement Actions as Part of Data-Driven National Effort to Combat P-Stim Fraud Scheme and Recover Millions PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced three settlements and the filing of a complaint under the False,,,

Berks County Group to Pay $121,655 under the False Claims Act for Alleged Double-Billing of Home Renovation Expenses PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that the Berks County Coalition to End Homelessness (“BCEH”) will pay $121,655 to resolve False,,,

Center City Doctor Pleads Guilty to Illegally Distributing Controlled Substances and Filing False Tax Returns and Agrees to Pay $4 Million to Resolve Civil and Related Allegations PHILADELPHIA, PA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Stephen Padnes, M.D., 79, of,,,