Jillian Pikora

Deputy Managing Editor

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Jillian is an editor and reporter based out of Pennsylvania's capital city of Harrisburg. She has a degree in Political Science and is a former political campaign manager. For over a decade, she has worked as a staff reporter and freelance writer at Sisters Magazine, The Tempest, Huffington Post, CairoScene, and several other outlets. Before joining Daily Voice, Jillian worked as a digital news editor at Hearst's local NBC affiliate, WGAL News 8. She currently assists in managing Virginia, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts; as well as reporting stories in Pennsylvania for Daily Voice.

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Lancaster, PA
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Lancaster Jeweler In $3.4M Ponzi Scheme Sentenced Again In New $755K Fraud Lancaster Jeweler In $3.4M Ponzi Scheme Sentenced Again In New $755K Fraud Lancaster Jeweler In $3.4M Ponzi Scheme Sentenced Again In New $755K Fraud
Lancaster Jeweler In $3.4M Ponzi Scheme Sentenced Again In New $755K Fraud A Pennsylvania businessman who previously went to federal prison for running a $3.4 million Ponzi scheme involving bogus jewelry deals has been sentenced again after defrauding investors out of more than $755,000, authorities said. Matthew James Addy, 47, of Lancaster, was sentenced to 75 months — more than six years — in federal prison on Monday, Aug. 31, U.S. Attorney David Metcalf said. The sentence also includes three years of supervised release, a $1,000 fine, a $1,600 special assessment, and $755,995 in restitution, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of P…

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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Murder-Suicide: Man Kills Woman, Then Self On PA Street, Police Say (UPDATE) Murder-Suicide: Man Kills Woman, Then Self On PA Street, Police Say (UPDATE) Murder-Suicide: Man Kills Woman, Then Self On PA Street, Police Say (UPDATE)
Murder-Suicide: Man Kills Woman, Then Self On PA Street, Police Say (Update) A woman and a man were killed in a Pennsylvania street shooting; police are investigating it as a murder-suicide on Saturday evening, Sept. 12, police announced. The shooting happened on the 2300 block of North 18th Street in North Philadelphia at approximately 5:31 p.m., according to Philadelphia Police. The man was found holding the gun, police explained at a press conference. The firearm was recovered at the scene, which remained secured as investigators gathered evidence. It is believed the man shot the woman and then turned the gun on himself, according to police. Both victims were …

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Middletown-Lower Swatara, PA
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Mental Health System Failed Swatara Son Charged In Grandmother’s Fatal Stabbing, Mother Says Mental Health System Failed Swatara Son Charged In Grandmother’s Fatal Stabbing, Mother Says Mental Health System Failed Swatara Son Charged In Grandmother’s Fatal Stabbing, Mother Says
Mental Health System Failed Swatara Son Charged In Grandmother’s Fatal Stabbing, Mother Says A grieving mother says her son’s mental illness went untreated before he was charged with fatally stabbing his grandmother inside their Swatara Township apartment — and she says a chilling quote cited by police has been misunderstood. Esteban Paulino Villegas, 28, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Connie McCoy Pineda following the attack at the Chestnut Pointe apartment complex on Chambers Hill Road on Tuesday, June 30, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Swatara Township police responded to Apartment 1007 at 3655 Chambers Hill Road around 8:46 p.m.…

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Hicksville, NY
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Hicksville Baby Girl Born In Police Ambulance On Way To Hospital Hicksville Baby Girl Born In Police Ambulance On Way To Hospital Hicksville Baby Girl Born In Police Ambulance On Way To Hospital
Hicksville Baby Girl Born In Police Ambulance On Way To Hospital A baby girl made an unforgettable entrance into the world inside an ambulance on Long Island early Saturday morning, Sept. 12, authorities announced. Second Precinct officers responded to a location on West Old Country Road in Hicksville around 3:59 a.m. after receiving a report that a 28-year-old woman was in labor, according to Nassau County Police. When officers and a Nassau County Police medic arrived, they helped the woman into an ambulance and began transporting her to a nearby hospital, police said. The baby, however, was not willing to wait. The woman delivered a baby girl inside …

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Allentown, PA
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Phantoms Hockey Team ‘Manager Of Fun’ Jailed In Allentown Child Porn Case: DA Phantoms Hockey Team ‘Manager Of Fun’ Jailed In Allentown Child Porn Case: DA Phantoms Hockey Team ‘Manager Of Fun’ Jailed In Allentown Child Porn Case: DA
Phantoms Hockey Team ‘Manager Of Fun’ Jailed In Allentown Child Porn Case: DA A man who worked as a hockey mascot was jailed Friday after investigators traced child sexual abuse material to his apartment and cellphone, authorities said. Matthew Francis, 29, Allentown, self-described as Lehigh Valley Phantoms’ “Manager of Fun”, was charged with felony counts of sexual abuse of children/possession of child sexual abuse material and criminal use of a communication facility. The Lehigh Valley Phantoms are the American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers, playing their home games at PPL Center in Allentown. The investigation began Sept. 4, wh…

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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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NJ Mom Behind $27K ‘Philly Princess’ Prom Castle Gets Prison In PPP Fraud NJ Mom Behind $27K ‘Philly Princess’ Prom Castle Gets Prison In PPP Fraud NJ Mom Behind $27K ‘Philly Princess’ Prom Castle Gets Prison In PPP Fraud
NJ Mom Behind $27K ‘Philly Princess’ Prom Castle Gets Prison In PPP Fraud A New Jersey mom who once spent $27,000 to turn a Philadelphia lot into a Cinderella-style prom castle for her daughter has been sentenced to federal prison for a $535,000 pandemic-relief fraud scheme, the USDOJ Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced.  Treva Harris, 50, of Medford, was sentenced Friday, Sept. 11, to 12 months and one day in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for bank fraud, U.S. Attorney David Metcalf announced. U.S. District Judge John F. Murphy also ordered Harris to pay $535,000 in restitution, a $7,500 fine, and a $100 special assessmen…

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Manheim Township, PA
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Manheim Twp HS Teacher, Basketball Coach Sent Nudes To Undercover NJ ‘Girl,’ Hoarded Child Porn Manheim Twp HS Teacher, Basketball Coach Sent Nudes To Undercover NJ ‘Girl,’ Hoarded Child Porn Manheim Twp HS Teacher, Basketball Coach Sent Nudes To Undercover NJ ‘Girl,’ Hoarded Child Porn
Manheim Twp HS Teacher, Basketball Coach Sent Nudes To Undercover NJ ‘Girl,’ Hoarded Child Porn A former Manheim Township High School teacher and girls’ basketball coach has been sentenced after admitting he sent nude photos to who he believed was a 14-year-old girl in New Jersey and possessed dozens of child pornography images and videos, prosecutors said. David Sean Burkhart, 45, of the 700 block of Scott Lane in Warwick Township, pleaded guilty Aug. 31 to three counts of sexual abuse of children, one count of unlawful contact with a minor, and two counts of criminal use of a communication facility, according to a release issued Friday, Sept. 11. Burkhart exchanged explicit messages…

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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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SEPTA Train Death Leaves Philly Wife, Two Children Behind SEPTA Train Death Leaves Philly Wife, Two Children Behind SEPTA Train Death Leaves Philly Wife, Two Children Behind
SEPTA Train Death Leaves Philly Wife, Two Children Behind Terell Burton was remembered as funny, loyal, and a steady presence for the people he loved after he was killed in a SEPTA train accident in Philadelphia. A GoFundMe recently shared with Daily Voice said Burton is survived by his wife, Jasmine, and their two children. Family friend Richard Martin organized the fundraiser with Jasmine Burton’s blessing to help cover memorial expenses and provide immediate financial support for the family. “Terell was more than a friend to many of us, he was family,” Martin wrote. “We grew up together, and he was a steady presence: funny, loyal, and always sh…

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Boiling Springs-Mount Holly Springs, PA
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87-Year-Old Mount Holly Springs Woman Dies After Pulling Into Commercial Truck’s Path: PSP 87-Year-Old Mount Holly Springs Woman Dies After Pulling Into Commercial Truck’s Path: PSP 87-Year-Old Mount Holly Springs Woman Dies After Pulling Into Commercial Truck’s Path: PSP
87-Year-Old Mount Holly Springs Woman Dies After Pulling Into Commercial Truck’s Path: PSP An 87-year-old woman died after her car collided with a commercial truck while she was pulling out of a Pennsylvania parking lot, state police announced on Saturday, Sept. 12. Shirlene M. Kutz, of Mount Holly Springs, was driving a 2012 Toyota Corolla out of a private driveway at 1561 Holly Pike in South Middleton Township around 9:43 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11, according to Pennsylvania State Police at Carlisle. Kutz attempted to turn left onto Holly Pike but entered the roadway without enough clearance, investigators said. As her Toyota crossed into the northbound lane, it was struck on th…

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Amityville, NY
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Amityville Church-Basement Stabbing Leaves LI Man Seriously Injured: Police Amityville Church-Basement Stabbing Leaves LI Man Seriously Injured: Police Amityville Church-Basement Stabbing Leaves LI Man Seriously Injured: Police
Amityville Church-Basement Stabbing Leaves LI Man Seriously Injured: Police A man was charged after police say he stabbed a 65-year-old man in the neck during a meeting inside a Long Island church basement. Daniel Escobar, 33, of Bay Shore, stabbed the man at First United Methodist Church on Broadway in  Amityville around 8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, Suffolk County Police said. The victim was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries. Escobar fled before First Squad detectives found him on Ackerson Boulevard in Bay Shore about two hours later, police said. He was charged with first-degree assault and held overnight at the First Precinct ahead of a Saturd…

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