AG: ChesCo Funeral Director Stole $250K From Terminally Ill Client's Estate
A Chester County funeral director and consulting firm principal is facing theft, forgery and fraud charges on accusations he stole $250,000 from an 84-year-old, terminally ill victim, whose estate was to be donated to locally-connected charities, authorities said.
Bucks County resident Keith Jerome signed a Power of Attorney form, giving Kenneth Neeld, Jr., 47, authority to manage his financial assets on March 9, 2016, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said.
An investigation by the Office of Attorney General’s Special Agent, Rachel Story, determined that Neeld repeatedly stole…
PA Brothers Indicted On Federal Charges For Setting Fire To Their Philly Restaurant
A pair of Delaware County brothers were indicted on federal charges when authorities discovered that the pair set fire to their restaurant after buying a $750,000 fire insurance policy only two weeks prior to the blaze, officials announced.
Imad Dawara, 40, of Swarthmore, and Bahaa Dawara, 32, of Woodlyn, admitted to planning and causing the arson of their business, RCL Management LLC in Philadelphia a little more than three years ago on February 18, 2018, and to evading the assessment of their income tax liabilities from 2015 to 2017, Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Wi…
Jersey Shore Con Man, 73, Gets Three Years, Son Probation For $4M Insurance Scam
A 73-year-old Asbury Park man was sentenced to three years in state prison while his son got probation for an insurance scam that netted them $4 million, authorities said.
Frank Pescatore, 73, and his son, former life insurance agent Evan Pescatore, 38, of Highlands finagled 18 policies with a combined face value of $61.5 million from eight insurance companies by paying the premiums, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Wednesday.
The process of providing applicants and insureds with a no-cost inducement to apply for life insurance policies by paying their premiums is known as “reba…
Bodega Owners Charged With Aggravated Arson In Fire That Damaged Jersey City Grocery Store
A pair of Jersey City bodega owners were charged with setting fire to their shop in June of last year, authorities said.
Amado Gonzalez-Abreu, age 38, and Francisca Duran-Tejada, age 47, were arrested at the Jersey City Fire Department Headquarters on Marin Boulevard Wednesday, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
Members of the Jersey City Fire Department were responding to a fire alarm at 9 Linden Ave., in Jersey City when they noticed smoke coming from the first floor store at 343 Princeton Ave., around 6:20 a.m. June 9, 2019, Suarez said.
Smoke billowed from the three-story, wo…
