Maryclaire Dale
June 03, 2008 | Daily Report Online
Guilty plea in ID theft that fueled lavish lifePHILADELPHIA AP - A handsome, athletic Ivy League graduate admitted in court Monday that he and a girlfriend stole the identities of friends, co-workers and neighbors to finance their luxury lifestyle.As his grim-faced parents looked on, Edward K. Anderton, 25, of Everett, Wash., admitted to federal identity theft charges that likely carry a five-year prison sentence.
By MARYCLAIRE DALE
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October 22, 2008 | Daily Report Online
Corruption trial starts for powerful Pa. lawmakerPHILADELPHIA AP - An influential state senator motivated by "greed, power and a profound sense of entitlement" used $3.5 million of "other people's money" to live a lavish lifestyle and pursue his political agenda, a federal prosecutor said to begin the lawmaker's corruption trial Wednesday.
By MARYCLAIRE DALE
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May 13, 2008 | Daily Report Online
Lawyer: 2 will admit fraud fueled luxury lifestylePHILADELPHIA AP - Presumably, she didn't fleece Prince Charles. But a couple of young jet-setters plan to admit in court that other people who crossed their paths unwittingly financed their luxury lifestyle.A lawyer for Jocelyn Kirsch, 22, said Monday that she and her now-ex-boyfriend have signed federal plea agreements that likely will send them to prison for several years for ID theft and other crimes.
By MARYCLAIRE DALE
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July 23, 2010 | Daily Report Online
Ex-Pa. judge pleads guilty in kids-for-cash schemePHILADELPHIA AP - A former judge in northeastern Pennsylvania pleaded guilty Friday to a racketeering conspiracy charge for his role in a kickback scheme that put juvenile defendants, many without lawyers, behind bars for sometimes minor offenses.Michael Conahan, 58, faces up to 20 years in prison after his plea in Scranton federal court.
By MARYCLAIRE DALE
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January 14, 2010 | Daily Report Online
Justice sues Pa. swim club, charging race biasBy MARYCLAIRE DALE
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April 03, 2012 | Daily Report Online
2 jurors removed from Philly priest-abuse trialTwo jurors in the landmark priest-abuse trial under way in Philadelphia were dismissed Monday, just one week into the trial that could last three months or more.It's not clear why the pair were removed before the trial resumed, but two of the eight alternates seated replaced them.Monsignor William Lynn is on trial for child endangerment and conspiracy.
By MaryClaire Dale
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March 19, 2010 | Daily Report Online
Oprah, schoolgirls to testify at defamation trialBy MARYCLAIRE DALE
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December 12, 2008 | Daily Report Online
Judge overrules bail decision in child-sex casePHILADELPHIA AP - A wealthy Russian-American businessman accused of luring girls from an orphanage in Russia and forcing them into prostitution will remain behind bars while he awaits trial in the United States, a federal judge ruled Thursday.Andrew Mogilyansky, 38, of Richboro, had been granted house arrest a day earlier, but U.
By MARYCLAIRE DALE
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September 29, 2008 | Daily Report Online
Cephalon to pay $425M for improper drug marketingPHILADELPHIA AP - Drug maker Cephalon, completing a previously announced settlement, will pay $425 million for illegally marketing a highly addictive lollipop painkiller and two other drugs for non-approved uses.Federal prosecutors also announced Monday that Cephalon, as planned, will plead to a criminal misdemeanor for its off-label marketing.
By MARYCLAIRE DALE
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August 29, 2013 | Daily Report Online
Judge: NFL, Players To Settle Concussion LawsuitsThe NFL has reached a tentative $765 million settlement over concussion-related brain injuries among its 18,000 retired players, agreeing to compensate victims, pay for medical exams and underwrite research.
By Maryclaire Dale
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