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Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Goods Shoplifted By Drug Addicts on Amazon

A Florida man, formerly of Pennsylvania, has pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of money laundering after selling shoplifted goods on Amazon.

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According to an official release from the IRS, Thac Duc Le, operated a reselling business named Last Call Entertainment in Bellevue, Pennsylvania. The retail outlet sold a variety of secondhand goods, including small electronics, tooth whitening kits, electronic toothbrushes, pet products, and more.

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McKees Rocks Man Sentenced for Possessing Child Sex Abuse Ma

PITTSBURGH - A former resident of McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 72 months’ incarceration followed by 10 years’ supervised release on his conviction of Possession of Material Depicting the Sexual Exploitation o ... Read more

Your View by state Sen. Lisa Boscola: How new state redistri

It is hard for Harrisburg to tackle difficult problems facing the commonwealth, such as adequate school funding and property taxes. Add in the politics that surround an open governor and U.S. Senate race, and the environment gets even tougher.
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Hospitals buying real estate, revamping clinical space for i

In February, Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network held a ribbon-cutting in Bellevue, Pennsylvania, to unveil a home for one of its newest ventures—AlphaLab Health, which the system hopes will spur innovation and improvements to community healt ... Read more

Your View: School property taxes and the fight for real relief

During the most recent budget cycle the state’s tax code included a provision to remove over $130 million dollars annually from the Property Tax Relief Fund.

The Property Tax Relief Fund was created the same year we legalized gaming in Pennsylvania and a portion of slot machine tax revenue goes into that fund. Annually, the fund has received an average of over $627 million and is reflected as a reduction on your tax bill through the homestead exemption. To date, this fund has accounted for over $9.4 billion in property tax relief ... Read more

8 Gluten-Free Beers That Are Actually Delicious

Just because something doesn't have a gluten-containing ingredient does not automatically mean that it’s free of gluten. Oats, for instance, don’t contain gluten, but they’re generally processed with gluten-containing ingredients. This may or m ... Read more

Crafton Felon Charged with Drug and Gun Law Offenses

PITTSBURGH, PA – A former resident of Crafton, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.

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Man Stopped While Driving With $1 Million In Cash Sentenced

An Orlando man who was stopped by police while driving with $1 million cash in his vehicle has been sentenced to prison on federal charges.

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Jason Pagan-Reyes will serve six year ... Read more