Hack Fraud Steals $15,000

BROOKVILLE - A Brookville business had over $15,000 dollars stolen after an email account was hacked. According to State Police, BWP Bats in Brookville had an email that was hacked by an unknown party which then made two transactions disguised as the business totaling $15,649.38... Read More.

Fashion tech executive arrested for alleged $300 million fraud

(NEW YORK) -- Christine Hunsicker, the founder of clothing-rental company CaaStle, was arrested Friday on federal fraud charges accusing her of cheating investors out of $300 million.Federal prosecutors for the Southern District of New York said that Hunsicker misrepresented CaaStle’s financial performance to investors,... Read More.

Woman Sentenced for Social Security Fraud 

PUNXSUTAWNEY - A Punxsutawney woman has been sentenced after embezzling over $90,000 dollars in Social Security payments. According to court records, 66 year-old Patty Merlo was sentenced to five years of probation after being convicted of knowingly embezzling $91,300 dollars in Social Security payments.

Punxsutawney Alleged Bank Fraud

PUNXSUTAWNEY - A Mercer County woman is behind bars after allegedly making multiple fraudulent bank transactions in multiple states. On October first 41 year-old Lashawn Swift was making a seemingly normal bank transaction at Farmer’s National Bank in Punxsutawney. Staff at the bank noticed that... Read More.

Man Accused of Selling EBT Card While Incarcerated 

CLEARFIELD - A man is facing Fraud charges after allegedly attempting to sell his food assistance benefits while in the Clearfield County Jail. After investigating, Clearfield Regional Police Department say that a current inmate at the Clearfield County Jail, Eric Gillingham, was allegedly attempting to... Read More.