By: Emily Scott A civic-engagement organization based in Harrisburg is hoping to increase voter turnout in Pennsylvania’s capital city through education and meeting people where they are. Michelle Mardenborough, founder and executive director of 1 Vote Counts, said she has noticed over the years despite being a politically active city, the number of people who vote […]
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Defendant Alleged to Have Stolen $200K over Five Years from County Drug Task Force HARRISBURG – Attorney General Josh Shapiro and the Forty-Ninth Statewide Investigating Grand Jury today announced charges against John Burkhart, the former Officer in Charge of the Lancaster County Drug Task Force, for stealing more than $200K from the Task Force from 2015 to […]
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HARRISBURG—Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced today that the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General has filed suit against Diane Comrey, doing business as “Earthcare & Conservation.” Through Earthcare & Conservation, Comrey sold herself as someone who could prepare and submit nutrient management plans, among other official documents, to government agencies on behalf of farmers. Preparing and submitting this […]
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HARRISBURG — Attorney General Shapiro today announced that a jury has rendered a guilty verdict for former Weissport Chief of Police Brent Getz on the charges related to child rape. Brent Getz, of Lehighton, Pa., was charged in March 2019 with Rape of Child, Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse with a Child, Aggravated Indecent Assault of Child, and […]
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Has now settled with 14 owners of at least 175 retail stores and has sued one of the largest rent-to-own finance companies HARRISBURG—Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced today that the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General has entered into six settlement agreements, known as Assurances of Voluntary Compliance (AVC) with Pennsylvania owners of the national furniture […]
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HARRISBURG― Attorney General Josh Shapiro is warning Pennsylvanians to be on the lookout for bogus fundraising calls that purport to benefit the families of Martin F. Mack and Branden T. Sisca, the two fallen Pennsylvania State Police troopers tragically killed in the line of duty on I-95 South in Philadelphia. “As Pennsylvanians look to support […]
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HARRISBURG—Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced today that a nurse previously charged for failing to provide care to a patient of the senior living facility Cathedral Village in Upper Roxborough has pleaded guilty. The patient, Herbert R. McMaster, Sr., 84, was left in the lobby of the facility and died hours after suffering a fall and […]
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Defendant Charged with Repeatedly Sexually Assaulting Four-Year-Old HARRISBURG—Attorney General Josh Shapiro today announced charges against retired Delaware County family physician Mandell Much for repeated sexual assault of a four-year-old girl. “The defendant was a trusted member of his community who preyed on a young child, and exploited the time he had alone with her. These […]
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