JOHNSTOWN – A 65-year-old Jefferson County woman has been indicted on theft charges by a federal grand jury. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Patty Merlo of Punxsutawney is accused of accepting more than $91,000 of Social Security benefit payments between 2016 and 2022. Investigators […]
Punxsutawney resident Patty Merlo has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Johnstown for theft of government funds, according to U.S. Attorney Eri.
JOHNSTOWN — A Punxsutawney woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Johnstown on a charge of theft of government funds, U.S. Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced Thursday.