Slate Belt man gets 4.5 years in prison for $1M worthless stock scheme
Updated Feb 16, 2021;
A Slate Belt man was sentenced to four and a half years in prison after he stole more than $1 million from family members, friends and fraternity brothers in a phony investment scheme.
Robert McCabe, 76, of Bangor in September was charged by federal prosecutors with 21 counts of securities fraud, mail fraud and wire fraud. Aside from the prison sentence, McCabe also was sentenced this week by U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey L. Schmehl to three years of supervised release and ordered to pay more than $1 million in restitution to more than 50 victims.
Positive COVID-19 Cases Continue To Rise In Pennsylvania
(Harrisburg, PA) More positive COVID-19 cases are being reported in Pennsylvania. The state s Department of Health announced over 2,500 new positive cases yesterday. There have now been almost 873,000 positive cases reported statewide since the start of the pandemic. Four more people also passed away due to complications of the coronavirus. Pennsylvania Judicial Conduct Board Files Charges Against District Judge
(Harrisburg, PA) The Pennsylvania Judicial Conduct Board is filing misconduct charges against a Dauphin County Magisterial District Judge. The board announced yesterday that it has charged Judge Sonya M. McKnight for her alleged actions during a traffic stop involving her son last year. According to the filing, McKnight is being accused of violating the rules governing standards of conduct of magisterial district judges. Board members say if she is found guilty by the court, she could face sanctions i
Slate Belt driver with toddler in car allegedly sped 117 mph on Route 22 while fleeing police
Updated Dec 29, 2020;
A Slate Belt woman was jailed Monday night on charges she drove as fast as 117 mph with a 2-year-old boy in her car while trying to flee state police earlier in the evening on Route 22 in Palmer Township, court records say.
Ashley Desiree Courtright, 30, of Fairview Avenue in Wind Gap, faces felony charges of endangering the welfare of children and fleeing or eluding police in connection with the incident that ended shortly after 7 p.m. in the eastbound lanes of Route 22 at the 25th Street exit in Palmer Township.
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Pa. woman with toddler in car sped 117 mph while fleeing officers: police
Updated Dec 30, 2020;
A Pennsylvania woman was jailed Monday night on charges she drove as fast as 117 mph with a 2-year-old boy in her car while trying to flee state police earlier in the evening on Route 22 in Palmer Township, court records say.
Ashley Desiree Courtright, 30, of Fairview Avenue in Wind Gap, faces felony charges of endangering the welfare of children and fleeing or eluding police in connection with the incident that ended shortly after 7 p.m. in the eastbound lanes of Route 22 at the 25th Street exit in Palmer Township.