Apr 27, 2021
HARRISBURG Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro on Monday announced that Scott Good, a Centre County contractor, has been sentenced to an aggregate of four months to two years minus four days in prison, followed by three years probation, and to pay a fine and provide 200 hours of community service.
Good was also ordered to pay $64,157.09 in restitution for stealing employees’ wages for five years. His business, GoodCo, received a $10,000 fine. The sentencing is the result of an investigation that found Good underpaid workers on prevailing wage projects.
“The days when companies could screw over workers and not be held accountable to the law are over. If employers steal from their workers, through misclassification or violations of the prevailing wage, we will act,” Shapiro said in a press release. “My office is committed, with our partners in law enforcement, to make sure working Pennsylvanians receive the wages and benefits owed to them under the law
ROCKTON MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO EXCHANGE NUDE PHOTOS WITH TEEN By John Smathers
Apr 7, 2021 2:52 PM
A 61-year-old Rockton man accused of exchanging nude photos with a 14-year-old boy pleaded guilty in Clearfield County Court on Tuesday.
According to GANT News, David Wayne Kitchen was the subject of an investigation involving a juvenile who was exchanging both explicit videos and photos through social media. Kitchen was sentenced to nine months to two years less one day in the county jail plus five years consecutive probation for a felony count of child pornography and related charges. He was also ordered to complete sex offender counseling and must register with law enforcement under Megan’s Law even though he was not determined to be a sexually violent predator.
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A federal civil rights lawsuit filed against two area prisons has cited the lack of mental health care as the primary reason for the death of an inmate two years ago.
Michael L. Duffalo was three days past his 38th birthday when he died from suicide in the Clearfield County Prison on March 10, 2019.
The civil rights action stated Duffalo, who was arrested on March 4, 2019, during a domestic incident in Brockway, Jefferson County, was transferred the next day to the Clearfield County Prison because of an outstanding warrant issued by a Clearfield County Court judge.
The warrant, according to the lawsuit, came about because Duffalo had failed to appear for a hearing on misdemeanor theft charges.
The new public official also desribed it as âinteresting.â
â2020 for me like everyone else was an interesting year,â Sayers said.
Statistically, Sayers said this was the busiest year for the district attorneyâs office in memory.
As of Monday, the 1,392 cases were filed in the Clearfield County Court of common pleas, according to the Pennsylvania Unified Justice System website. And Sayers said they will easily top 1,400 cases by the end of the year.
Last year there were 1,308 total cases.
And not only was his office busy, there were a large number of serious crimes â like murders, rapes, child sex abuse, domestic violence as well as a large number of drug cases, Sayers said
Hearings waived
The following defendants waived their right to a preliminary hearing. Their cases will be sent to the Clearfield County Court of Common Pleas for further disposition.
Brian W. Coakley, 34, Sykesville, who is charged with with fleeing or attempting to elude an officer, a felony, two counts of intentional possession of a controlled substance by a person not registered, 10 counts of use/possession of drug paraphernalia, DUI (controlled substance) and several summary traffic violations. Unsecured bail was set at $10,000.
Samuel Z. Ammerman, 32, Rockton, who is charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and several summary traffic violations. Unsecured bail was set at $5,000.