Chesco Prison inmates charged with COVID-related benefits fraud

PHILADELPHIA – First Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that twelve Chester County Prison inmates and their accomplices were charged federally with fraudulently applying for and obtaining emergency unemployment benefits related to COVID-19.  The defendants are charged with submitting false applications claiming that the prison inmates lost jobs as a result of...

Third judge admits role in ticket-fixing case

Nine jurists, 3 others accused of subverting justice at Phila. Traffic Court By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times A third defendant pleaded guilty Wednesday in an alleged, Philadelphia ticket-fixing scheme that federal officials say ensnared nine jurists, including a West Chester magisterial district judge. Fortunato N. Perri Sr., 76, of Philadelphia, a former senior Traffic Court judge,...