Latest Pennsylvania Headlines
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Ex-Pennsylvania Judge Found Guilty of Insurance Fraud
Nov 30 2008 // A retired Pennsylvania appellate judge was convicted of mail fraud and money laundering after prosecutors said he lied about neck and back injuries in a fender bender to collect $440,000 from two insurance...
Federal Court in Pennsylvania Hears Case on Carcinogen Exposure
Nov 24 2008 // Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, hearing cases in a federal appeals court last week, asked why the Labor Department does not lower worker exposure to a known carcinogen. The advocacy group Public Citizen wants...
Auditor to Pay $40 Million Settlement in Case of Failed Reliance Insurance
Nov 24 2008 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Joel Ario has announced a $40 million settlement with Deloitte & Touche LLP in connection with the firm’s auditing services for Reliance Insurance Co., which got into...
Ex-Pennsylvania Judge Found Guilty of Insurance Fraud
Nov 21 2008 // A retired Pennsylvania appellate judge was convicted of mail fraud and money laundering after prosecutors said he lied about neck and back injuries in a fender bender to collect $440,000 from two insurance...
Defense Rests Without Pennsylvania Judge Taking Stand
Nov 14 2008 // The defense has rested without a retired Pennsylvania appellate judge testifying about charges that he faked or exaggerated neck and back injuries to collect $440,000 from two insurance companies. Federal prosecutors in...
Fire Damages 4 Pennsylvania Row Homes, Causes $1M in Damage
Nov 13 2008 // Fire has damaged four row homes in South Allentown, Pennsylvania and caused $1 million damage. Officials say the first firefighters were dispatched about 9:10 a.m. to the city’s Westbrook Park subdivision. The fire...
Pennsylvania Judges Testify in Retired Judge’s Insurance Fraud Case
Nov 12 2008 // Several Pennsylvania judges appeared in a federal courtroom Monday to defend one of their own: retired Superior Court Judge Michael Joyce. Joyce, 59, is being tried on mail fraud and money laundering charges for allegedly...
Pennsylvania Insurance Dept to Hold Climate Change Conference
Oct 30 2008 // Insurance leaders, policymakers, financial and scientific experts will meet in Harrisburg next week to discuss how climate change will impact many segments of business and industry, Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Joel...
Ex-Pennsylvania Judge’s Trial Delayed Because Mother Dies
Oct 27 2008 // The trial of a retired Pennsylvania appellate judge accused of insurance fraud has been delayed because of his mother’s death. Former Superior Court Judge Michael Joyce’s mother, Evelyn Cox, died Friday after...
Merchants Insurance Offers Redesigned Auto Product in Pennsylvania
Oct 27 2008 // Buffalo, New York based Merchants Insurance Group has launched its “redesigned” auto insurance product in Pennsylvania, the company said. Called Merchants Flexible Choice Auto, the product features significant...
Prosecutor: Ex-Pa. Judge Lied to Collect Insurance
Oct 24 2008 // A since-retired state appellate judge used his title and told lies and half-truths about injuries from a slow-speed fender-bender to collect $440,000 from two insurance companies, a federal prosecutor said Wednesday to...
Jury Seated in Pennsylvania Judge’s Fraud Trial
Oct 23 2008 // Six men and six women have been selected as jurors in the federal fraud trial of a retired Pennsylvania appellate judge in Pittsburgh and opening statements are expected to begin. Ex-Superior Court Judge Michael Joyce is...
Jury Picks, Opening on Tap in Fraud Trial of Former Pennsylvania Judge
Oct 22 2008 // Jury selection is expected to wrap up in the federal fraud trial of a retired Pennsylvania appellate judge in Pittsburgh. Retired Superior Court Judge Michael Joyce is charged with mail fraud and money laundering because...
Pennsylvania Fire That Killed 2 Ruled Accidental
Oct 22 2008 // A Pennsylvania state police fire marshal says cooking left unattended sparked a central Pennsylvania house fire that killed two people. The bodies of 61-year-old Gerald Kreiser II and 44-year-old Karen Kreiser were found...
Insurance Fraud Case Set for Ex-Pennsylvania Judge
Oct 20 2008 // After a fender-bender in 2001, a Pennsylvania appellate judge claimed he was left in constant pain, unable to golf or swim or even at times hold a cup of coffee steady. Yet the following year, prosecutors say, he was...
Corn-Filled Silo Collapses on Pennsylvania Dairy Farm
Oct 17 2008 // A silo filled with chopped corn came crashing down on an eastern Pennsylvania dairy farm, bringing electric and phone lines with it — but no one was injured. It happened about 11:30 p.m. Monday at a farm owned by...
Conveyor Worker Killed in Pennsylvania Quarry Accident
Oct 10 2008 // The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration is investigating an accident that killed a 56-year-old employee at a central Pennsylvania quarry. Authorities didn’t immediately identify the victim but say he was a...
Donegal Insurance Reports 3Q to Reflect Hurricane, Securities Events
Oct 9 2008 // Marietta, Pennsylvania-based Donegal Group Inc. reported that its net income for the third quarter of 2008 will reflect realized investment losses related to its equity securities and claim activity resulting from...
Pennsylvania Approves Tokio Marine Takeover of Philadelphia Insurance
Oct 6 2008 // Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp. reports that Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. received approval of its proposed acquisition of control of Philadelphia Consolidated from the Pennsylvania Insurance Department. As...
Pennsylvania Ex-Judge Spent Insurance Money on House, Hot Tub
Oct 1 2008 // Federal prosecutors say retired Pennsylvania Superior Court Judge Michael Joyce spent $440,000 in insurance money on a new house, hot tub, motorcycle, jewelry and cosmetic surgery for a woman he has since married. Joyce is...
