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Ex-Church Administrator in Pennsylvania Gets 10 to 20 Years in Theft Case

A former western Pennsylvania church administrator has been sentenced to 10 to 20 years in the theft of $1.2 million that prosecutors said he and his wife used for vacations, sports tickets and other personal expenses. An Allegheny County judge …

Ex-Church Administrator in Pennsylvania Pleads Guilty in $1.2M Theft

A former western Pennsylvania church administrator has pleaded guilty to stealing $1.2 million that prosecutors say he and his wife used to pay for vacations, sports tickets and other personal expenses. Fifty-year-old David Reiter pleaded guilty Wednesday to receiving stolen …

Pennsylvania Woman Convicted of Six Counts in Insurance Fraud Case

A suburban Philadelphia woman has been convicted of most charges in a multi-million-dollar insurance fraud case following fires at her Bucks County property. Jurors in Bucks County deliberated for more than four hours before convicting 71-year-old Claire Risoldi on six …

Man Charged in 14 Alabama Home Burglaries

A 28-year-old man has been arrested in connection with 14 home burglaries in south Alabama. Al.com reports that Mobile police say William Rotter was taken into custody Dec. 22 and charged with 14 counts of third-degree burglary. Early that morning, …

High Beef Prices Fuel Rustling Revival in Texas, Plains States

Doug Hutchison wears a badge and carries a gun but his most effective weapon in the pursuit of livestock thieves in the nation’s largest cattle-producing territory may be his smartphone. With it, Hutchison, one of 30 Special Rangers with the …