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60 charged in major Harrisburg SNAP trafficking operation

Following a multi-year investigation, the Office of State Inspector General (OSIG) and the Dauphin County District Attorney's Office announced charges last week against two store operators and 58 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients allegedly involved in a SNAP trafficking operation that fraudulently obtained more than $61,000 in public benefits at 2200 North 6th Street in Harrisburg. According to the investigation, the store, operating as Antonios Grocery IV LLC, allegedly deployed rogue electronic benefit transfer (EBT) terminals to conduct fraudulent ...

Popcorn with a Purpose

Since the age of two, Brylee Scharrer has been accompanying her grandparents to the Farmer’s Market each Saturday. Last year at the age of 8, Brylee asked Santa for a popcorn machine so that she could sell popcorn this year. If you have gone to the Farmer’s Market during the past two ...

‘I certainly support an end’ to Iran War, Thompson says

U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, R-Centre, believes the Iranian regime is at fault for the ongoing war with the United States, although he supports an end of the conflict. “We didn't choose this war,” Thompson said on Wednesday. “The number of American soldiers that have been killed ...

Lt. Gov. candidate aims to reverse ‘decline’

PITTSFIELD — Republican Lt. Gov. candidate Jason Richey used his visit to the Warren County Fair on Thursday to promote his campaign's economic agenda and highlight concerns he said he has heard from local residents and farmers. Richey, who is running alongside Republican gubernatorial ...

A step forward

The House of Hope had another successful shoe collection, with 170 bags of shoes heading to Florida to be weighed and money generated for the House of Hope. The shoes are then sent to another country, where they will support a micro-enterprise. The shoes are sold, providing families with an ...

Sugar Grove man charged with insurance fraud

A Sugar Grove man faces insurance fraud charges from the state Attorney General’s office after allegedly trying to report a claim on an insurance policy that had already been canceled. Dominic M. Rotondelli, 23, was charged Wednesday with third-degree felony false/fraudulent/incomplete insurance claim and misdemeanor counts of theft by deception and insurance/intent to defraud. Rotondelli was arraigned by Magisterial District Court Judge Laura Bauer on Wednesday with bail set at $25,000 unsecured. The Attorney General’s office alleges in its Affidavit of Probable Cause that ...