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Crime

Former City Official Gets Jail In Scheme To Defraud His Office

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, May 20, 2021

PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Leo Dignam, 61, of Philadelphia, PA was sentenced to 15 months in prison, one year of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $7,500 fine by United States District Judge Eduardo C. Robreno for a scheme to defraud the City of Philadelphia of…

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Crime

Two Senior City Officials Charged With Embezzlement and Fraud

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, November 12, 2020

by Alex Lloyd Gross Two brothers that work in city government were arrested and charged in a scheme to steal money  that should have gone towards city services. Leo Dignam, 61, of Philadelphia, PA, was charged with two counts of wire fraud and one count of embezzling from a program receiving federal funds. Leo’s brother,…

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