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Former Welfare Department Employee Charged In Scheme Intended To Steal Almost $340,000

The state attorney general’s office has charged a former Welfare Department employee in a scheme intended to steal almost $340,000 dollars in public assistance benefits.

2012/11/29

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Foreclosure Victims In PA May Be Eligible For Compensation

The attorney general’s office says more than 28,000 Pennsylvania residents who lost homes to foreclosure will soon be notified that they may be in line for a share of a settlement with the nation’s largest mortgage companies.

2012/09/25

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Dozens of Pennsylvania Locations Raided For ‘Synthetic’ Illegal Drugs

Pennsylvania law enforcement officials call it “Operation Artificial High” — an ongoing investigation designed to put a dent in the illegal trafficking and sale of what they say are dangerous synthetic drugs.

2012/07/26

(A woman cleans up damage in Dureya, Pa., after major flooding along the Susquehanna River.   Credit: William Thomas Cain/ Getty Images)

Pa. Attorney General Sending Scam-Fighters Into Flood Ravaged Areas

The Pennsylvania attorney general’s office says its agents and investigators are now deployed in the Philadelphia region and other areas hit by recent storms, keeping an eye out for scammers and price gouging.

2011/09/15

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