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Here Comes The Bribe: Woman Sold Sham Marriages For Immigration Status, Feds Say
A Fall River woman made millions arranging fake marriages for immigrants seeking legal status, federal prosecutors allege.
Jennifer Gonzalez, 43, ran the operation for more than a decade, charging $38,000 to $40,000 per marriage, the US Attorney for the District of Massachusetts announced Wednesday. Investigators say she earned more than $100,000 a year during the 10-year scheme.
Five other people were also arrested and charged with taking part in the scam marriage scheme.
Erica Daniels, 29, of Fall River;
Chreise Alejandro, 39, of Fall River;
Amara Pugh, 31, of Fall River;
Je…
PA Killer Sought To Avenge Girlfriend’s Father After Fight, Gets Decades In Prison: DA
A gunman who shot and killed a man while seeking revenge for his girlfriend’s father was sentenced Wednesday, Oct. 21.
Sgroilin Santana, 23, of Tamaqua, PA, got 23 years to life for gunning down Jorge Vazquez outside a Long Island motel, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said.
The trouble began on April 2, 2025, when the 35-year-old Vazquez, of Tampa, FL, got into an altercation with Alexander Garcia at a construction site in Nassau County, NY, they were both working on, according to investigators. Garcia, 40, was the father of Santana's girlfriend, authorities said.
Santana the…
Uber Driver Left PA Father In Road Before Tractor-Trailer Ran Him Over: DA
An Uber driver struck a 29-year-old Pennsylvania father and left him lying in the road, where a tractor-trailer then ran him over, authorities announced on Tuesday, Oct. 20.
Ricardo Jerry “Ricky” Baptiste, of Drexel Hill, died following the crash on West Germantown Pike near Whitehall Road in East Norriton Township on Sunday, Sept. 6, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office.
Andy Nunez Vasquez, 43, of Philadelphia, has been arrested in connection with the fatal hit-and-run, District Attorney Kevin Steele and East Norriton Police Chief Matthew Brannen announced.
Office…
Drunk Driver Who Killed Upmc Nurse In PA Crash Sentenced After Victim Struck By Multiple Cars
A Pennsylvania man who drove drunk, crashed into a tractor-trailer, and sent a 33-year-old UPMC nurse flying into oncoming traffic, where she was struck by multiple vehicles, has been sentenced to state prison, authorities announced on Tuesday, Oct. 20.
Apar Shirishkumar Patel, 38, of Danville, was sentenced on Tuesday, Oct. 13, by Lancaster County Judge Dennis Reinaker after pleading guilty in July to killing Karra Kate Clevenger, of Middletown, in a September 2024 crash on Route 283 in East Hempfield Township, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office.
Patel was sentenc…
PA Dad Drinking ‘Buzz Balls’ Flees Police, Crashes With 2 Kids In Truck: Affidavit
A Pennsylvania dad drinking behind the wheel fled police and crashed with his two children improperly secured inside his pickup truck in Mount Joy on Friday, Oct. 2, investigators wrote.
Nicholas H. Schober, 38, of Mount Joy, had a breath alcohol concentration of .176% after the incident involving his children, ages 5 and 10, according to the criminal complaint. Daily Voice obtained court documents on Tuesday, Oct. 20.
The children told police their father had been drinking multiple “Buzz Balls” alcoholic beverages while driving, Officer Mason Shelly wrote in the affidavit of probable cause…
Woman In Stiletto Heels Punches, Kicks Officers During PA Traffic Stop: Police
A woman wearing knee-high stiletto heels punched and kicked officers during a traffic stop in Pennsylvania, police announced on Monday, Oct. 19.
Casandra Lee Smith, 37, of Lancaster, was stopped at Lititz Pike and York Road in Manheim Township on Saturday, Oct. 10, according to Manheim Township police.
Smith repeatedly tried to get out of the vehicle despite instructions to stay inside and was eventually detained in handcuffs, police said.
While along the roadside, she began screaming for help. Officers warned her that continuing to yell would result in a disorderly conduct arrest, but she…
NJ Man With 8-Inch Knife Creeped Up Behind Amish Woman In PA: Affidavit (Update)
A New Jersey man who previously entered the United States illegally crept up behind a 23-year-old Amish woman with a large knife and handcuffs near the Lancaster-Chester county line in Pennsylvania, attempting to kidnap her before she scared him off with a weed whacker, according to court documents and federal immigration authorities.
Junior Jose Davila-Moran, 26, of Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, was charged with two first-degree felony counts of kidnapping, two counts of false imprisonment, simple assault, two counts of possessing an instrument of crime, and terroristic thre…
