$12K Bitcoin Lancaster County Jury Duty Scam Lands SC Woman On PA Most Wanted List: Police
A phone call claiming to be from a sheriff cost a Lancaster County resident $12,000 — and now a South Carolina woman is wanted in connection with the alleged scam, Manheim Township Police announced on Friday, Feb. 27.
Veronica Anntonette Oliva, 36, of Columbia, SC, has been charged with Dealing In Proceeds Of Unlawful Activities, Theft By Deception, Criminal Conspiracy (Theft By Deception), and Receiving Stolen Property, according to the release.
Police said the case began on Jan. 30, 2026, when a victim reported receiving a telephone call from a man identifying himself as “Sgt. Dean Mitche…
Cash, Cars, And Corruption: Brandywine GSA Insider Cut Federal Bribe Deals
A former federal contracting official in Maryland has admitted he abused his position to steer government work in exchange for cash and personal favors, according to the US Department of Justice.
Lennie Lamont Miller, 60, of Brandywine, pleaded guilty on Thursday, Jan. 29, to two counts of conspiracy to commit bribery of a federal official, prosecutors announced.
Miller previously worked as a contracting officer’s representative for the General Services Administration, a federal agency that manages government properties.
According to court documents, Miller conspired with construction comp…
