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AG Sunday’s Child Predator Section Charges Montgomery Co. Man with Installing Hidden Cameras in SW Pa. to Create Child Sexual Abuse Material

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced charges against a Montgomery County man regarding the installation of hidden cameras in a southwestern Pennsylvania home to produce child sexual abuse material. Adam Benjamin Arena, 46, was charged this week with more than 100 felonies — including production and possession of child abuse material — and dozen […]

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Fraud Protection & Consumer Alerts

Attorney General Sunday Joins Coalition Opposing KIDS Act, Supports Stronger Online Protections for Children

HARRISBURG – Attorney General Sunday announced today Pennsylvania has joined a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general opposing the federal Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act (“KIDS Act”), H.R. 7757, arguing the bill would weaken states’ ability to protect children online while insulating Big Tech from accountability. The coalition warned the KIDS Act would broadly preempt state laws […]

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Fraud Protection & Consumer Alerts

Attorney General Sunday Secures Settlement with Philadelphia Salvage over Company’s Failure to Provide Restoration Services

Additional Consumers May be Eligible for Restitution HARRISBURG – Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that the Office of Attorney General filed a settlement to resolve its litigation against Philadelphia-based Philly Salvage, LLC and its owner, Christopher Stock.  Under the settlement agreement, Philly Salvage, LLC (which did business under the name Philadelphia Salvage) has agreed to […]

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Crime

AG Sunday, Partners Disband Pa.-Wide Multi-Million-Dollar, Fentanyl Trafficking Operation with Distribution Base in NE Phila.

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday, in collaboration with federal, state, and local law enforcement partners, announced the takedown of an upper-level, fentanyl-trafficking operation based in Northeast Philadelphia. This week, three individuals were charged and more than five kilograms of fentanyl — approximately $2 million worth — was seized from homes on Wellington Street and […]

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Crime

AG Sunday Announces Charges Against Medic One Employee for Accessing AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material on Workplace Computer

HARRISBURG – Attorney General Dave Sunday announced charges against a Murrysville Medic One employee accused of using a communal workplace computer to access and store child sexual abuse material, including AI-generated files depicting children. Gregory Kelley, 31, a full-time wheelchair van driver for Murrysville Medic One, was arrested and charged with numerous felonies following an […]

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