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“Hero Program” Founder Pleads Guilty To Fraud In Federal Court

The founder of a local charity that purported to raise money to help dying children has pleaded guilty to fraud in federal court. Steven Wetzel, 39 of Beaver, pleaded guilty on Friday to charges of mail fraud and filing a false tax return for using money raised for terminally ill children to pay for his…

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John Paul
John Paul
John Paul is an award-winning investigative journalist and founder of BeaverCountian.com. He reports full time for the site with a focus on public watchdog journalism.

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