Tag: Dionna Steele
Judge Declares Mistrial In Case Against Woman Who Accused ADA Martocci And Others Of...
The Beaver Countian was in the courtroom today as a Common Pleas Judge declared a mistrial in the controversial case against a woman accused...
County Paralegal And Sheriff’s Deputy Both Retain Criminal Defense Attorneys
Two county employees at the center of controversies involving a woman awaiting trial on charges of cocaine distribution have retained criminal defense attorneys.
The Beaver...
Judge Denies Hearing Into Allegations Of Misconduct By Assistant District Attorney Martocci
A Beaver County judge has formally denied a defense attorney's request to conduct a hearing into allegations of misconduct by one of the county's...
Paralegal At Center Of Controversy Is Back To Work – Judge To Deny Evidentiary...
Paralegal Dionna Steele returned to work in the Beaver County Public Defender’s Office yesterday after being off on Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) status...
Defense Attorney Files Strongly Worded Response To AG’s Office In ADA Martocci Investigation Request
A local defense attorney has fired back a strongly worded response to the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office brief opposing an evidentiary hearing into allegations...
Pennsylvania State Police Serve Warrants On The Courthouse
A group of at least four Troopers with the Pennsylvania State Police served warrants on the courthouse yesterday.
Multiple sources inside of the courthouse confirm...
PA Attorney General’s Office Asks For Hearing Into Alleged Misconduct By Defense Attorney
The Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office is alleging a local defense attorney may have engaged in misconduct while exposing alleged misconduct by the Beaver County...
Judge Orders Procedural Hearing Into Matters Involving Alleged Misconduct By Assistant DA
A Beaver County Judge has ordered a hearing to determine if there will be a hearing into alleged misconduct by an Assistant District Attorney.
Defense...
Defense Attorney Seeks Hearing To Determine If Assistant DA Frank Martocci Committed Misconduct
Defense attorney Gerald Benyo filed a court motion today asking Beaver County Common Pleas Judge Kim Tesla to conduct a hearing to determine if...
County Paralegal Still Hasn’t Returned To Work Over A Month After Beaver Countian’s Investigative...
A paralegal in the Beaver County Public Defender's Office has still not returned to work at the county following a series of investigative reports...
Latest Updates On Investigation Into Alleged Misconduct In The Courthouse (01-05-2015)
Here's the latest from my notebook on an investigation into recent controversies at the courthouse and events surrounding them:
Read First:
- Investigative Report: Did An...
Investigative Report: Did A Deputy & A Paralegal Arm A Criminal Defendant Inside...
A criminal defendant awaiting trial on charges of cocaine distribution alleges an employee of the Public Defender's Office and a Beaver County Sheriff's Deputy...
New Details As Public Defender Schedules Meeting With County Officials Following Investigative Report
Beaver County Chief Public Defender Paul Steff has taken swift action following an investigative report published on Tuesday by the Beaver Countian, calling for...
Investigative Report: Did An Assistant DA Try To Set Up A Defense Attorney...
The allegations made to The Beaver Countian by a woman awaiting trial on cocaine distribution charges are explosive: that an Assistant District Attorney and...