Craig R. McCoy
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Former PSERS chief executive withheld information from board, investigation finds
A report on PSERS found its former top executive withheld information from the board before a vote to certify an incorrect sum for its investment performance. → Read More
Here’s how Pennsylvania’s school pension fund keeps its communications secret from the public
The $73 billion PSERS fund won a ruling keeping secret much of its dealings with three consultants who were brought in to probe a key figure for investment profits. → Read More
Pennsylvania school pension fund leaders seek to gag board members over leaks to media
Upset at leaks, leaders of the 15-member PSERS pension fund board have shut off legal briefings for the panel and are considering demanding they sign nondisclosure agreements. → Read More
Six of 15 board members of embattled state education pension fund officially call for removal of its top command
A growing band of board dissidents says leaders of the state's education pension fund must leave immediately to fix “an irrevocable loss of trust and confidence that is a consequence of persistent underperformance." → Read More
In a revolt, dissidents on PSERS board lobby colleagues to fire the fund’s leaders and set a new investment strategy
A growing band of board dissidents says PSERS leaders must go immediately to fix “an irrevocable loss of trust and confidence that is a consequence of persistent underperformance." → Read More
For errors in Jerry Sandusky case , former Penn State attorney gets scolding from lawyers’ board
Former Penn State attorney Cynthia Baldwin, who once was a Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice, was formally reprimanded for her handling of the Jerry Sandusky scandal at Penn State. → Read More
A real estate fortune built on a foundation of forged deeds and tangled titles
Orin Clybourn has been busy for years acquiring and “flipping” real estate in up-and-coming neighborhoods. His dealings are generating controversy. → Read More
Incumbents dominate in City Council District races, with one possible exception in West Philly
Incumbents dominated Tuesday in the City Council district races, but challenger Jamie Gauthier had a slight lead over Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell in West Philly's 3rd District, with less than 50 percent of the precincts reporting. → Read More
After a mass theft of Philly houses, foreign nationals flee the country, DA says
Prosecutors have put out arrest warrants for three men accused of stealing houses from the dead with faked deeds. → Read More
Time after time, Trump’s team refused to follow his orders to undermine the Mueller probe
On at least a half-dozen occasions, President Trump encountered stiff resistance to his efforts to undermine the Mueller probe from members of his senior staff. We explore some of the more memorable examples. → Read More
Penn bribery case predates college admissions scandal
Eight months before the largest admissions bribery case in history broke, the University of Pennsylvania was facing its own scandal: Its former head basketball coach accepted cash, a recruiting trip to Miami and rides on a private jet from a wealthy Miami businessman to get his son into Penn. → Read More
Philly DA charges Point Breeze man with stealing properties from the dead
Prosecutors charged Robert Stokes, 50, with 47 counts of forgery and other offenses. → Read More
SEC: Valley Forge investment firm deceived, overcharged customers
Customers of Valley Forge Asset are to receive $5.2 million back. And the SEC also imposed a $500,000 fine. → Read More
With questionable signatures and a dubious will, a man lays claim to a dead woman’s house
Questions have been raised over the efforts to acquire a rowhome in a gentrifying Philadelphia neighborhood. → Read More
Philly DA Krasner pledges attack on housing theft
District Attorney Larry Krasner announces arrest of alleged forger who stole seven homes. → Read More
Ex-con charged with stealing homes from the dead
DA charges William E. Johnson III in theft of seven homes. → Read More
Union official and councilman at the same time, Bobby Henon crossed the line, prosecutors say
Federal indictments paint Councilman Bobby Henon as abusing his power on behalf of his union. → Read More
Union official and councilman at the same time, Bobby Henon crossed the line, prosecutors say
Federal indictments paint Councilman Bobby Henon as abusing his power on behalf of his union. → Read More
Stealing from the dead: Forged deeds, a bogus title company, counterfeit notary stamps
In neighborhood after neighborhood undergoing gentrification, the outright theft of homes is becoming an especially virulent problem in Philadelphia. → Read More
In Penn State sex-abuse probe, former state prosecutor Frank Fina acted properly, panel says
A three-member advisory panel says Frank Fina should not be blamed for a subpoena served in the probe into a sexual-abuse cover-up by top Penn State officials. → Read More