MIDDLETOWN, PA – A 20-year-old woman was charged on Monday with filing a false police report about an attempted rape and kidnapping in the parking lot of the Redner’s in the township last month.
Anjela Borisova Urumova, of Bristol Township, faced charges including false alarm to an agency of public safety and tampering with physical evidence, as well as counts of false reports and unsworn falsification to authorities.
She was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Charles D. Jonas and remanded to Bucks County Correctional Facility under a $30,000 bail, 10 percent.
The man implicated in the attack, Daniel Pierson, was released from BCCF on Friday after investigations revealed inconsistencies in Urumova’s account of the incident.
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- Pennsylvania couple accused of taking nearly $250K while leaving family home unfinished and exposed
Courtroom stock photoDetectives say contractor stopped work months ago as multiple homeowners report home improvement fraud
MURRYSVILLE, Pa. — A Pennsylvania couple is facing criminal charges after investigators said homeowners paid nearly $250K for a home addition project that was largely abandoned, leaving the property damaged and exposed to the elements.
Westmoreland County Detectives charged Robert and Nellie Hoose of Export in connection with an ongoing home improvement fraud investigation tied to R.W. Home Regenerations LLC.
According to investigators, victims from North Huntingdon hired the company during the summer of 2025 to construct an addition onto their home.
Detectives said the homeowners initially paid more than $165,000 under the contract, but total payments eventually climbed to more than $247,000.
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Despite the payments, investigators said only about 15 percent of the project was completed.
Authorities said the home was left in disrepair and exposed to weather conditions, causing additional damage and rising utility costs for the victims.
Investigators said Robert Hoose allegedly stopped appearing at the property after Dec. 10, 2025, and all communication with the homeowners reportedly ceased.
According to detectives, Nellie Hoose allegedly continued collecting checks on behalf of her husband during the project.
Westmoreland County Detectives said they are investigating at least two additional complaints involving incomplete construction work connected to R.W. Home Regenerations LLC.
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The couple is charged with theft, receiving advance payment for services and failing to perform, and criminal conspiracy.
Authorities noted the charges are accusations and the defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Key Points
- An Export couple faces charges in a Pennsylvania home improvement fraud investigation
- Detectives said homeowners paid more than $247,000 for unfinished construction work
- Investigators are reviewing additional complaints tied to the contractor and company
- Lucky grocery store ticket delivers massive $131K Pennsylvania Lottery payday
Beaver County player strikes big after Fast Play ticket hits progressive jackpot
HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A Pennsylvania Lottery player is celebrating a major windfall after a Fast Play ticket worth more than $131K was sold at a Beaver County grocery store.
Lottery officials announced that a progressive top-prize winning ticket worth $131,095 in the Watts of Cash Fast Play game was sold Sunday at Kuhn’s Market, located at 2284 Brodhead Road in Hopewell Township.
The retailer will receive a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
Watts of Cash is a $10 Pennsylvania Lottery Fast Play game featuring progressive jackpots that begin at $100,000.
Unlike traditional draw games, Fast Play tickets are printed on demand through lottery terminals or self-service vending machines, with players learning instantly whether they have won.
Lottery officials said the winner has not yet been identified because prizes must be officially claimed and validated first.
Pennsylvania Lottery officials urged the ticket holder to immediately sign the back of the ticket and contact the lottery to begin the claims process.
Fast Play prizes must be claimed within one year of the purchase date.
All lottery prizes exceeding $5,000 are subject to applicable tax withholdings.
Key Points
- A Pennsylvania Lottery Fast Play ticket worth more than $131K was sold in Beaver County
- The winning ticket was purchased at Kuhn’s Market in Hopewell Township
- The retailer will receive a $500 bonus for selling the jackpot-winning ticket
- Small-town Pennsylvania store cashes in with giant lottery win
Photo: #post_seo_title moneyLucky Butler County ticket turns ordinary convenience stop into massive payday
EVANS CITY, Pa. — A Pennsylvania Lottery player is suddenly $1 million richer after a winning scratch-off ticket was sold at a small Butler County convenience store.
Lottery officials announced Tuesday that a $1 million-winning Win Win Win Scratch-Off ticket was sold at Uni Express, located at 128 East Main St. in Evans City Borough.
The retailer will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
Win Win Win is a $10 Pennsylvania Lottery scratch-off game that offers top prizes of $1 million.
Lottery officials have not yet identified the winner.
The Pennsylvania Lottery reminded players that scratch-off prizes expire one year after the game’s official end-sale date.
Officials also noted that winning scratch-off tickets are distributed randomly and retailers do not know when a jackpot-winning ticket is sold until it is officially claimed.
All Pennsylvania Lottery prizes exceeding $5,000 are subject to applicable tax withholdings.
Key Points
- A $1 million Pennsylvania Lottery scratch-off ticket was sold in Butler County
- The winning ticket was purchased at Uni Express in Evans City Borough
- The retailer will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling the jackpot ticket
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moneyGas station in Tioga County sells life-changing Cash 5 winning ticket during Thursday drawing
BLOSSBURG, Pa. — One lucky Pennsylvania Lottery player is holding a ticket worth more than $560K after matching all five numbers in Thursday night’s Cash 5 with Quick Cash drawing.
Lottery officials announced that the jackpot-winning ticket for the May 14 drawing matched all five winning numbers — 4, 11, 18, 23 and 32 — to capture a prize worth $560,087 before applicable withholdings.
The winning ticket was sold at Kwik Fill, located at 210 Main St. in Blossburg Borough, Tioga County.
The retailer will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling the jackpot-winning ticket.
Pennsylvania Lottery officials said winners cannot be identified until prizes are officially claimed and validated.
Players have up to one year from the drawing date to claim Cash 5 prizes.
Lottery officials also reported that more than 13,800 additional Cash 5 with Quick Cash tickets won prizes during the same drawing.
The identity of the jackpot winner has not been released.
Key Points
- A Pennsylvania Lottery player won a Cash 5 jackpot worth more than $560K
- The winning ticket was sold at a Kwik Fill in Blossburg Borough
- The retailer will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling the ticket
- Treasury Audit Flags $61.3 Million in Questioned Pennsylvania COVID Relief Spending
Harrisburg, PA – A federal watchdog review found more than $61 million in Pennsylvania coronavirus relief spending lacked sufficient documentation or included potentially ineligible costs, raising concerns over how the state managed portions of nearly $4 billion in CARES Act funding during the pandemic.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Inspector General said a desk review of Pennsylvania’s Coronavirus Relief Fund spending identified $61,282,912 in “questioned costs,” including unsupported grant payments, undocumented transfers to counties, and expenses that auditors said may have fallen outside federal eligibility rules. The review covered spending between March 2020 and June 2023 and concluded the state faced a “high” risk of unallowable use of funds.
The findings centered largely on documentation failures rather than confirmed fraud, but auditors recommended the Treasury Department pursue follow-up reviews and potentially recoup unsupported expenditures if Pennsylvania cannot later provide records.
Federal Review Targets Grants, County Transfers and Nursing Home Payments
The review, conducted by accounting firm Castro & Company under Treasury OIG oversight, examined 25 selected transactions tied to Pennsylvania’s $3.94 billion Coronavirus Relief Fund allocation. Auditors found unsupported questioned costs totaling $55.97 million and ineligible questioned costs of another $258,465. Additional reconciliation issues pushed the total beyond $61 million.
Among the largest concerns were nursing home-related payments and small business relief grants.
Auditors questioned $27.96 million tied to grants and hazard payments to nursing homes because Pennsylvania relied on estimated payroll calculations instead of actual payroll records documenting pandemic-related expenses. Another $22.17 million connected to Nursing Home Assistance COVID Community Health Choices organizations lacked formal grant agreements and detailed expenditure support, according to the report.
The review also highlighted issues involving Pennsylvania’s $225 million COVID-19 Relief Statewide Small Business Assistance Grant Program. In one tested transaction, the state could only document $8.6 million of a $10 million administrative expense payment tied to impact reports, media outreach and related services. Auditors questioned the remaining $1.37 million as unsupported.
Key Points
• Treasury watchdog questioned $61.3 million in Pennsylvania COVID relief spending
• Auditors cited missing documentation, reporting errors and potentially ineligible expenses
• Review labeled Pennsylvania’s risk of unallowable use of funds as “high”
County Relief Programs Also Drew Scrutiny
Several county-level transfers also failed to meet federal documentation standards, according to auditors.
The report questioned nearly $2 million connected to York County COVID-19 expenditures because Pennsylvania did not provide invoice-level records showing how relief funds were ultimately spent. Another $1.29 million transferred to Cumberland County for a COVID-19 County Relief Block Grant lacked underlying expenditure documentation such as invoices and payroll reports.
In Forest County, auditors reviewed a $784,028 transfer related to telework equipment and IT services. The review found Pennsylvania could only reconcile a small portion of the spending and identified $2,250 in bonuses paid to a county employee tied to a DUI program. Treasury guidance barred most workforce bonuses except hazard pay and overtime, making those payments ineligible under CARES Act rules, auditors said.
The report also cited widespread reporting classification problems inside Pennsylvania’s financial tracking system. Auditors found that more than $1.57 billion that should have been reported as “Aggregate Payments to Individuals” had instead been misclassified elsewhere in reporting submissions before the state later corrected the errors.
Pennsylvania Declined Follow-Up Meeting During Review
Treasury OIG said Pennsylvania officials chose not to meet with federal reviewers and Castro & Company to discuss questioned costs during the desk review process.
According to the memorandum, state officials told auditors they had gathered supporting documentation for expenditures flagged as unsupported and planned to provide it during a future Treasury OIG follow-up review scheduled for 2025.
Despite the issues identified in multiple categories, auditors also noted that Pennsylvania’s “Aggregate Payments to Individuals” category — which included more than $1.57 billion in payroll and direct assistance spending — complied with CARES Act requirements and Treasury guidance after testing.
The review stopped short of accusing Pennsylvania of fraud or intentional misuse of funds. Instead, the report repeatedly emphasized that questioned costs often stemmed from missing records, unsupported calculations, or insufficient evidence showing expenditures met CARES Act eligibility requirements.
Treasury OIG recommended federal officials determine whether to launch a broader audit focused on grants, transfers and direct payment programs if Pennsylvania cannot provide adequate support for the questioned spending. The watchdog also recommended potential recovery of unsupported or ineligible funds if documentation deficiencies remain unresolved.
Pennsylvania had fully expended its $3.94 billion Coronavirus Relief Fund allocation by June 30, 2023, according to the review.
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