Law-enforcement sources link Coatesville defendant to explosives
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Neither the FBI nor U.S. Attorney’s Office would confirm ties
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
A 42-year-old Coatesville man facing federal charges related to an alleged Ponzi scheme had ties to a cache of explosives found Thursday at a Malvern storage facility, law enforcement sources said Friday.
However, neither the FBI nor the U.S. Attorney’s Office would confirm any link...
For Chester County defendant, apparent role reversal
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In 2004, he accused now-disbarred lawyer of fraud; now he’s charged
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
A 42-year-old Coatesville man with myriad identities and multiple addresses may have had an advantage in running the Ponzi scam alleged Thursday by federal authorities: Court records show he was once on the receiving end of a con.
Istvan Merchenthaler – also known as Steven...