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U.S. Department of Labor OIG, York County Judge Indicted For Fraud, Tampering With A Witness, And Obstruction Of Justice (USAO MD-PA 10/08/2024) (2024-10-17)

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A press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Pennsylvania, dated October 8, 2024, announcing that Steven Stambaugh of York, Pennsylvania was indicted by a federal grand jury in a 31-count indictment. The indictment charges twenty-six counts of wire fraud, two counts of mail fraud, two counts of tampering with a witness and one count of obstruction of justice. It alleges that from March 19, 2020 to on or about May 18, 2020, Stambaugh had employees collect unemployment compensation benefits from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania while requiring them to keep working for the Stambaugh law firm. It further alleges that from April 2021 through November 2022 Stambaugh attempted to persuade a government witness to give false testimony, while serving as a judicial officer for the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas for York County.

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“U.S. Department of Labor OIG, York County Judge Indicted For Fraud, Tampering With A Witness, And Obstruction Of Justice (USAO MD-PA 10/08/2024) (2024-10-17).” Original at www.oig.dol.gov. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/u-s-department-of-labor-oig-york-county-judge-indicted-for-fraud-tampe-b9b91ad96d/, SHA-256 221ef36ce3af2612e347de9f6a304a48fc07a0e2f727dfab5f523f4825fddada.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                               PIO CONTACT: Dawn Clark
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2024                            WORK: (717) 221-4458
WWW.JUSTICE.GOV/USAO/PAM                            CELL:   (717) 975-7128
                                                    EMAIL: Dawn.Clark2@usdoj.gov

        York County Judge Indicted For Fraud, Tampering With A Witness, And
                               Obstruction Of Justice

       SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of
Pennsylvania announced today that Steven Stambaugh, age 61, of York, Pennsylvania, was
indicted by a federal grand jury in a 31-count indictment with wire and mail fraud, as well as
witness tampering and obstruction of justice.

        According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, the indictment charges
Stambaugh with twenty-six counts of wire fraud, two counts of mail fraud, two counts of
tampering with a witness, and one count of obstruction of justice. It is alleged that from March
19, 2020 to on or about May 18, 2020, Stambaugh devised a scheme to defraud the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to obtain money through materially false and fraudulent
pretenses, representations, and promises. The indictment charges that Stambaugh instructed his
employees to file and collect unemployment compensation benefits with the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania during the COVID-19 pandemic, while at the same time directing and requiring his
employees to continue working for Stambaugh Law, P.C. In furtherance of the scheme to
defraud, it is alleged that Stambaugh caused the use of interstate wire communications, as well as
the delivery of mail matter via interstate mail deliveries.

       The indictment further alleges that beginning in April 2021 through November 2022,
Stambaugh attempted to intimidate and corruptly persuade a government witness to offer false
testimony before a federal grand jury and to lie to federal law enforcement officers, and also
attempted to obstruct justice while serving as a judicial officer for the Pennsylvania Court of
Common Pleas for York County.

        “An important part of the mission of the Office of Inspector General is to investigate
allegations of fraud involving unemployment insurance programs. We will continue to work with
the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry and our law enforcement partners to
investigate these types of allegations,” stated Syreeta Scott, Special Agent-in-Charge,
Mid-Atlantic Region, U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General.
       The charges stem from a joint investigation involving the U.S. Department of Labor –
Office of Inspector General (USDOL-OIG), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) –
Harrisburg. Assistant United States Attorneys Michelle Olshefski and Sean Camoni are
prosecuting the case.

       The maximum penalty under federal law for mail/wire fraud and witness tampering is 20
years of imprisonment. The maximum penalty for obstruction of justice is 10 years of
imprisonment. A term of supervised release follows any term of imprisonment and a fine. A
sentence following a finding of guilt is imposed by the Judge after consideration of the
applicable federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

       Indictments are only allegations. All persons charged are presumed to be innocent unless
and until found guilty in court.

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