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Ex-Montgomery County Prison Board member admits to stealing COVID relief funds

Summary by The Pottstown Mercury

NORRISTOWN — An Upper Gwynedd Township man who spent 32 years in prison for his role in a homicide as a juvenile before being paroled and who later became a member of the Montgomery County Prison Board of Inspectors admitted to taking part in a fraud scheme with his wife to steal more than $94,000 in COVID emergency rental assistance funds. Vernon Steed, 56, of the 1400 block of Oxford Circle, pleaded guilty in Montgomery County Court on Tuesday…

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Ex-juvenile lifer pleads guilty in Montco to stealing $95K in COVID relief funds to pay his credit card debt

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Ex-Montgomery County Prison Board member admits to stealing COVID relief funds

NORRISTOWN — An Upper Gwynedd Township man who spent 32 years in prison for his role in a homicide as a juvenile before being paroled and who later became a member of the Montgomery County Prison Board of Inspectors admitted to taking part in a fraud scheme with his wife to steal more than $94,000 in COVID emergency rental assistance funds. Vernon Steed, 56, of the 1400 block of Oxford Circle, pleaded guilty in Montgomery County Court on Tuesday…

5 days ago·Pennsylvania, United States

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The Pottstown Mercury broke the news in Pennsylvania, United States 5 days ago on Tuesday, February 18, 2025.

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