A former Allentown police officer who admitted he stole $315,000 from the Fireman’s Relief Fund Association of Lehigh Township won’t be allowed to collect his pension, according to a prosecutor.
Corey Edward Cole Jr. fought unsuccessfully over the past two years to collect his pension despite the cloud of the criminal charges, according to Northampton County Assistant District Attorney Jim Augustine. Cole, 44, of Northampton, took the money between 2011 and 2018 when he served as treasurer of the fund, police said. He spent the money on restaurants, online shopping and entertainment, police said.
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BALTIMORE – Baltimore City firefighters are being stretched thin because of dozens of vacancies within its department. The head of the Baltimore City Fire Union
NEW YORK — Andrew Brown, a former financial advisor for the Law Enforcement Employees Benevolent Association, spent years helping its president and treasurer misappropriate money
The federal agency said dozens of firefighters earned a flat rate between $200 and $250 a day regardless of frequent overtime. Backpay checks will range
