Tag: Dionna Steele
PA Attorney General’s Office Drops Appeal Of Case Against Defense Attorney Gerald Benyo
Beaver County criminal defense attorney Gerald Benyo says he has been vindicated after the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office today dropped its appeal of a...
PA Attorney General Appealing Judge’s Ruling To Dismiss Wiretap Charges Against Defense Attorney Gerald...
The Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office is filing an appeal with the Superior Court seeking to overturn a decision by Beaver County Judge James Ross...
Commissioners Fire Public Defender’s Office Paralegal At Center Of Controversies
A paralegal from the Beaver County Public Defender's Office who was accused of returning a pair of brass knuckles to a convicted drug dealer...
Judge Dismisses All Criminal Charges Against Defense Attorney Gerald Benyo In Scathing Ruling
Beaver County Judge James Ross has dismissed all criminal charges pending against defense attorney Gerald Benyo and issued a scathing ruling highly critical of...
Courthouse Records Show Call From ADA Martocci’s Phone To Steele The Day Of Recorded...
A call was placed from a phone in Assistant District Attorney Frank Martocci's office to Public Defender paralegal Dionna Steele's personal cellphone after the...
Under Oath: Paralegal Testifies ADA Frank Martocci Directed Actions Against Defense Attorney Benyo
Beaver County Public Defender's Office paralegal Dionna Steele testified under oath today that she was acting under the direction of Assistant District Attorney Frank...
Judge Gives Stern Warning To Attorney General’s Office During Benyo Hearing
A Beaver County Judge issued a stern warning to the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office during a hearing held today on a motion by defense...
AG’s Office: Secretly Recorded Call About Defense Attorney Not A Matter Of Public...
The Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office has filed their response to a court motion submitted by a local defense attorney who is seeking to have...
County Paralegal And Former Sheriff’s Deputy Both Waive Preliminary Hearings – Sign Plea Agreements
County Paralegal Dionna Steele and former Sheriff's Deputy Erica Bacon waived their rights to preliminary hearings this week and signed plea agreements in their...
Benyo’s Motion: Evidence Shows Martocci Attempted To Manufacture Criminal Case As Retaliation
Defense attorney Gerald Benyo filed a motion on his own behalf with the court today, asking a judge to dismiss the felony charges pending...
Editorial: Conspiracies & Cover-Ups, The District Attorney’s Shameful Treatment Of Whistleblowers
The Beaver County District Attorney's Office has engaged in a clear and convincing pattern of cover ups and vindictive prosecutions that shock the conscience....
Attorney Who Sought Hearing On Accusations Against DA’s Office Facing Trial On Wiretap Charges
A Beaver County attorney who asked a judge to hold a hearing into accusations of corruption in the District Attorney's Office will instead be...
Pennsylvania State Police Rearrest Defense Attorney On Felony Wiretap Charges
The Pennsylvania State Police rearrested a defense attorney today on charges of disclosing the contents of a wiretapped communication.
Attorney Gerald Benyo was arraigned by...
Attorney General’s Office Withdraws Charges Against Attorney Benyo – Says They’ll Have Him Rearrested
The Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office withdrew their criminal case against defense attorney Gerald Benyo today, but say they will soon be having him rearrested...
Beaver County Public Defender’s Office Paralegal Dionna Steele Suspended Without Pay
A county paralegal's job was spared today when the Board of Commissioners voted to suspend her without pay rather than terminate her employment with...
JP’s NoteBook: Latest On The Courthouse Wiretap / Brass Knuckles Cases As Preliminary...
There has been a flurry of activity as Friday's preliminary hearings near for charges filed against defense attorney Gerald Benyo, his client Keji Barnett,...
JP’s Notebook: More On Yesterday’s Arrests Of An Attorney, His Client, A Paralegal...
As the Beaver Countian first reported on Friday, criminal defense attorney Gerald Benyo, his client Kendraneshia Barnett, Public Defender Paralegal Dionna Steele, and former...
Defense Attorney & Three Others To Be Arrested Following Beaver Countian Investigative Reports
Four people are expected to be arrested on Monday in connection with a series of investigative reports the Beaver Countian published last December detailing...
Revealed: County Is In Possession Of Reports By Deputies About Alleged “Brass Knuckles...
Beaver County Officials are in possession of reports written by Sheriff's Deputies about an alleged incident involving wrongdoings by a paralegal in the Public...
In-Depth: Unanswered Questions Continue To Plague District Attorney & Public Defender Offices
It has been 160 days since the Beaver Countian ran a series of investigative reports that rocked the courthouse with the explosive allegations of...