Tag: pittsburgh
Christopher Furman, Embezzlement, Pennsylvania 2024
⏱ 3 min read Pittsburgh lawyer Christopher Furman, 53, is facing serious federal charges after allegedly hijacking over $1.3 million from the non-profit that keeps the historic Duquesne Incline chugging. Between October 2024 and September 2025, prosecutors say Furman, as President of the Society for the Preservation of the Duquesne Heights Incline, systematically siphoned funds…
Donald Smith, Military Contract Fraud, Pennsylvania 2019
⏱ 2 min read Donald Smith, 75, a Pittsburgh contractor, is facing a long stretch after a jury found him guilty of bilking the Defense Logistics Agency out of over a million dollars. From 2019 to 2023, Smith’s company promised the military specific goods, delivered something cheaper, and pocketed the difference. The scheme was simple:…
Christopher Furman, Wire Fraud and Money Laundering, Pennsylvania 2024
⏱ 2 min read Pittsburgh lawyer Christopher Furman, 53, isn’t defending clients these days – he’s facing federal charges for allegedly pilfering $1,379,300 from the Society for the Preservation of the Duquesne Heights Incline. The feds say between October 2024 and September 2025, Furman, as president of the board, hijacked funds meant to keep the…
Christopher Furman, Wire Fraud and Money Laundering, Pennsylvania 2025
⏱ 3 min read Pittsburgh lawyer Christopher Furman, 53, is staring down the barrel of federal charges after allegedly ripping off the Society for the Preservation of the Duquesne Heights Incline to the tune of $1,379,300. The scheme ran from October 2024 to September 2025, and the money wasn’t going to keep the historic funicular…
Donald Smith, Wire Fraud, Pennsylvania 2019
⏱ 3 min read Donald Smith, a 75-year-old Pittsburgh contractor, is looking at serious federal time after a jury found him guilty of ripping off the U.S. military for over a million dollars. The scam unfolded between 2019 and 2023, with Smith’s company billing the Defense Logistics Agency for goods they never delivered. He then…
Donald Smith, Wire Fraud, Pennsylvania 2023
⏱ 3 min read Donald Smith, 75, a Pittsburgh defense contractor, is staring down serious prison time after a federal jury found him guilty of fleecing the U.S. military. Smith bilked the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) out of over a million bucks, delivering either shoddy goods or nothing at all, then tried to cover it…
Christopher Furman, Wire Fraud and Money Laundering, Pennsylvania 2024
⏱ 2 min read Pittsburgh lost a piece of its history – and over $1.3 million – to a lawyer allegedly more interested in crypto gains than preservation. Christopher Furman, 53, once the president of the Society for the Preservation of the Duquesne Heights Incline, is facing federal charges after authorities say he systematically pilfered…
Christopher Furman, Wire Fraud and Money Laundering, Pennsylvania 2024
⏱ 3 min read Pittsburgh lawyer Christopher Furman, 53, is facing federal charges after allegedly looting over $1.3 million from the nonprofit that keeps the historic Duquesne Incline chugging. The Society for the Preservation of the Duquesne Heights Incline reported the missing funds, leading to an investigation and Furman’s Wednesday indictment on wire fraud and…
Donald Smith, Wire Fraud, Pennsylvania 2019
⏱ 2 min read Donald Smith, a 75-year-old Pittsburgh vet-turned-contractor, is facing a long stretch behind bars after a federal jury slapped him with guilty verdicts on thirteen counts today. Smith’s company systematically ripped off the Defense Logistics Agency, the military’s supply chain, to the tune of over a million dollars between 2019 and 2023.…
Donald Smith, Wire Fraud, Pennsylvania 2023
⏱ 2 min read Donald Smith, 75, a Pittsburgh contractor, is staring down serious time after a federal jury convicted him of ripping off the U.S. military for over a million bucks. The scheme, carried out through his defense contracting business, involved billing the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) for goods that were either junk or…
