William Bender
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- Sep 15, 2026
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Sheriff Rochelle Bilalâs new undersheriff has resigned just three months into the job (opens the original)
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Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilalâs new second-in-command has left the job â three months after he arrived. Undersheriff George Gossett Jr., whom Bilal hired in June as part of what she had described as a major âreorganization and modernizationâ initiative, confirmed Monday that he had resigned from the job effective last Friday. Gossett said through a spokesperson that he is âexcited to pursue opportunities in the private sectorâ but provided no other explanation for his short ten
Contractor charged with fraud in Delco, Montco, and Bucks is a former South Philly cop with a history of citizen complaints and lawsuits (opens the original)
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As a young cop patrolling the streets of South Philadelphia, Shawn Hagan kept the Internal Affairs Division busy. Between 2008 and 2010, Hagan, then in his late 20s, racked up a half dozen citizen complaints with allegations of physical abuse, harassment, and making racial slurs. The cityâs Law Department handled the fallout, as Hagan was named as a defendant in six excessive-force and civil-rights lawsuits between 2009 and 2015 that would later cost taxpayers more than $400,000 in settlements
Judge rejects Philly Sheriff Rochelle Bilalâs last-minute attempt to avoid court testimony (opens the original)
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Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal made an unsuccessful, last-ditch attempt to avoid facing a city judge about major problems in her office, arguing through an attorney that she has âlimited personal knowledgeâ of the real estate transactions she oversees. Jonathan Rardin, a lawyer the city retained to represent Bilal, wrote in a motion filed Friday afternoon that the embattled sheriff should not have to testify before Common Pleas Court Judge Paula Patrick at Wednesdayâs hearing on sheri
After six years of chaos in Philly Sheriff's Office, Rochelle Bilal must answer to judges (opens the original)
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Since being sworn-in as Philadelphiaâs sheriff in January 2020, Rochelle Bilal has brought new levels of dysfunction to an office with a history of corruption and scandal going back to the mid-19th century. Tax revenue plummeted, court security incidents soared, and millions of dollars in public money have been diverted into an office slush fund. City Hall has ignored the mounting problems for the last six years. But this week Bilal must face a judge who could limit her ability to auction off
Montco Intermediate Unit to tighten travel policy after probe into leadersâ trips to Africa and Asia (opens the original)
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The Montgomery County Intermediate Unitâs board of directors plans to tighten its professional development and travel policies after learning in March that its leaders had used their agency credit cards to purchase overseas trips â including a 14-day African safari â without the boardâs knowledge. Mark Klein, an attorney and former schools superintendent who conducted a two-month investigation into the trips, told board members at a virtual meeting Tuesday night that, going forward, the
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