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Jillian Pikora

Senior Assistant Managing Editor

jpikora@dailyvoice.com

Jillian is an editor and reporter based out of Pennsylvania's capital city of Harrisburg. She has a degree in Political Science and is a former political campaign manager. For over a decade, she has worked as a staff reporter and freelance writer at Sisters Magazine, The Tempest, Huffington Post, CairoScene, and several other outlets. Before joining Daily Voice, Jillian worked as a digital news editor at Hearst's local NBC affiliate, WGAL News 8. She currently assists in managing Virginia, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts; as well as reporting stories in Pennsylvania for Daily Voice.

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PA Bookkeeper Stole $822K From Law Firm In NJ In 6-Year Remote Embezzlement: Bucks County DA PA Bookkeeper Stole $822K From Law Firm In NJ In 6-Year Remote Embezzlement: Bucks County DA
PA Bookkeeper Stole $822K From Law Firm In NJ In 6-Year Remote Embezzlement: Bucks County DA She worked remotely from Pennsylvania — and secretly funneled hundreds of thousands from her New Jersey law firm. Now, the 66-year-old bookkeeper is going to jail for a years-long financial betrayal. A former bookkeeper who siphoned more than $800,000 from a Bucks County-based law firm with operations in New Jersey has been sentenced to county jail, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office announced on Friday, June 27. Reese Esther Paul, 66, of Holland in Northampton Township, was handed a sentence of one year less a day to two years less a day in the Bucks County Correctional Facility, …

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PA Mom Dies Days After House Fire Leaves Her With Third-Degree Burns, Family Says PA Mom Dies Days After House Fire Leaves Her With Third-Degree Burns, Family Says
PA Mom Dies Days After House Fire Leaves Her With Third-Degree Burns, Family Says A disabled Luzerne County woman who was trapped inside her burning Kingston home earlier this week has died, officials and family members say. Rebecca Kowalski, 52, of Kingston, was pronounced dead at 4:42 a.m. on Thursday, June 26, at Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest, the Luzerne County Coroner's Office said on Friday, June 27. She died from complications of thermal burns and smoke inhalation sustained in a house fire on the 50 block of Payne Avenue at approximately 6:44 a.m. on Tuesday, June 24. Kowalski, who had no use of her legs, was alone when the fire spread through the living room…

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Innocent Man Killed After Baldwin Brawl In Bloods Gang Drive-By: DA Innocent Man Killed After Baldwin Brawl In Bloods Gang Drive-By: DA
Innocent Man Killed After Baldwin Brawl In Bloods Gang Drive-By: DA A gang member seeking revenge for an attempt on his life helped kill a bystander in a drive-by shooting, a Nassau County jury found on Thursday, June 26. Taiquan “Tay Tay” Cullum, 35, of Hempstead, was convicted of Murder in the Second Degree and two counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced on Friday, June 27, 2025. According to Donnelly, Cullum was targeted in a shooting outside D’Ambiance bar in Baldwin around 1:57 a.m. on July 28, 2019. Jermaine Grant fired at Cullum seven times during a dispute. Cullum sur…

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FBI Releases Details, Items Found With Human Remains In York County Investigation FBI Releases Details, Items Found With Human Remains In York County Investigation
FBI Releases Details, Items Found With Human Remains In York County Investigation Authorities are turning to the public to help identify a woman whose remains were found in a wooded area of Fairview Township, York County, on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. The human remains were discovered in the 300 block of Pleasant View Road, according to Fairview Township Police. Since then, detectives have worked with a forensic artist from the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) to create composite sketches showing what the woman may have looked like, according to a release on Wednesday, June 25. Fairview Township PD The woman was white, between 30 and 60 years ol…

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EXCLUSIVE: ‘This Can’t Stand’ Husband Demands Justice After Wife Killed In Crosswalk EXCLUSIVE: ‘This Can’t Stand’ Husband Demands Justice After Wife Killed In Crosswalk
Exclusive: ‘This Can’t Stand’ Husband Demands Justice After Wife Killed In Crosswalk A Pennsylvania man is demanding criminal charges be filed after his wife, Diane Kopena, a beloved community volunteer and New Jersey native, was fatally struck in a Lansdale crosswalk. The driver who hit her has only been cited for traffic violations. “You can’t take the life of a human being and it’s just OK. Just wipe the blood off your pickup and live on as if nothing ever happened,” said her husband, George Kopena, in an exclusive statement to Daily Voice. Diane, 71, died on Thursday, May 1, 2025—days after being hit at Columbia Avenue and Richardson Avenue on April 24. On Friday, J…

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14-Year-Old Shoots Himself In Hand, Wounds Teen During Wild Patchogue Brawl: Suffolk Police 14-Year-Old Shoots Himself In Hand, Wounds Teen During Wild Patchogue Brawl: Suffolk Police
14-Year-Old Shoots Himself In Hand, Wounds Teen During Wild Patchogue Brawl: Suffolk Police A 14-year-old boy shot himself in the hand while opening fire on another teen during a wild brawl in Patchogue, Suffolk County Police said on Thursday, June 26, 2025. The shootout erupted around 4:30 p.m. during a fight involving five male juveniles on Edwards Street, just east of Rider Avenue, according to police. During the chaos, the 14-year-old pulled out a 9-millimeter handgun and fired multiple times, striking a 17-year-old male. Police say the younger teen also accidentally shot himself in the hand during the violence. The wounded 17-year-old was rushed to a nearby hospital with ser…

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GUILTY! Former Lancaster Cop Raped Three Girls In 1990s: DA GUILTY! Former Lancaster Cop Raped Three Girls In 1990s: DA
Guilty! Former Lancaster Cop Raped Three Girls In 1990s: DA A Lancaster jury has convicted a former city police officer of raping and sexually assaulting three underage girls decades ago, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday, June 26. Andrew Scott Selby, 55, of Lancaster, was found guilty of: Felony Rape – Forcible Compulsion. Felony Rape Of A Person Less Than 13. Three Counts Felony Sexual Assault. Felony Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse With A Person Less Than 13. Felony Statutory Sexual Assault. Selby used his position as a Lancaster City police officer to target the victims, who were 11, 13, and 16 years o…

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‘Operation Dirty Paper’ Busts Lebanon Chop Shop, Fraud Ring: PA AG ‘Operation Dirty Paper’ Busts Lebanon Chop Shop, Fraud Ring: PA AG
‘Operation Dirty Paper’ Busts Lebanon Chop Shop, Fraud Ring: PA AG A massive car fraud and identity theft ring operating out of Lebanon County has been dismantled, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Thursday, June 26, 2025. Fifteen people and two auto businesses are facing sweeping charges after a grand jury uncovered a web of criminal activity involving stolen rental cars, forged documents, illegal vehicle inspections, and title-washing schemes, according to the Office of Attorney General and Pennsylvania State Police. The operation centered around Angel Vidal’s alleged chop shop at his Lebanon home and the El Fuerte Auto Sales and El …

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62-Year-Old Man Gets Fatal Cocaine-Fentanyl Overdose From Neighbor In Kutztown 62-Year-Old Man Gets Fatal Cocaine-Fentanyl Overdose From Neighbor In Kutztown
62-Year-Old Man Gets Fatal Cocaine-Fentanyl Overdose From Neighbor In Kutztown A drug dealer was sentenced this week in the 2022 overdose death of his Springfield Township neighbor, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday, June 26, 2025. William Randall Wright, 39, formerly of Springfield and most recently residing in Kutztown, pleaded guilty before Common Pleas Judge Wallace H. Bateman Jr. to three charges: Drug Delivery Resulting in Death, Criminal Use of a Communication Facility, and Involuntary Manslaughter, prosecutors said. He admitted to selling the combination of cocaine and fentanyl that killed Steven Newhart, 62, inside the Scenic V…

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$17M Scam Funded Mini-Golf Course, Luxury Homes For Wealth Adviser: DOJ $17M Scam Funded Mini-Golf Course, Luxury Homes For Wealth Adviser: DOJ
$17M Scam Funded Mini-Golf Course, Luxury Homes For Wealth Adviser: DOJ A Main Line investment adviser stole millions from clients—including friends, relatives, and retirees—to bankroll a luxury lifestyle and buy into a Jersey Shore mini-golf course, federal prosecutors say. Scott Mason, 66, of Gladwyne, was sentenced on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, to eight years in federal prison after pleading guilty to a sweeping fraud scheme that lasted over a decade. The Department of Justice says Mason stole more than $17 million while running his firm, Rubicon Wealth Management LLC, and never reported a cent to the IRS. Instead of investing as promised, Mason liquidated cl…

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