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Joseph LaForte in a file photo from 2005.

Par Funding founder Joseph LaForte sentenced to more than 15 years in prison

Joseph LaForte committed an “astounding” array of crimes to prop up one of the biggest financial frauds in Pennsylvania history, prosecutors said.

Chris Palmer and Joseph N. DiStefano

A photo of Joseph LaForte hanging in his Par Funding office, entered as an exhibit by the SEC in its case against the merchant cash advance lender.

Par Funding investors get some of their millions back, as LaForte brothers await sentencing

Joseph N. DiStefano

The late Joseph Pezzano and his wife, Paula, have been named in a federal lawsuit filed by Peco retires who say they lost their life savings. More than 20 other investors say they have been unable to locate investments ranging from $12,000 to $3 million each.

‘Grandfatherly’ accountant Joe Pezzano died last Christmas. One year later, where are the millions he was entrusted with?

The facade of the federal courthouse in Center City Philadelphia, photographed in November 2020.

Par Funding’s ex-CFO pleads guilty in racketeering case

Left: Joseph LaForte, founder of embattled business lender Par Funding; Right: James LaForte, his brother and a reputed soldier in New York's Gambino crime family

Par Funding’s LaForte brothers could spend more than a decade in prison under a deal cut with prosecutors — if a judge accepts it

Jeremy Roebuck and Joseph N. DiStefano

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