Pump & Dump

She told them she was caring for a sick aunt. She was reporting to federal prison.

Tracey Smith, 58, of Clairton, pleaded guilty this week to bank fraud in a scheme that ran across four employers and survived a federal prison sentence in the middle of it. The machine was her resume.

By Mark Tell · Jul 28
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