Attorney for dad charged in alleged Penn State cocaine ring defends client
The attorney representing the father charged in connection with the alleged cocaine trafficking ring at Penn State University defended his client.
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Jennifer earned her third nomination and first Emmy win in 2023 for her investigative report on a 911 dispatcher in Greene County who was accused and charged with not sending help for a dying woman. Jennifer won a 2024 Golden Quill Award for News Feature, for her story "Miracle on the Parkway."
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The attorney representing the father charged in connection with the alleged cocaine trafficking ring at Penn State University defended his client.
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