Restauranteur charged in scams
A former Dormont businessman who owned restaurants at Pittsburgh International Airport was charged Wednesday with 15 counts related to a scam “to support his lavish lifestyle,” according to a federal court indictment. Christopher Fekos, 48, of Peters, Washington County, is charged with conspiracy, bank fraud, mail fraud, bribery of a bank employee, possessing forged securities of an organization involved in interstate commerce and money laundering. Also charged in the 26-page indictment is Joseph Howcroft, 26, of Pittsburgh. more…
