Crime & Safety
Former Bucks County Playhouse Owner Guilty of Fraud
Ralph Miller was found guilty of the charges by a federal jury on Friday, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
The former owner of the Bucks County Playhouse is guilty of fraud and money laundering, according to reports.
Ralph Miller was found guilty of the charges by a federal jury on Friday, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. He could face up to 30 years in prison, according to the report.
Miller claimed more than $200,000 in fraudulent insurance payments after a flood devastated the playhouse in 2006, prosecutors said.
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Miller owned the theater, a former grist mill, for more than three decades before defaulting on more than $2 million in mortgages, NJ.com reported. Miller’s defense attorney was Newtown-based lawyer Louis Busico.
The playhouse, which originally opened in 1939, is now owned by Kevin and Sherri Daugherty. The couple renovated it and reopened the theatre in 2012.
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The playhouse is located on the Delaware River in New Hope.
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