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PITTSBURGH — The daughter of convicted former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin has entered a program designed for first-time offenders on an insurance fraud charge.

Casey Melvin, 26, of Wexford, entered the program Friday. She didn't comment, but her attorney, Amanda Kraft, says she may issue a statement later.

Melvin allegedly tried to file the claim after crashing into a utility pole on March 29, 2012, even though her auto policy had expired the day before.

Melvin paid to have her coverage reinstated the day after the crash — and then allegedly claimed the crash occurred that day when she filed the claim days later.

Melvin, the daughter of convicted Justice Joan Orie Melvin, can seek to have her record expunged if she completes a year on probation.

MERCER — A Western Pennsylvania teen will spend four years on probation for bleaching 18 $5 bills that he reprinted as $100s and spent at several businesses.Eighteen-year-old Nicholas Davis told a Mercer County judge that getting pulled out of class by U.S. Secret Service agents at Greenville High School got his attention, saying “I've learned my lesson.”Judge Christopher St. John wasn't so sure so he sentenced Davis to one to three years in state prison, then suspended the term before imposing the probation sentence Wednesday.Davis is already on probation in Erie County.

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