Taylor extortion trial postponed

By Mon Valley Independent

By Kaylie Moore

kmoore@yourmvi.com

A Mon Valley Sewage Authority Board member’s trial for allegedly defrauding a retired teacher in Lancaster County has been postponed until next year.

Yancey Taylor, 46, of Fifth Street is accused of using a Mafia hoax investment scheme to bilk a woman out of her life’s savings.

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