Downingtown man pleads guilty on IED, fraud charges
Istvan Merchenthaler
PHILADELPHIA — A Downingtown man pleaded guilty Monday to four pending indictments charging him with wire fraud, possession of destructive devices, and related offenses according to U.S. Attorney Zane David Memeger.
Istvan Merchenthaler, 44, of Downingtown has been in federal custody since Feb. 16, 2013 since his arrest on charges that he had a stockpile of explosives and...
2 area men indicted in federal explosives case
Pipe bombs allegedly made by W. Caln resident, possessed by Downingtown man
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Istvan Merchenthaler
A multi-agency, months-long investigation into a cache of explosives found in a storage locker in East Whiteland Township has apparently led to indictments against two Chester County men that were announced on Friday, Jan. 31, by the U.S. Attorney’s...
