Pagan Member Has Newest Case Continued

September 2, 2020 4:05 am

Matthew Vasquez, 32 of Monessen and 3 other co-conspirators faced plea hearings in front of Judge Valerie Costanzo on Tuesday. Vasquez is accused of 4 misdemeanor counts of defrauding secured creditors and criminal conspiracy to defraud secured creditors. Recorded phone conversations, video chats and texts provided by Washington County Detective Kiprian Yarosh revealed a plot for Vasquez to conceal 2 Harley Davidson motorcycles on which he had stopped making payments. Co-conspirators Michael Showalter and David Wadsworth pled guilty to two counts of conspiracy to defraud secured creditors and both men received 2 years probation. Karen Wadsworth received 1 year probation for her guilty plea to receiving stolen property. Vasquez, for his part in the conspiracy, had his case continued as his new court appointed attorney had yet to receive any information about the case. Costanzo continued the hearing until November 4 at 11:00 AM.