PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2024: United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Ahmed Hassan, 70, of Collegeville, Pennsylvania, was convicted today by a federal jury on 22 counts of wire fraud arising from Hassan's misuse of his position as a federal employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs ("the VA") to defraud the agency of nearly $1 million over   more