Judge Takes Over Sheriff Sales | Philadelphia News

A Philadelphia judge has stepped in to oversee sheriff sales after a yearlong mess of unprocessed deeds and missing funds, forcing accountability as the Sheriff’s office admits to withholding thousands of documents. With buyers stuck waiting and courts overwhelmed, Judge Paula Patrick demanded financial transparency — which the sheriff’s team now claims was partially impossible to fulfill. An outside monitor will now take charge, welcomed by advocates and even the sheriff herself, as efforts shift toward fixing a broken system amid disputes over blame and missing records. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/9a31f1e1a39db6f4