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York CEO tied to rock band Live served with temporary protection-from-abuse order

Candy Woodall and Dylan Segelbaum, York Daily Record Published 5:00 a.m. ET July 23, 2019 | Updated 11:03 a.m. ET July 23, 2019

A former Think Loud employee says he forced her to have sex and strangled her. His attorney described the allegations as baseless.

Bill Hynes, a CEO with ties to the rock band Live and several multi-million-dollar business developments, has been served with a temporary protection-from-abuse order from a former employee who alleges that he raped, strangled and threatened to kill her.

Hynes is founder and CEO of United Fiber & Data, a telecommunications startup. His resume also includes an executive role with Think Loud Development LLC, a commercial development firm in York. Live band members are connected with both companies. He's involved in efforts to redevelop the nearby buildings that once housed the Metso Corp. manufacturing facility as well as the old York County Prison.

He also races Stadium Super Trucks

'He has threatened to kill me'

In court documents, the woman, 25, reported several instances of abuse dating back almost five years, when she began working for him at Think Loud Development. Common Pleas Judge Amber Anstine Kraft granted the temporary protection-from-abuse order and scheduled a hearing for July 29 at 8:30 a.m.

“I am requesting a Protection from Abuse order because he has tried to kill me in the past,” the woman wrote. “He has threatened to kill me and he has done this for the simple reason of me trying to leave the relationship.”

The York Daily Record does not identify people who report that they’re survivors of domestic violence.

Hynes, 47, has not been criminally charged. He did not return multiple calls from reporters seeking comment.

Hynes' attorney disputes allegations

In a statement, his attorney, Chris Ferro, described the accounts in the petition as “baseless allegations without an ounce of truth or support.”

Ferro said the temporary protection-from-abuse order was put in place, by necessity and normal procedure, based on a one-sided presentation of facts. The woman, he said, started the civil matter “after my client took steps to properly address the repayment, via a mortgage, a significant amount of money owed to my client.”

“It’s interesting that none of these false allegations, which have no evidentiary support, surfaced over a period of years preceding the collection efforts,” Ferro said. “My client has no desire to have any contact with the petitioner and we will take appropriate steps to resolve this dispute so that arrangement can continue indefinitely.”

Court's protocols under scrutiny after Hynes' hearing

Meanwhile, York County officials have opened an investigation into security protocols taken during Hynes' first scheduled court hearing on July 15.

Hynes didn’t have to go through the front entrance of the York County Judicial Center, where members of the public are required to pass through metal detectors.

Instead, Hynes was allowed to park in the basement, which is closed to the public. He met with a lieutenant and was escorted up to the sheriff’s office. It’s unclear what security measures, if any, were taken.

Sheriff Richard Keuerleber said Hynes came in that way because he wanted to see the dog that he and members of Live donated to the sheriff’s office. Hynes has entered the judicial center that way in the past, the sheriff said.

“Bill’s been very good to our office,” Keuerleber said. “There was no special treatment for the hearing. There was no special treatment for the service.”

That deviation in normal court protocol is now under scrutiny.

“This is being investigated by the county as commissioners review available information and consider options with regard to security issues,” York County Commissioners Susan Byrnes, Doug Hoke and Chris Reilly said in a statement.

The commissioners would not comment beyond that statement, said Mark Walters, a spokesman for York County.

The allegations against Bill Hynes

Among other things, the woman alleged the following in a sworn statement:

On July 8, Hynes sent her a threatening text message that referred to a verse in the Bible, Revelation 6:8:

“I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.”

She stated that he told her in the past that he was in the U.S. Army and in combat and “that God had given him the right to kill people.”

In granting the temporary order, the judge ordered Hynes to relinquish weapons. It’s unclear if he owns any firearms, which he’s banned from legally possessing under federal and state law because of a previous felony conviction.

Keuerleber said no weapons were confiscated.

In 2010, Hynes was convicted of theft in Northampton County after Bethlehem Township police said he deposited two bad checks and then withdrew more than $13,000 from a bank account with insufficient funds.

He has said an office worker wrote the checks — but it turned out they were from the wrong account and bounced.

"It was a bounced check that was paid back," Hynes said in a 2014 interview. "I guess I pissed some people off. People bounce checks all the time and they're not charged, but if you're in the public eye, people come after you."

Contact Candy Woodall at 717-771-2047 and Dylan Segelbaum at 717-771-2102.

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York CEO tied to rock band Live agrees to protection-from-abuse-order without admission

Candy Woodall and Dylan Segelbaum, York Daily Record Published 1:47 p.m. ET July 29, 2019 | Updated 5:39 p.m. ET July 29, 2019


Bill Hynes, 47, is prohibited from having contact with a former employee of Think Loud Development LLC for three years.

Bill Hynes, a CEO who has ties to the rock band Live and several multimillion-dollar business developments in York, agreed to enter into a final protection-from-abuse order with a former employee of Think Loud Development LLC without an admission of liability or wrongdoing.

Hynes, 47, who’s founder and CEO of United Fiber & Data, is prohibited from having contact with the woman, 25, for three years. Neither he — nor anyone acting on his behalf — can post about her on social media.

By reaching an agreement, Hynes and the woman avoided having to testify in court.

The York Daily Record/Sunday News does not identify people who say they are survivors of rape or domestic violence.

In a sworn statement, the woman said Hynes raped, strangled and threatened to kill her. His attorney, Chris Ferro, has described her account as “baseless allegations without an ounce of truth or support.”

"This is a simple way to end this unfortunate development," Ferro said in an interview. "Frankly, my client would’ve agreed to a 50-year PFA. He has no desire to have any contact with this individual ever again.”

Lynnore Seaton, the woman's attorney, said her client accepted a settlement instead of a hearing because the three-year agreement was the maximum amount of time that the judge would've been able to order.

"This was a definite victory for her," Seaton said. "She was ready to stand up to him in court, but we are absolutely happy that she got the three-year PFA."


Bill Hynes, right, leaves the York County Judicial Center on Monday after a protection-from-abuse order hearing, followed by his attorney, Chris Ferro. (Photo: Paul Kuehnel, York Daily Record)

Toward the end of the hearing, Common Pleas Judge Amber Anstine Kraft said she had concerns about weapons. Under oath, the woman said she did not see any weapons, but was told that Hynes had guns at two properties, including inside a safe room. Hynes, also under oath, said he neither had any weapons nor a safe room.

"You’re welcome to have someone search the premises," he said.

Hynes has a felony conviction for theft and is not allowed to legally possess guns.

The protection-from-abuse case triggered concerns about safety and security — and special treatment — at the York County Judicial Center.

Sheriff Richard Keuerleber let Hynes park in a secure area of the courthouse and bypass normal security protocols before his first-scheduled hearing on July 15.

Members of the public must enter the front door of the judicial center and pass through metal detectors.

Hynes, the sheriff said, wanted to see Dargo, a K-9 that he and members of Live donated to the York County Sheriff's Office. He parked in the secure area several times in the past.

“Bill’s been very good to our office,” Keuerleber said. “There was no special treatment for the hearing. There was no special treatment for the service.”

York County Commissioners Susan Byrnes, Doug Hoke and Chris Reilly later issued a statement calling the sheriff’s actions a “dereliction of duty.” But Keuerleber responded and declared that he has the discretion to “make exceptions to searches and screening of persons entering the facility.”

On Monday morning, Common Pleas Judge Craig T. Trebilcock issued an emergency interim order requiring that the sheriff’s office screen every person who has business in his courtroom.

"There are not favored persons or classes of persons appearing before the courts,” Trebilcock wrote. "Everyone is equal in the eyes of the law.”

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'Dereliction of duty:' York County sheriff under fire for courthouse security breach

Candy Woodall and Dylan Segelbaum, York Daily Record Published 6:23 p.m. ET July 23, 2019 | Updated 6:49 a.m. ET July 24, 2019

The sheriff said no one was in danger when a convicted felon facing allegations of violent assaults was allowed to bypass normal courthouse security.

York County Sheriff Richard Keuerleber is under fire from many quarters for allowing a man due in court in a protection-from-abuse order case to bypass normal security protocols at the York County Judicial Center.

In a statement to the York Daily Record/Sunday News on Tuesday, York County Commissioners Susan Byrnes, Doug Hoke and Chris Reilly called it “a dereliction of duty.” Meanwhile, Keuerleber described most of what happened as a “miscommunication.”

Here’s what we know:

What happened?

Bill Hynes, 47, was served with a temporary protection-from-abuse order that alleges he raped, strangled and threatened to kill a former employee of his at Think Loud Development LLC.

Hynes, who is a CEO with ties to the rock band Live and several multi-million dollar business developments in York, parked in the lower-level of the York County Judicial Center before his first-scheduled hearing on July 15.

That’s typically reserved for judges and other authorized personnel. He did not have to go in the front door, where members of the public are required to pass through metal detectors.

Keuerleber told the York Daily Record that Hynes did that to visit a dog that he and members of Live had donated to the York County Sheriff’s Office. He parked there in the past.

“Bill’s been very good to our office,” Keuerleber said. “There was no special treatment for the hearing. There was no special treatment for the service.”

Keuerleber said a lieutenant from the sheriff's office had been "well-aware" that there was a hearing scheduled that day related to the order.

York County commissioners: ‘A security breach’

After questions from York Daily Record reporters prompted a county investigation Monday, the commissioners said they determined:

“There was a dereliction of duty by the Sheriff which resulted in a security breach. The breach allowed a defendant with an active Ex Parte Protection from Abuse Order against him to park in a secure area. By admission of the Sheriff, the formal security protocols were not followed.

"The commissioners believe this was a serious breach of security which will result in review of the county’s security policies and procedures in light of this incident and we intend to implement changes.”

Sheriff says nobody was in danger

Keuerleber said he looks forward to working with the county and implementing changes, but he does not see what happened as a breach of security. And nobody was in danger, he said.

Hynes, he said, was “accompanied by armed deputies.”

Keuerleber said he wasn’t sure what new policies or procedures might be implemented. He described most of what happened as a “miscommunication.”

The sheriff didn’t see flaws in his decision-making or agree that it was a breach of security. But when asked if he learned anything from the incident, he said there’s room for improvement.

“You can always debrief and make changes. You can always strive to do better,” he said.

State lawmakers looking into it

Some local lawmakers are also looking into the case as a breach of security.

“I am going to be looking into it immediately,” said state Rep. Carol Hill-Evans, D-York. “This can’t happen again. It never should have happened at all.”

Hill-Evans said she would be looking at options, including a resolution that may prompt an impeachment process or an amendment that would give county commissioners more oversight of row officers.

County-elected row officers, such as the sheriff, can’t be removed by county commissioners. The commissioners can set the budgets for row offices, but they can’t fire elected row officers.

A row officer can be removed only after the state House starts an impeachment inquiry and a trial is held in the state Senate. And two-thirds of the Senate would have to approve a row officer’s removal before sending it to the governor for approval.

State Rep. Stan Saylor, R-Windsor Township, said a local investigation is most appropriate at this point.

The Legislature would wait on commissioners to call on them to act before moving forward, and representatives would want evidence from either the district attorney or commissioners, he said.

“I get the seriousness of what the allegations are. I hope the sheriff learned from this. PFAs are very dangerous and one of the toughest jobs judges have. Our entire delegation takes these things very seriously,” Saylor said.

State Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill, R-York Township, said she didn’t want to comment much without having all the facts and fully understanding the process.

“I certainly will do my due diligence. I believe laws must be upheld. This is something we will be looking further into,” she said.

Former York County sheriff: ‘It just doesn’t sound right’

Bill Hose, who served as York County sheriff from 1996 to 2007, described what happened as inappropriate and that it sounded like special treatment.

To his knowledge, Hose said no one besides authorized personnel ever parked in the basement of the judicial center.

“It just doesn’t sound right to me,” Hose said. “It doesn’t sound logical that you would let somebody in to visit a dog and you would circumvent the security system. It’s not good judgment in my mind, if that’s what happened.”

n 2010, Hynes was convicted of theft, a felony, in Northampton County.

Hose said the fact that Hynes is a convicted felon “just compounds it.”

Said Hose: “That just is not kosher.”

Contact Candy Woodall at 717-771-2047 and Dylan Segelbaum at 717-771-2102

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Sheriff: K-9 sponsor wasn't tipped off about his PFA



Liz Evans Scolforo, York Dispatch Published 4:47 p.m. ET July 25, 2019 | Updated 9:21 a.m. ET July 27, 2019

York County Sheriff Richard Keuerleber has released more details about his interactions with the CEO of a York City business who has a protection from abuse order lodged against him.

"I've been transparent and have taken full responsibility," he told The York Dispatch on Thursday, July 25.

The sheriff confirmed he spoke with United Fiber & Data CEO Bill Hynes prior to Hynes being served with notice of the PFA, but not because the sheriff initiated that contact.

"He was never tipped off," Keuerleber said.

Hynes called the sheriff to say he wasn't in his office when deputies went there to serve him with paperwork, according to Keuerleber.

"He said, 'Your (deputies) are looking for me. Can they serve my staff?'" the sheriff said, adding he told Hynes that deputies needed to serve Hynes in person.

Keuerleber said he didn't tell Hynes that the civil process service was for a PFA. In York County, deputies handle civil process service for other types of court cases as well, including lawsuits.

Earlier this week, the York County commissioners issued a joint statement calling Keuerleber derelict in his duties for allowing Hynes to park in the secure lot under the York County Judicial Center for his July 15 PFA hearing. The lot is where the county's common pleas judges park, as well as row officers and certain court personnel.

'Serious breach': The commissioners described it as a serious breach of security.

Keuerleber said he has allowed Hynes — who has donated money to the sheriff's office to help support its K-9 program, specifically K-9 Dargo — to park in the secure lot in the past, to visit Dargo.



The sheriff said he met Hynes in the lot and escorted him to the portion of the sheriff's office that's located on the fourth floor of the judicial center, where Dargo's handler, Lt. David Godfrey, took over escorting Hynes. The sheriff's main office is on the first floor of the building.

"He wasn't a threat to anyone who came in the building," Keuerleber said.

The fourth-floor area is used for training, as well as by the K-9 unit, the warrants division, the community-services division and by the deputies who work in the York County Drug Task Force and the sheriff's Crime Reduction Unit, he said.

Keuerleber doesn't agree that what he did constitutes a security breach.

"It's within my discretion ... to make exceptions to searches and screenings of persons entering the facility," he said. "I didn't violate any policies or procedures."

He said the commissioners can review and revise the judicial center's security protocols if they choose, and he said he looks forward to such a review.

The background: Hynes' ex-girlfriend filed for a temporary PFA against him July 9, alleging he repeatedly threatened to kill her, shoved her repeatedly, stalked her when she was in Florida and choked her when they were in Fiji.

More: York County sheriff 'derelict' in duty over parking issue, board says

The woman's petition alleges Hynes, 47, threatened her as recently as July 8 and alleges abuse going back to 2014, when Hynes hired her to work for Think Loud.

The temporary PFA was granted on July 15, according to court records.

Common Pleas Judge Amber A. Kraft also ordered Hynes to relinquish any guns in his possession, records state. The PFA petition stated Hynes possessed a gun.

However, Hynes told deputies he didn't own any firearms, Keuerleber confirmed.

The sheriff said deputies had Hynes sign an affidavit stating he didn't have any guns, which is standard procedure when PFA defendants ordered to relinquish their firearms tell deputies they don't have any.

Attorney Chris Ferro, who represents Hynes, called the PFA allegations baseless and without "evidentiary support."

York County Commissioners Susan Byrnes, Doug Hoke and Chris Reilly issued this statement the afternoon of Tuesday, July 23:

"The York County Commissioners have completed their investigation regarding a breach of security which occurred at the Judicial Center on Monday, July 15, 2019. The Commissioners have concluded, as a result of their investigation that there was a dereliction of duty by the Sheriff which resulted in a security breach. The breach allowed a defendant with an active Ex Parte Protection from Abuse Order against him to park in a secure area. By admission of the Sheriff, the formal security protocols were not followed.

"The commissioners believe this was a serious breach of security which will result in review of the county’s security policies and procedures in light of this incident and we intend to implement changes."

— Reach senior crime reporter Liz Evans Scolforo at levans@yorkdispatch.com or on Twitter at @LizScolforoYD.

https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/cri...pfa/1828275001/

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Seems that Bill was arrested today. I don’t know how to post links here but look up the York Daily Record/Bill Hynes

Here it is.
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Here's the article. Bill was in Australia last weekend competing in the Stadium Super Trucks races at the Gold Coast 500.

York CEO Bill Hynes arrested on charges related to assault, stalking, PFA violation
Dylan Segelbaum, York Daily Record Published 5:47 p.m. ET Nov. 1, 2019 | Updated 8:44 p.m. ET Nov. 1, 2019

Bill Hynes, founder and CEO of United Fiber & Data in York, was arrested on Friday in two separate criminal cases that allege he assaulted and stalked a former employee, took out a fraudulent second mortgage on her home and violated a temporary protection-from-abuse order.

Hynes, 47, of York, is charged with burglary, criminal trespass, theft and related offenses. He was arraigned before District Judge Thomas Reilly at 3:15 p.m., who set bail in the two cases at $25,000 unsecured and $50,000 cash, respectively, according to court records.

In a text message, Chris Ferro, Hynes’ attorney, said he hasn’t had the opportunity to review the allegations and did not have a comment at this time.

Hynes has posted bail, but he must see a probation officer before he's released from York County Prison.

The York Daily Record/Sunday News later obtained text messages through Right-to-Know Law requests that didn't mention the dog. Keuerleber then said he only stated that Hynes had parked there on past occasions to visit the K-9.

Hynes's resume includes an executive role with Think Loud Development LLC and ties to several multimillion-dollar business developments. He also drives in the Stadium Super Truck off-road racing series.

Assault, burglary allegations

The Pennsylvania State Police said a woman, now 26, went to the York station to report several allegations against Hynes on July 26, 2019.

That’s shortly after she obtained the temporary protection-from-abuse order against him. He later agreed to a three-year final protection-from-abuse order without an admission of wrongdoing or liability.

The woman stated that she started working for him at United Fiber & Data in August 2014. The two began an intimate relationship, police said, in about November 2014.

In June 2018, the woman told him at her home in Spring Garden Township that she wanted to leave the relationship and the company. That’s when an argument ensued. Hynes, police said, took her cellphone and threw it.

Then, on the Fourth of July 2018, Hynes came over again. They got into another argument, and he kicked a cooler and threw something at her, police said.

At one point, Hynes grabbed the back of her neck and pushed her face-first into a wall multiple times, police said. The woman was eventually able to open the door and push him out of the house.

She was awoken at about midnight by an alert on her cellphone. It was from her security system.

When the woman checked the app, she reported that she could see Hynes on a security camera walking up the stairs. Then, police said, the video went blank.

Hynes would later tell her that he has a device called a “scrammer” that would’ve disconnected the WiFi, police said.

Next, Hynes started yelling at her. She stayed quiet at first, police said, but later told him to go away.

The woman retreated to an attached bathroom. That’s when she reported that she heard him force his way into the bedroom. She lied and told him that she’d called law enforcement, so he cursed, and left, police said.

GPS tracker discovered on vehicle

When the woman was having her car serviced at Mercedes-Benz of Lancaster on Jan. 28, 2019, employees discovered a GPS tracker. The device provides real-time locations that can be accessed on a computer or cellphone, police said.

Police obtained a search warrant for Brickhouse Security. Two accounts associated with Hynes, police said, were connected to the tracker.

The device and a monthly subscription plan were ordered on April 26, 2018. The tracker was deactivated two days after it was discovered at the dealership, police said.

In response to a court order, Comcast provided records for the IP address used to buy the tracker and to make comments about the woman on Facebook through a fake profile. The subscriber name was THINK LO DEVELOPMENT, police said.

Police connect Facebook profile to Hynes

On July 23, 2019, a member of the Facebook group Fixing York PA shared a news article about the woman obtaining a temporary protection-from-abuse order against Hynes.

Jon Hoch commented on the post and shared personal details about the woman and her family. But she told police that she didn’t know anyone with that name. She stated that she thought Hynes was behind the profile.

So Trooper Tyler Stepanchick decided to conduct a reverse image search on Google. The Facebook profile picture for Jon Hoch was traced back to a news article in Colorado about a man named Jim Barnett and his legal troubles, police said.

Police said they noticed that the profile had personally defended Hynes and the companies that he’s involved in. Records later revealed that the account searched for the woman’s profile more than 100 times between Jan. 1 and Aug. 6, 2019, police said, and sent her a friend request.

Hynes violated the temporary protection-from-abuse order, police said.

Fraudulent mortgage

Hynes, police said, also took out a second mortgage on the woman's home for $60,000.

The woman reported that Hynes gave her $55,000 to use for the down payment and closing costs. The company previously did the same for other employees, police said.

She provided a copy of the second mortgage and promissory note, police said, which she stated that she did not sign. The woman reported that she suspected that he copied and pasted her signature on it.

Later, investigators spoke with Hynes’ secretary, whose notary seal was on the second mortgage.

On July 29, 2019, Hynes told the secretary that he needed her to testify at a protection-from-abuse order hearing that day that she’d notarized a second mortgage that the woman took out from one of his businesses, police said.

Hynes briefly showed the secretary a copy of the notarized second mortgage, she told police. She reported that she did not remember the document.

When law enforcement showed her the second mortgage, the secretary said her notary stamp was on it. She stated that she did not believe her signature was above the stamp, but that she couldn’t be sure, police said.

Police said there were no entries in a journal that she must keep under the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts that mention the woman. The secretary reported that she was very meticulous, and, to her knowledge, had never missed an entry.

It's unclear when Hynes is next set to appear in court.

ALSO OF INTEREST: Sheriff implements changes following security breach at York County Judicial Center

Contact Dylan Segelbaum at 717-771-2102.

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Sheriff's challenger declines donation from York City CEO
Liz Evans Scolforo, York Dispatch Published 4:42 p.m. ET Oct. 16, 2019 | Updated 6:12 p.m. ET Oct. 16, 2019

The CEO of two York City businesses — whom York County's sheriff let park in a secure judicial center garage — tried to donate to the election campaign of the man running to unseat the three-term sheriff, but the donation was declined.

Shane Becker confirmed that Bill Hynes — CEO of Think Loud Development LLC and United Fiber & Data — sent Becker's campaign a $250 donation via PayPal last month. Becker is running against Sheriff Rich Keuerleber.

Becker said he and those involved with his campaign first checked to see if the William Hynes sending the donation was the same man Keuerleber allowed to park in a secure garage under the York County Judicial Center used by judges and other elected officials.

After confirming it, Becker declined to accept the donation and instead refunded the donation through PayPal, he said.

"I just thought there was too much controversy around him," Becker told The York Dispatch. "I did not want to be tied to any type of controversy or possible claims of obligation toward him."

Hynes also confirmed that his donation to Becker's election campaign was returned, saying he never donated to Keuerleber's reelection campaigns and that Think Loud donated money for the sheriff's office to buy K-9 Dargo for "the safety and security" of York County residents.

"I wanted to support Shane Becker, because I didn't like the way the current Sheriff handled the situation regarding my entrance to the courthouse," Hynes wrote in an emailed statement. Click on the link below to read his full statement.

More: OP-ED: Hynes: Neither candidate qualified to be York County sheriff

Hynes tried to donate to Becker's campaign because Becker, through his campaign, "said he is going to be a sheriff 'for all the people of York County,'" the email states.

CEO responds: "I guess he should put in a disclaimer of, I'm for all the people of York County that's never made a mistake in their life," Hynes wrote. "Instead, he too has proven he is partial and (would) rather have one side of the story. He has proven he won't be a candidate for ALL THE PEOPLE."

The mistake to which Hynes is referring is his 2010 felony theft by deception conviction in Northampton County.

Becker, a registered Republican, ran against Keuerleber in May's GOP primary election and narrowly lost. But he received enough write-in votes on the Democratic ticket to challenge Keuerleber in the Nov. 5 general election, on the Democratic ticket.

Hynes said he doesn't support Keuerleber either, saying the sheriff's reaction to being questioned about his decision regarding Hynes' entrance to the courthouse "came across with a 'I'll do what I want' mentality and seemed offended his authority was even questioned."

The York County commissioners issued a public statement calling the move a serious security breach that "allowed a defendant with an active Ex Parte Protection from Abuse Order against him to park in a secure area. By admission of the Sheriff, the formal security protocols were not followed."

Keuerleber responded on Wednesday, Oct. 16, saying, "I've been totally transparent from the beginning. I've taken full responsibility for this incident and continue to review and make positive enhancements to the (judicial center's) security for the safety of all."

The sheriff has previously said he didn't violate any policies or procedures.

"It's within my discretion ... to make exceptions to searches and screenings of persons entering the facility," he has said.

What Hynes recalls: Hynes' recollection of events from that day differs in some respects from what Keuerleber has told reporters.

"If he had just told the truth he wouldn't be in the situation he is in today," Hynes wrote.

Keuerleber has said he received a text July 15 from deputy Lt. David Godfrey, asking whether Hynes could park in the secure lot. The sheriff said he approved the request

The sheriff in July told The York Dispatch that Hynes was going to visit with K-9 Dargo prior to attending a hearing on a protection from abuse order request in which Hynes was the defendant.

The sheriff has said he's allowed Hynes to park in the secure lot in the past to see Dargo, who was bought with money donated to the sheriff's office by Think Loud Development.

Keuerleber said he met Hynes in the lot and escorted him to the portion of the sheriff's office that's located on the fourth floor of the judicial center, where Godfrey, who is Dargo's handler, took over escorting Hynes.

Hynes then left the fourth-floor office through the public door leading into the judicial center to attend the hearing, the sheriff has said.

Not a social call: Hynes maintains he didn't go to the judicial center to visit Dargo.

"Due to the crazy allegations I was facing, the sheriff decided that it was a good idea to keep both parties of that civil matter separate," Hynes wrote. "He didn't want both of us going into the same entrance ... to avoid any contact between the two parties. ... He also knew the plaintiff, so he had a great familiarity with both parties."

Hynes maintains that after walking in the back door, he was patted down and sniffed by Dargo and a second K-9, made to turn over his car keys and escorted by an armed deputy. Members of the public don't have to turn over their keys or have K-9 dogs sniff them.

People who enter through the front door of the judicial center are required to empty their pockets and have their bags and other belongings X-rayed, and they also must pass through a metal detector.

"I asked the Sheriff why the fuss, and he said, 'Well, Bill you have some serious allegations against you and I have to make sure that the plaintiff and defendant are safe,'" Hynes wrote.

— Reach senior crime reporter Liz Evans Scolforo at levans@yorkdispatch.com or on Twitter at @LizScolforoYD.

https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/loc...ceo/3996772002/

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OP-ED: Hynes: Neither candidate qualified to be York County sheriff
Bill Hynes, York City Published 3:59 p.m. ET Oct. 16, 2019

Indeed, I did try to donate to Shane Becker’s campaign for York County sheriff, and they did return the donation. I have never donated to or have been asked to donate to the current sheriff.

Sheriff Rich Keuerleber has only ever asked me to donate the funds for K9 Dargo, to benefit the safety and security of the residents of York County.

I wanted to support Shane Becker, because I didn’t like the way the current sheriff handled the situation regarding my entrance into the courthouse.

A public figure such as that should have no problem speaking to the press and giving them the facts. Instead, he came across with an “I’ll do what I want” mentality and seemed offended his authority was even questioned. That is not a position for someone with an ego or someone who isn’t interested in being forthcoming.

If he had just told the truth he wouldn’t be in the situation he is in today.

Due to the crazy allegations I was facing, the sheriff decided that it was a good idea to keep both parties of that civil matter separate. He didn’t want both of us going into the same entrance in hopes to avoid any contact between the two parties.

Because of those allegations, I was made to go through even more screening than any other person who would go through the front door.

He also knew the plaintiff, so he had a great familiarity with both parties.

Furthermore, upon entering the back door, I was patted down, made to leave my phone inside my car and was asked to hand over the keys to my vehicle.

I was then taken into a room and had an officer that I had never met and a K9 that I had never met walk around me and “sniff” me. This was in addition to having Dargo also check me out.

I was then escorted around the courthouse by an armed deputy. I asked the sheriff why the fuss, and he said, “Well, Bill you have some serious allegations against you and I have to make sure that the plaintiff and defendant are safe."

People who come through the front door don’t have their car keys taken from them and are not sniffed by two dogs and then individually escorted by an armed deputy.

I tried to support Shane Becker because, through his campaign, he said he is going to be a sheriff “for all the people of York County." I guess he should put in a disclaimer of, I’m for all the people of York County that’s never made a mistake in their life.

Instead, he, too, has proven he is partial and rather have one side of the story. He has proven he won’t be a candidate for all the people.

In my opinion, both candidates are not qualified to do the job.

I also think that this position should not be an elected one. There are many deserving fine men and woman in the York County law enforcement community that are deserving of the job based on their careers. You wouldn’t pick the chief of police this way. Why the sheriff? Something needs to change.

Regardless of this recent drama, I remain committed to the York community and will continue to do my best to help reverse economic inequalities, to create and attract good-paying jobs to this county and the people that deserve them.

https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/opinion/...iff/3998240002/

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York CEO, a felon, went target shooting with county Quick Response Team

Liz Evans Scolforo, York Dispatch Published 8:51 a.m. ET Oct. 12, 2019 | Updated 7:15 a.m. ET Oct. 15, 2019


Bill Hynes (front row wearing a gray T-shirt and blue baseball cap) holds a firearm as he and members of the band Live pose with members of the York County Quick Response Team in 2012. (Photo: Courtesy of Think Loud Development)

The CEO and founder of Think Loud Development — who made news this summer when York County's sheriff allowed him to park in a secure county garage to attend a protection-order hearing — fired guns in the presence of the county's SWAT team.

Bill Hynes is a felon, having been found guilty of the third-degree felony of theft by deception in Northampton County on Sept. 15, 2010, according to court records.

Federal law prohibits felons from possessing firearms, according to Charlene Hennessy, spokeswoman for the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The statute of limitations for violating that law is five years, she said.

The only way a felon may legally possess firearms under federal law is if his or her case was expunged or if the felon received a pardon or restoration of civil rights, according to Hennessy.

Since 1992, the ATF has been prohibited from investigating or acting on applications for relief from federal firearms prohibitions, she said.

Pennsylvania law also prohibits certain felons from possessing guns but makes exceptions for some felony crimes, including theft by deception.

The state Board of Pardons has no record of Hynes applying for or receiving a pardon, according to Sara Goulet, deputy press secretary for Gov. Tom Wolf.

Hynes, two members of the band Live and the wife of one of the band members accompanied members of the York County Quick Response Team to a shooting range sometime in 2012, according to Chambersburg Police Chief Ron Camacho, who at the time was commander of QRT and a York City Police captain.

Camacho said he invited Hynes and Live to target-shoot with QRT members as a way to thank them for buying the team a remotely controlled camera.

"I had a conversation with Bill Hynes, and he said Think Loud would like to donate a piece of equipment to the York County Quick Response Team," Camacho said. "I welcomed a donation — especially a generous one of about $5,500, which we used to buy a special camera.

"So as a thank you, I offered to take Mr. Hynes and members of the group Live out to the range and let them shoot some of our weapons systems," Camacho said.

'A bad light': Camacho said he was unaware Hynes had a felony record and that QRT members also didn't know.

"We would have prohibited him from coming out to the range," he said. "It's just unfortunate that something good is now a little tainted. ... He put myself and the team in a bad light."

Camacho said it wasn't standard protocol at the time to run criminal background checks.

"I think all police departments or county law-enforcement entities ... should probably be a little more diligent when accepting donations," he said.

Camacho said Think Loud Development has "done very good things for York City and York County."

He also noted that people convicted of crimes can rehabilitate themselves and those who do should be allowed to move on with their lives.

Tagged newspaper: Photos from that outing came to the attention of The York Dispatch recently, after Think Loud Development reposted them on its Facebook page last month.

The photos, initially posted on Think Loud's Facebook page in August 2012, were posted again on Sept. 17 of this year, and Think Loud then tagged The York Dispatch in a comment under the photos.

It's unclear why the newspaper was tagged, and Hynes did not return four messages seeking comment.

On Friday, Oct. 11, Hynes posted one of the QRT shooting-range photos on the Fixing York PA Facebook page.

He wrote, in part, "Fraternizing with a 'felon'. OMG they let this dangerous person hold a weapon. Run!!! Let's not talk about his being a disabled vet and a highly decorated one at that. Nah. Let's talk about a little bounced check from 2008."

The comment appears to have been removed at some point Friday.


Think Loud Development CEO Bill Hynes on Oct. 11, 2019, posted this photo of himself, two members of the band Live and members of the York County Quick Response Team at a shooting range in 2012. Federal law prohibits convicted felons from possessing or handling firearms. (Photo: Facebook)

Parking issue: It's not the first time Hynes has put York County law enforcement in an awkward position.

The York County Commissioners on July 23 issued a statement saying Sheriff Rich Keuerleber was derelict in his duties for allowing Hynes to park in the judicial center's secure underground garage July 15 to attend a protection from abuse hearing in which Hynes was the defendant.

"The York County Commissioners have completed their investigation regarding a breach of security which occurred at the Judicial Center on Monday, July 15, 2019. The Commissioners have concluded, as a result of their investigation that there was a dereliction of duty by the Sheriff which resulted in a security breach. The breach allowed a defendant with an active Ex Parte Protection from Abuse Order against him to park in a secure area. By admission of the Sheriff, the formal security protocols were not followed.

"The commissioners believe this was a serious breach of security which will result in review of the county’s security policies and procedures in light of this incident and we intend to implement changes."

But the commissioners later backed down, saying they will not challenge the sheriff's decision to make unilateral policy changes without the commissioners' oversight.

Keuerleber separately told both York's newspapers that he allowed Hynes to park in the secure garage under the judicial center because Hynes indicated he was going to visit sheriff's K-9 Dargo before going to the PFA hearing. It was Think Loud Development, through Hynes, that purchased Dargo for sheriff's office.

The sheriff later indicated he never said Hynes intended to visit Dargo the day of the PFA hearing — only that Hynes had parked in the garage in the past to visit Dargo, according to a York Daily Record report.

The felony case: Bethlehem Township Police charged Hynes on July 28, 2009, with theft by deception, a third-degree felony. Police said he stole about $13,500 from Team Capital Bank.


Think Loud Development CEO Bill Hynes (in blue baseball cap) and members of the band Live were invited to shoot weapons with members of the York County Quick Response Team in 2012, after donating about $5,500 for QRT to buy a robotic remote-controlled camera device, a former QRT commander said. (Photo: Courtesy of Think Loud Development)

According to court documents, Hynes on July 8, 2009, deposited funds from a Navy Federal Credit Union account into the Team Capital Bank account in two checks — one for $7,000 and another for $6,500. The checks were signed by Hynes and made payable to ADS Builders East LLC, a development company Hynes co-owned.

On July 14, 2009, Team Capital Bank was notified that the checks were returned for insufficient funds. By then, Hynes had withdrawn $13,100 from the Team Capital Bank account and incurred a holding fee of $371, court documents state.

Those documents state that police had numerous conversations with Hynes, who said he made a mistake and would wire money to the bank. When that hadn't happened as of July 28, 2009, police filed charges.

At a nonjury bench trial on Sept. 15, 2010, a judge found Hynes guilty. He was sentenced in December 2010 to 3½ months in Northampton County Prison, but that sentence was later reduced to two months in prison, 100 hours of community service and two years of probation. He then returned the full amount to the bank, documents state.

Hynes has described the incident as a bounced check and appealed his conviction, alleging defense attorney Adam Sager was ineffective. Sager testified at an evidentiary hearing in January 2012.

What the attorney said: Sager said that for several days in January 2010, he advised Hynes to wire the money to the bank, which had agreed not to testify against Hynes if he paid the debt. But Hynes didn't wire the money, court records state.

Sager testified he resumed advising Hynes to return the money starting in May 2010 until September 2010 — an assertion Hynes disputes.

A Northampton County prosecutor testified the district attorney's office had offered to withdraw the charges if Hynes fully satisfied the debt, and bank employees testified they had "actually attempted to assist the defendant with wiring the funds before trial," court documents state.

According to the judge's ruling denying the appeal, Hynes indicated he "would have called a number of people as witnesses, including his business partner, mayors, congressmen and other people who he dealt with on a regular basis because those individuals could have attested to his ability to pay."

— Reach senior crime reporter Liz Evans Scolforo at levans@yorkdispatch.com or on Twitter at @LizScolforoYD.

https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/loc...eam/3821304002/

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Brief video about the charges.

Midstate data CEO faces multiple stalking related charges

Posted: Nov 1, 2019 / 08:10 PM EDT / Updated: Nov 1, 2019 / 08:29 PM EDT
by: Aish Menon

YORK, Pa. (WHTM) — Founder and CEO of United Fiber and Data, Bill Hynes, is facing multiple charges including stalking, assault, and burglary after police say a victim reported numerous allegations against him.

Hynes is accused of recording a fake second mortgage on the victim’s home in Spring Garden Township and stalking her.

Among the additional offenses, Hynes previously placed a GPS tracker on the victim’s car without her knowledge and allegedly violated a temporary PFA order by posting comments on her facebook page using a fake account.

United Fiber and Data had previously worked to make York a data hub with varying projects that looked to expand a fiber optics line from New York to Virginia and placing a data center in the city.

https://www.abc27.com/news/local/york/midst...elated-charges/

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List of charges



Source: https://twitter.com/ydrcom/status/1190385594674958339

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Bill Hynes mugshot

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York CEO Bill Hynes arrested on charges related to assault, stalking, PFA violation
Dylan Segelbaum, York Daily RecordPublished 5:47 p.m. ET Nov. 1, 2019 | Updated 9:13 a.m. ET Nov. 3, 2019

Bill Hynes, founder and CEO of United Fiber & Data in York, was arrested on Friday in two separate criminal cases that allege he assaulted and stalked a former employee, took out a fraudulent second mortgage on her home and violated a temporary protection-from-abuse order.

Hynes, 47, of York, is charged with burglary, criminal trespass, theft and related offenses. He was arraigned before District Judge Thomas Reilly at 3:15 p.m., who set bail in the two cases at $25,000 unsecured and $50,000 cash, respectively, according to court records.

In a text message, Chris Ferro, Hynes’ attorney, said he hasn’t had the opportunity to review the allegations and did not have a comment at this time.

Hynes has posted bail, but he must see a probation officer before he's released from York County Prison



During the summer, Hynes, who’s a convicted felon, attracted widespread attention when York County Sheriff Richard Keuerleber allowed him to park in a secure area and bypass normal security measures at the York County Judicial Center before the temporary protection-from-abuse order hearing. The York County Board of Commissioners called the decision a “dereliction of duty.”

Keuerleber initially stated that Hynes parked in the secure area to visit Dargo, a K-9 that he and members of the rock band Live had donated to the sheriff’s office.

The York Daily Record/Sunday News later obtained text messages through Right-to-Know Law requests that didn't mention the dog. Keuerleber then said he only stated that Hynes had parked there on past occasions to visit the K-9.

Hynes's resume includes an executive role with Think Loud Development LLC and ties to several multimillion-dollar business developments. He also drives in the Stadium Super Truck off-road racing series.

Assault, burglary allegations

The Pennsylvania State Police said a woman, now 26, went to the York station to report several allegations against Hynes on July 26, 2019.

That’s shortly after she obtained the temporary protection-from-abuse order against him. He later agreed to a three-year final protection-from-abuse order without an admission of wrongdoing or liability.

The woman stated that she started working for him at United Fiber & Data in August 2014. The two began an intimate relationship, police said, in about November 2014.

In June 2018, the woman told him at her home in Spring Garden Township that she wanted to leave the relationship and the company. That’s when an argument ensued. Hynes, police said, took her cellphone and threw it.

Then, on the Fourth of July 2018, Hynes came over again. They got into another argument, and he kicked a cooler and threw something at her, police said.

At one point, Hynes grabbed the back of her neck and pushed her face-first into a wall multiple times, police said. The woman was eventually able to open the door and push him out of the house.

She was awoken at about midnight by an alert on her cellphone. It was from her security system.

When the woman checked the app, she reported that she could see Hynes on a security camera walking up the stairs. Then, police said, the video went blank.

Hynes would later tell her that he has a device called a “scrammer” that would’ve disconnected the WiFi, police said.

Next, Hynes started yelling at her. She stayed quiet at first, police said, but later told him to go away.

The woman retreated to an attached bathroom. That’s when she reported that she heard him force his way into the bedroom. She lied and told him that she’d called law enforcement, so he cursed, and left, police said.

GPS tracker discovered on vehicle
When the woman was having her car serviced at Mercedes-Benz of Lancaster on Jan. 28, 2019, employees discovered a GPS tracker. The device provides real-time locations that can be accessed on a computer or cellphone, police said.

Police obtained a search warrant for Brickhouse Security. Two accounts associated with Hynes, police said, were connected to the tracker.

The device and a monthly subscription plan were ordered on April 26, 2018. The tracker was deactivated two days after it was discovered at the dealership, police said.

In response to a court order, Comcast provided records for the IP address used to buy the tracker and to make comments about the woman on Facebook through a fake profile. The subscriber name was THINK LO DEVELOPMENT, police said.

Police connect Facebook profile to Hynes
On July 23, 2019, a member of the Facebook group Fixing York PA shared a news article about the woman obtaining a temporary protection-from-abuse order against Hynes.

Jon Hoch commented on the post and shared personal details about the woman and her family. But she told police that she didn’t know anyone with that name. She stated that she thought Hynes was behind the profile.

So Trooper Tyler Stepanchick decided to conduct a reverse image search on Google. The Facebook profile picture for Jon Hoch was traced back to a news article in Colorado about a man named Jim Barnett and his legal troubles, police said.

Police said they noticed that the profile had personally defended Hynes and the companies that he’s involved in. Records later revealed that the account searched for the woman’s profile more than 100 times between Jan. 1 and Aug. 6, 2019, police said, and sent her a friend request.

Hynes violated the temporary protection-from-abuse order, police said.

Fraudulent mortgage

Hynes, police said, also took out a second mortgage on the woman's home for $60,000.

The woman reported that Hynes gave her $55,000 to use for the down payment and closing costs. The company previously did the same for other employees, police said.

She provided a copy of the second mortgage and promissory note, police said, which she stated that she did not sign. The woman reported that she suspected that he copied and pasted her signature on it.

Later, investigators spoke with Hynes’ secretary, whose notary seal was on the second mortgage.

On July 29, 2019, Hynes told the secretary that he needed her to testify at a protection-from-abuse order hearing that day that she’d notarized a second mortgage that the woman took out from one of his businesses, police said.

Hynes briefly showed the secretary a copy of the notarized second mortgage, she told police. She reported that she did not remember the document.

When law enforcement showed her the second mortgage, the secretary said her notary stamp was on it. She stated that she did not believe her signature was above the stamp, but that she couldn’t be sure, police said.

Police said there were no entries in a journal that she must keep under the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts that mention the woman. The secretary reported that she was very meticulous, and, to her knowledge, had never missed an entry.

It's unclear when Hynes is next set to appear in court.

https://www.ydr.com/story/news/crime/2019/1...ion/4127421002/