Websep 16, 2007 · the probe, in dauphin county court, is exploring whether louis a. Denaples, a power in scranton's business and civic circles, misled regulators during his. Webjan 22, 2016 · 💬. Louis denaples, 75, is easily the most controversial personality in northeast pennsylvania. Webin 1978, denaples pleaded no contest to a conspiracy charge of defrauding the u. s. Government of $525,000 in contracts related to the cleanup and recovery of the city of.