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Ontario woman sentenced for bank fraud

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Ontario woman sentenced for bank fraud
The United State Attorney’s office of Western New York reports the bank fraud conviction of Cortney Vogt of Ontario. The 38-year-old was sentenced to 60 months in prison on Wednesday. The U.S. Attorney explained that Vogt abused her position at SalesSource International and ID SignSytems. Vogt forged checks and embezzled money totaling more than $160,000. Read more from WHEC.com more

Auburn City Council will vote to settle lawsuit over collection of contaminated oil

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Auburn City Council will vote to settle lawsuit over collection of contaminated oil
The city of Auburn is set to settle a civil lawsuit brought by a waste management company stemming from an incident that took place in the summer of 2009. On Thursday, the Auburn City Council will vote to approve a $30,000 payment to Safety Kleen over contaminated oil the company collected from the city landfill. In the past, residents were... more

District Attorney: Defendant with 63 prior convictions pleads guilty in Seneca Falls burglary

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District Attorney: Defendant with 63 prior convictions pleads guilty in Seneca Falls burglary
Seneca County District Attorney Barry Porsch says a 64-year-old Rochester man, who was charged with third-degree burglary, pleaded guilty in exchange for a 2.5 to 5 year sentence. Richard T. Depascale, 64, accepted the deal at the start of a jury trail in Seneca County Court on Monday. Porsch says DePascale admitted that on December 21st, 2016 he unlawfully entered... more

Syracuse man admits threatening to kill Rep. John Katko over net neutrality

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Syracuse man admits threatening to kill Rep. John Katko over net neutrality
A Syracuse man faces up to five years in prison after admitting he threatened to kill U.S. Rep. John Katko and his family in October. Patrick D. Angelo, 28, pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to interstate communication of a threat, according to the U.S. attorney's office in western New York. "While citizens are certainly entitled to communicate their views... more

Appellate Division upholds two sentences in Cayuga County

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Appellate Division upholds two sentences in Cayuga County
Cayuga County District Attorney Jon Budelmann announced the affirmation of two Fourth Department of Appellate Division decisions after prosecution and sentencing from his office. On September 1st, 2016 Jermaine Gotham pleaded guilty to first-degree burglary, second-degree robbery, and second-degree kidnapping — in addition to two counts of second-degree burglary and one count of second-degree attempted burglary. Budelmann says three separate... more

Woman sentenced to prison for robbing store, forging checks in Auburn

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Woman sentenced to prison for robbing store, forging checks in Auburn
A Port Byron woman will spend some time in prison for robbing a cell phone store and forging checks in Cayuga County. Last month, 20-year-old Courtney Donovan, of 8475 Baptist Hill Road, pleaded guilty to one count of third-degree robbery and one count of second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, both class D felonies. At the time, she admitted... more

Ithaca woman in fatal robbery receives 5-year prison sentence

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Ithaca woman in fatal robbery receives 5-year prison sentence
An Ithaca woman who was arrested following a fatal robbery in Newfield in December 2016 was sentenced Monday at the Tompkins County Courthouse. Jamie Gerhart will serve five years in prison and two-and-a-half years of post-release supervision. She pleaded guilty to first-degree robbery in December. Gerhart was arrested in December 2016 following the robbery that resulted in the death of... more

Cayuga County man pleads guilty to sexually abusing 12-year-old girl

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Cayuga County man pleads guilty to sexually abusing 12-year-old girl
A 32-year-old man has admitted having oral sex with a preteen girl in the town of Genoa. Ira Thresher, of 8752 Route 90, Genoa, pleaded guilty in Cayuga County Court Tuesday to one count of first-degree criminal sexual act, a class B felony. Thresher was arrested in December and charged with first-degree rape and first-degree criminal sexual act. At the... more

Could Cayuga County join others in opioid lawsuit?

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Could Cayuga County join others in opioid lawsuit?
Since at least September the Cayuga County Legislature has considered joining a multi-county lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies selling opioids. This month, it may actually do so. The lawsuit, which was originally filed by Nassau County, seeks to recoup costs to municipalities associated with drug addiction and overdoses. Onondaga County has already joined, and Cayuga County Administrator J. Justin Woods said... more

Seneca Falls man will have to repay $107K after filing false tax returns

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Seneca Falls man will have to repay 7K after filing false tax returns
According to federal court officials, a Seneca Falls man will have to pay more than a hundred thousand dollars in restitution to the IRS after being sentenced for filing false tax returns. James LaRock, 43, of Seneca Falls pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return before the U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa in 2017. Assistant U.S. Attorney Tiffany... more

REPORT: Auburn prison guard suspended since August accused of waterboarding inmates, vicious assaults

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REPORT: Auburn prison guard suspended since August accused of waterboarding inmates, vicious assaults
An Auburn prison guard has been accused of waterboarding two inmates and brutally beaten ghtem in their genitals in two separate incidents, according to a report by New York Daily News. Lt. Troy Mitchell, a guard at the Auburn Correctional Facility was accused in court papers filed in Albany. According to the report, he poured buckets of water over the... more

Yates County District Attorney hires Michael Tantillo on part-time basis

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Yates County District Attorney hires Michael Tantillo on part-time basis
While new Yates County District Attorney Todd Casella is still searching for a full-time assistant DA, he has a part-time assistant who is a familiar face in area legal circles: Former Ontario County District Attorney R. Michael Tantillo. Tantillo, who retired at the end of last year after 28 years as Ontario County’s top prosecutor and nearly 40 years in... more

Interlaken Village Board member files legal claim against police chief

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Interlaken Village Board member files legal claim against police chief
Village Board member William McGuire has filed a legal complaint against village Police Chief Leon Anderson over Anderson’s effort to get McGuire removed from the Village Board. McGuire is seeking a public apology, a complete retraction of all statements made or published by Anderson on the matter, nominal damages of $1 and attorney costs and fees. The complaint was filed... more

Oswego man admits leaving scene of accident in Sterling in December 2016

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Oswego man admits leaving scene of accident in Sterling in December 2016
An Oswego man admitted his guilt in an accident in December 2016 in the town of Sterling, according to a press release from the Cayuga County District Attorney's Office. Timothy Oleyourryk, 48, of State Route 104A, pleaded guilty in Cayuga County Court on Wednesday to leaving the scene of personal injury accident without reporting to police, a Class A misdemeanor.... more
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