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After defrauding 20 people out of $140K, Beaver Dams man will spend 3 years behind bars

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After defrauding 20 people out of 0K, Beaver Dams man will spend 3 years behind bars
A Beaver Dams resident will spend three years in prison after being sentenced in a rental scam case. Federal prosecutors say 58-year-old Henry Dean III, of Beaver Dams in Schuyler County, was sentenced Tuesday for his conviction on wire fraud charges. Prosecutors accused Dean of defrauding about 20 people out of nearly $140,000 between 2014 and 2016 by offering vacation... more

Branchport man accused of stabbing, beating mother to death gets a new lawyer

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Branchport man accused of stabbing, beating mother to death gets a new lawyer
A veteran attorney is now representing the Branchport man accused of stabbing and beating his mother in August, leading to her death two months later. Robert Zimmerman has been assigned to handle the case of Paul Khouzam. Khouzam made a brief appearance in Yates County Court Tuesday with his new lawyer. Khouzam, 38, faces charges of murder, burglary, criminal possession... more

Town of Seneca Falls appears in court over proposed Ludovico Sculpture Trail sewer line

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Town of Seneca Falls appears in court over proposed Ludovico Sculpture Trail sewer line
Members of the Seneca Falls Town Board never needed to actually read the resolutions they adopted this past Spring for a sewer line project requiring the use of eminent domain, the town’s special counsel told a panel of appellate justices Thursday. Instead, the board properly relied on its engineering and legal experts for guidance in picking the Frank J. Ludovico... more

Indictment thrown out in Wayne Co. judge threat case

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Indictment thrown out in Wayne Co. judge threat case
The indictment against a Cayuga County man accused of threatening to shoot a Wayne County judge has been dismissed, but the case will be resubmitted to a grand jury. Ontario County Judge Brian Dennis dismissed the indictment against Joseph Wilmarth before a scheduled hearing Tuesday in Wayne County Court. The lone charge in the indictment is making a terroristic threat,... more

COURT REVIEWS CASE: Should DEC have issued a mine shaft permit to Cargill before environmental review?

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COURT REVIEWS CASE: Should DEC have issued a mine shaft permit to Cargill before environmental review?
The main courtroom of the Tompkins County Courthouse was packed Monday afternoon for a hearing about whether the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation should have required an Environmental Impact Statement before issuing a permit to Cargill to build a new mine shaft. The petitioners in the Article 78 case include the City and Town of Ithaca, the Town... more

Case against Owasco farmer illegally housing workers again adjourned

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Case against Owasco farmer illegally housing workers again adjourned
An Owasco farmer first cited by the town in September for illegally housing workers had his case Monday adjourned for the third time since October. Melrose Farms owner Joseph Tidd was cited in September after being caught housing workers on the farm, violating a February order not to house workersand their families in the structure that was not up to code. On... more

Waterloo double murder trial set to begin on Friday

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Waterloo double murder trial set to begin on Friday
The trial of a Varick man accused of killing two people and injuring another over the summer begins Friday in Seneca County Court. Emerson “John” Tohafjian, 48, faces multiple first-degree murder charges in the July 10 shooting deaths of his ex-girlfriend, Lori McConnell, and Chuck Andrus. Karen Zdunko, Andrus’ girlfriend, was injured. Tohafjian also faces charges of assault, burglary, intimidating... more

Supervisors will have to take action over vacancies created by election in Seneca County DA’s office

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Supervisors will have to take action over vacancies created by election in Seneca County DA’s office
Elections have consequences. Those consequences aren’t always political, though. Seneca County Court Judge-elect Barry Porsch, who is serving out another month as Seneca County District Attorney before he takes office on January 1st, 2019 joined the Seneca County Board of Supervisors at their monthly committee sessions to discuss future planning and options for their first year without him leading prosecutorial... more

Clyde doctor sentenced to 262 months after sexually abusing young patients

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Clyde doctor sentenced to 262 months after sexually abusing young patients
The former Wayne County doctor who admitted to sexually abusing young patients and other children for more than four decades was sentenced Thursday in federal court. David Blasczak was sentenced to 262 months in prison, a nearly 22-year sentence that U.S. District Judge Charles Siragusa said is likely a life sentence for the man from Clyde. Blasczak admits he fondled... more

Owasco farmer who illegally housed workers reimburses town

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Owasco farmer who illegally housed workers reimburses town
Joseph Tidd, the owner of Melrose Farms in Owasco, reimbursed the town this week for attorney fees spent litigating his citations for illegally housing workers, according to Owasco Town Supervisor Ed Wagner. The town first cited Tidd in February for a code violation after housing migrant workers on his dairy farm in a structure without a certificate of occupancy or... more

State warns Wegmans in liquor case: More violations and we’ll revoke licenses (video)

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State warns Wegmans in liquor case: More violations and we’ll revoke licenses (video)
Paying more than $1 million in fines sounds like a bad scenario for any business. But in New York state’s case alleging illegal activity by Wegmans Food Markets and five affiliated liquor stores, it could get worse. State Liquor Authority commissioners issued stern warnings to the big Rochester-based grocery chain and the five stores operated by various Wegmans family members... more

Ettman calls judge race ‘over’ after absentee counts giving Porsch narrow victory

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Ettman calls judge race ‘over’ after absentee counts giving Porsch narrow victory
According to David Ettman, the Democratic who was challenging to become Seneca County’s next Court Judge – the race is over. “I have just been advised by the Republican Election Commissioner for Seneca County that the absentee vote has been completed,” Ettman began in a statement to local media. “The vote margin did not change during the absentee count. As... more
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