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Stay of Cayuga Nation property transfer order to be argued Oct. 17

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Stay of Cayuga Nation property transfer order to be argued Oct. 17
The Cayuga Nation dispute over town property to be transferred from one tribal faction to another is headed back to court. In arguments slated for 10 a.m. Oct. 17 in state Supreme Court of Seneca County, the Unity Council will request that the transfer of the following places to a Clint Halftown-led group be put on hold: • The LakeSide... more

Former Cornell student awarded $71 million from lawsuit following August 2012 fatal crash

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Former Cornell student awarded million from lawsuit following August 2012 fatal crash
A former Cornell student won $71 million in September from a lawsuit following a fatal crash that caused her to become disabled. Myra Moran, a 94-year-old woman, died from injuries sustained in the two-car crash that occurred in August 2012 on Route 79 in Dryden. Morgan Wang, a former Cornell student from Brooklyn, suffered a fractured back and spinal cord... more

Lawyers for Rideouts call for verdicts to be thrown out

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Lawyers for Rideouts call for verdicts to be thrown out
Lawyers for Laura, Colin and Alex Rideout want their clients guilty verdicts to be dismissed. Laura and Colin Rideout were found guilty of murder and evidence tampering in the death of Craig Rideout. Alex RIdeout was found guilty of evidence tampering. Now, the attorneys for the Rideouts are moving to set aside the convictions. Each claims they should have had... more

Auburn man sent to prison for setting fire that displaced 16 people, killed two dogs

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Auburn man sent to prison for setting fire that displaced 16 people, killed two dogs
An Auburn man was sentenced to prison Tuesday for intentionally setting a fire that destroyed a two-family home in Cayuga County. Ryan Wilson was arrested last year after police said he set fire to his downstairs apartment in Auburn. At around 3 a.m. Nov. 3, 2016, the Auburn Fire Department responded to a house fire at 7 West St. At the... more

Embattled Rochester judge violated probation by visiting del Lago in September

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Embattled Rochester judge violated probation by visiting del Lago in September
Embattled Rochester City Court Judge Leticia Astacio is scheduled to appear in court next week on another alleged probation violation. Prosecutor Zachary Maurer says Astacio’s probation officer accused her of violating her parole for a prior DWI conviction. Court documents say Astacio left September 20th for the del Lago Casino and Resort in Seneca County and left a phone message... more

Cayuga County DA welcomes new assistant district attorneys

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Cayuga County DA welcomes new assistant district attorneys
There has been some high turnover at the Cayuga County District Attorney’s Office, but now the district attorney says it is fully staffed once again. The staffing issues began in February 2016 when the Cayuga County Legislature eliminated three full-time positions, including welfare fraud prosecutor Carl Rosenkranz. Then, four months later, drug prosecutor Jeffrey Domachowski was fired. In December, Budelmann... more

Another Notice of Claim filed against Seneca County; attorney says client was harassed

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Another Notice of Claim filed against Seneca County; attorney says client was harassed
Seneca County has received a second Notice of Claim. On Friday, Jarrod W. Smith, Esq., who is representing Debra R. Rickerson, provided a narrative to an ongoing story, which rocked Seneca County days before September’s Republican Primary for District Attorney. In an earlier-filed Notice of Claim by District Attorney Barry Porsch, he alleged that Rickerson, acting in her capacity as... more

Former Syracuse player, current USC assistant Tony Bland charged with taking bribes

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Former Syracuse player, current USC assistant Tony Bland charged with taking bribes
Former Syracuse player and current University of Southern California assistant coach Tony Bland was charged by the federal government with a variety of charges alleging that he received kickbacks from agents for steering players to use their services and was involved in paying college athletes. The charges were brought on Tuesday by the United States Attorney's Office of the Southern... more

Prosecutors: Manchester judge stole 3x more in court fines than previously reported

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Prosecutors: Manchester judge stole 3x more in court fines than previously reported
A Manchester Town judge who ordered people to pay up for traffic and other infractions has been indicted for stealing that money. 13WHAM News had exclusive camera access to the courtroom where they learned the alleged theft is three times higher than first reported. Prosecutors say Judge Erika Martin pocketed the money beginning the very first month as her swearing in –... more

Former New York Senate leader Dean Skelos’ conviction overturned

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Former New York Senate leader Dean Skelos’ conviction overturned
Former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos' felony fraud conviction and five-year prison sentence were overturned Tuesday by a federal appeals court, though prosecutors said they would seek a second trial. A three-judge panel from the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously in favor of Skelos, R-Nassau County, and his adult son, Adam, tossing out their convictions but... more

Ledyard town clerk who refused to sign same-sex marriage licenses may depart

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Ledyard town clerk who refused to sign same-sex marriage licenses may depart
Rose Marie Belforti will appear on the Election Day ballot in the town of Ledyard, but her tenure as clerk could be coming to a close. The longtime town clerk who received national attention in 2011 when she refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses is in the process of selling her farm and preparing to move out of state. She... more

Wayne providing outside counsel for jail workers disciplined in jail escape

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Wayne providing outside counsel for jail workers disciplined in jail escape
Three Wayne County corrections officers disciplined for neglect of duty in a July prison break will be provided legal counsel as part of a state investigation into the incident. The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a measure to provide outside legal counsel for corrections officers who have been issued subpoenas by the state Commission of Corrections. Wayne County Sheriff... more

Man charged with luring 12-year-old for sex pleads not guilty in Cayuga County

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Man charged with luring 12-year-old for sex pleads not guilty in Cayuga County
An Amsterdam man was arraigned for attempted rape and luring a child Thursday and remanded to Cayuga County Jail Thursday in lieu of $100,000 cash, $300,000 bond. Victoriano Vergel-Marquez, of 24 Carmichael Ave., was arrested in April for attempting to engage a 12-year-old girl in sexual contact in Aurelius, New York State Police said. The 27-year-old was allegedly taken into... more

Ulysses man found with multiple forms of child porn indicted

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Ulysses man found with multiple forms of child porn indicted
A Ulysses man was indicted in Tompkins County Court on Thursday after police found multiple forms of child pornography in his possession. Tompkins County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Chadd M. Carr, 37, just after 10 a.m. on September 16 after a woman who knew the defendant told police that Carr had multiple forms of child pornography hidden in his home. According... more

Garee pleads not guilty to terrorist threat charge

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Garee pleads not guilty to terrorist threat charge
The Seneca Falls man accused of threatening town Supervisor Greg Lazzaro and Seneca Meadows District Manager Kyle Black pleaded not guilty Friday in Waterloo Town Court. John C. Garee, 69, of Tall Oaks Drive, faces a Class D felony charge of making a terroristic threat. Appearing with attorney Matt Lembke of Rochester, Garee entered the innocent plea. He remains free... more

Second charge filed against Ruzicka

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Second charge filed against Ruzicka
Seneca Falls Town Board member Tom Ruzicka is facing a second, more serious charge in connection with an alleged incident involving fellow board member Dave DeLelys. Ruzicka appeared in Waterloo Town Court Friday morning on the original charge of second-degree harassment, a violation. However, special prosecutor David Mashewske of Yates County filed information adding a charge of third-degree assault, a... more
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