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Sheldon Silver decision reignites ethics debate in Albany

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Sheldon Silver decision reignites ethics debate in Albany
Critics of the New York Legislature’s chronic corruption problem say a federal court’s decision to overturn the conviction of ex-Speaker Sheldon Silver is proof that the state can’t count solely on federal prosecutors to clean up its mess. Federal prosecutors intend to retry the longtime Democratic powerbroker from Manhattan, but supporters of several long-languishing ethics proposals say that’s no reason... more

Geneva shooting trial to begin this week

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Geneva shooting trial to begin this week
The trial of a Geneva man accused of shooting local boxer Aleem “Hammer” Whitfield is scheduled to begin this week in Ontario County Court. District Attorney R. Michael Tantillo said jury selection in the trial of Nelson Mateo Jr. begins Tuesday. The 22-year-old faces felony charges of first-degree assault, second-degree assault, second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and second-degree criminal... more

Defense suggests DNA from evidence in Rideout murder trial could be contaminated

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Defense suggests DNA from evidence in Rideout murder trial could be contaminated
The prosecution has maintained from the beginning that the evidence will link the four defendants with their DNA, but Wednesday morning the defense team in the Craig Rideout murder trial said DNA samples from bloody evidence could have been contaminated. On Wednesday, a crime lab technician presented key evidence to the jury. Rideout’s two sons, Colin and Alex, his estranged... more

Assemblyman Kolb hammers court’s stunning decision to overturn Sheldon Silver conviction

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Assemblyman Kolb hammers court’s stunning decision to overturn Sheldon Silver conviction
Former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver had his 2015 corruption conviction overturned. The speaker, who was considered one of the most-powerful men in New York politics — received nearly $4 million in illicit payments in return for taking official actions that benefited others, according to the evidence presented at his trial. The United States Court of Appeals for... more

Assistant Cayuga County DA will fill Auburn corporation counsel vacancy

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Assistant Cayuga County DA will fill Auburn corporation counsel vacancy
Following an “extensive” search, the city of Auburn has filled the assistant corporation counsel position. Nate Garland will start in the position July 17. He is replacing Stacy DeForrest, who moved up to head corporation counsel after John Rossi stepped down to a part-time assistant corporation counsel position July 1. Garland has more than 10 years of experience practicing law.... more

Bloody pair of gloves may link at least one defendant to the murder of Craig Rideout

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Bloody pair of gloves may link at least one defendant to the murder of Craig Rideout
A bloody pair of work gloves found in the trunk of the car Colin and Alex Rideout were driving in when they were arrested were shown to the jury Tuesday morning, and may link one of the defendants to the murder of Craig Rideout. Rideout’s two sons, Colin and Alex, his estranged wife Laura and her boyfriend Paul Tucci are all... more

Court upholds ruling on del Lago PILOT

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Court upholds ruling on del Lago PILOT
The Fourth Department Appellate Division Court has upheld the August 2016 ruling by Acting State Supreme Court Judge Patrick Falvey denying a legal challenge to the Seneca County Industrial Development Agency’s payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement for the del Lago Resort & Casino. The five-judge panel unanimously upheld Falvey’s ruling in a decision filed July 7. “With respect to the first cause of... more

Tompkins deputy accused of falsifying reports

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Tompkins deputy accused of falsifying reports
The incident involves forged information related to a motor vehicle accident that happened last year. Ithaca attorney Russell E. Maines announced on Tuesday morning that he had filed court papers alleging that Deputy Matthew E. Skeval made false statements and “knowing filed a false report in a criminal investigation in June 2016,” according to the Ithaca Voice. Jennifer Rivera was... more

Sex offender sentenced for having sex with 13-year-old, assaulting inmate in Cayuga County

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Sex offender sentenced for having sex with 13-year-old, assaulting inmate in Cayuga County
A local sex offender was sentenced to prison Tuesday for three separate felonies. Keith Hilliard, 38, of Moravia, pleaded guilty in May to second-degree criminal sex act, second-degree assault and failure to register an internet identifier as a sex offender. At the time, he admitted to having oral sex with a 13-year-old girl and failing to report his Facebook page.... more

Seneca Co. conviction upheld in separate decisions

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Seneca Co. conviction upheld in separate decisions
On June 30th the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court, in separate decisions, unanimously affirmed two convictions of Seneca County drug dealer Mark S. Snyder. The prosecution was represented by Seneca County District Attorney Barry Porsch. The two affirmances were Porsch’s 40th and 41st consecutive wins at the Appellate Division Court. Snyder was represent on both appeals... more

WAYNE COUNTY COURT: Newark man gets 6 to 12 for burglary

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WAYNE COUNTY COURT: Newark man gets 6 to 12 for burglary
Wayne County Judge Daniel Barrett sentenced a Newark man to a long prison term Thursday for numerous burglaries in several Wayne County communities. Acting District Attorney Chris Bokelman said George Brown, 31, was sentenced to 6 to 12 in prison for five counts of third-degree burglary. The charge is a class D felony. Brown was arrested in October by sheriff’s... more

Rideout trial focuses on forensics, including DNA and cord allegedly used for strangulation

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Rideout trial focuses on forensics, including DNA and cord allegedly used for strangulation
Various pieces of clothing discovered stuffed in the trunk of a car found at Mendon Ponds Park were blood-stained, and prosecutors hope to use the evidence to incriminate those accused of killing Craig Rideout. On Monday, the testimony started about DNA evidence that prosecutors earlier said would be key building blocks in the criminal case. That testimony, from Monroe County... more

Defendants fighting for own survival in Rideout trial

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Defendants fighting for own survival in Rideout trial
The first defense lawyer to cross-examine the county’s medical examiner Wednesday pressed the issue of how much power would have been needed to kill Craig Rideout. Wasn’t it possible that the strangulation did not take significant force?, Assistant Public Defender Julie Cianca implied in her questions Wednesday to Monroe County Medical Examiner Dr. Nadia Granger. Moments later, defense lawyer Michael... more

Recaptured Wayne Co. Jail inmate pleads not guilty to escape charge

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Recaptured Wayne Co. Jail inmate pleads not guilty to escape charge
An inmate who escaped from the Wayne County Jail by walking out the front door denied his guilt on new charges filed against him Thursday. An attorney for Shawn Meacham, 25, entered a plea of denial for both violation of probation and escape 1st charges. According to Wayne County Sheriff Barry Virts, Meacham posed as an inmate who was only... more
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