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College student in Ithaca pleads guilty to federal weapons charges

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College student in Ithaca pleads guilty to federal weapons charges
A college student in Ithaca has pleaded guilty to felony firearms offenses. Federal prosecutors said Maximilien Reynolds, 21, of Rumson, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to one count of willfully causing false statements to be made to a licensed firearms dealer during the purchase of a firearm, and one count of possessing firearms not registered in the National Firearms Registry and... more

Seneca Falls man sentenced for using relatives’ identities to steal around $175,000

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Seneca Falls man sentenced for using relatives’ identities to steal around 5,000
A Seneca Falls man was sentenced to five years of probation for stealing about $175,000 from his Auburn relatives. From June 2015 to May 2016, Raymond Tortorello Jr., 30, used his grandfather’s identity to take out more than $130,000 worth of cash and loans. He also used his grandmother’s identity to get a $30,000 car loan. He also withdrew additional... more

Branchport man accused of killing mother will undergo mental competency exam

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Yates County Judge Jason Cook has authorized a mental competency exam for the Branchport man accused of killing his mother. Cook made the decision during Paul Khouzam’s arraignment Thursday in county court. Khouzam pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree murder, first-degree burglary, third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, and aggravated cruelty to animals. The charges stem from an Aug.... more

Lawsuit filed after 20 killed in Schoharie limousine tragedy

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Parents of the 20 people killed in last month’s limousine crash in Schoharie are suing the operators of that vehicle. In addition to the occupants – two pedestrians were killed in the wreck. The lawsuit was filed in state court seeking unspecified damages from the limousine service operators. The documents name Prestige Limousine owner Shahed Hussain and his son Nauman... more

Ex-physician who worked in Clyde says he’s changed; now awaits sentencing in child porn case

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Ex-physician who worked in Clyde says he’s changed; now awaits sentencing in child porn case
David Blasczak, the former Wayne County physician who admitted to watching child pornography and fondling the young friends of his daughter, says he is a “changed person” who is purging the “demons” that were the seeds of his crimes. Blasczak, 70, is scheduled to be sentenced in U.S. District Court on Nov. 29. “Firstly, please believe that I am a... more

Nine months of ‘hell’: Timeline of Anthony Saccone’s case into deadly OCC crash

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Nine months of ‘hell’: Timeline of Anthony Saccone’s case into deadly OCC crash
“It seems to this court you just don’t get it,” Judge Matthew Doran said to Anthony Saccone Monday morning during his sentencing. “Maybe someday you will. I hope that you do.” The 31-year-old Camillus man was handed a 10 to 30-year prison sentence for his role in the February crash that killed three young people with ties to Onondaga Community... more

Well-known chef from Skaneateles sentenced for fatal Cayuga County crash

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Well-known chef from Skaneateles sentenced for fatal Cayuga County crash
A well-known Skaneateles chef will spend up to 13 years in prison for drunkenly driving and killing a 25-year-old Auburn man in Cayuga County. Stephen S. Landon, 53, of 792 Britcher Road in Skaneateles, was sentenced to between 4 1/3 and 13 years in prison for first-degree vehicular manslaughter, according to Cayuga County District Attorney Jon Budelmann. Landon also received... more

Wilson gets 20 years for fatal DWI crash in Seneca

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Wilson gets 20 years for fatal DWI crash in Seneca
More than three years after he killed two people on a motorcycle and following numerous court appearances in the case, a former Romulus man has been sentenced to a potential life term in prison. Acting Seneca County Judge Rick Healy sentenced Earl Wilson to 20 years to life after a hearing Monday in county court. Wilson, 45, previously pleaded guilty... more

Illegal housing case for Owasco farmer adjourned pending fine determination

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Illegal housing case for Owasco farmer adjourned pending fine determination
The case against an Owasco dairy farmer cited for illegally housing workers in substandard conditions was again adjourned Monday, this time in order for a possible fine structure to be considered. Melrose Farms owner Joseph Tidd, who was cited in September for illegally housing workers in a now-condemned structure after he was previously issued a cease-and-desist order, had his case... more

Cayuga County judge ‘reluctantly’ sentences woman to probation after deadly Sennett wreck

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Cayuga County judge ‘reluctantly’ sentences woman to probation after deadly Sennett wreck
A North Syracuse woman who killed two people and injured three others in a car crash last year was sentenced to five years of probation in Cayuga County Court Tuesday morning. In June 2017, Kadesha Dunham, 25, attempted to pass a concrete truck on Franklin Street Road in Sennett. On Dunham’s third attempt to pass the truck — in a... more

NY Attorney General orders Ithaca auction house to pay $230,000 in fraud restitution

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NY Attorney General orders Ithaca auction house to pay 0,000 in fraud restitution
The state Attorney General’s Office ordered an Ithaca auction house Tuesday to pay nearly $250,000 in restitution for tricking customers into giving up their property for auction without returning the proceeds. Finger Lakes Estate and Auction and owner Charles Dorsey were ordered to pay $237,739 in customer restitution and $12,000 in civil penalties and costs, Attorney General Barbara Underwood announced.... more

Kocher rules that Greenidge permits were issued properly by DEC

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Kocher rules that Greenidge permits were issued properly by DEC
Permits granted to Greenidge Generation LLC for the withdrawal and discharge of water by its power plant in Dresden were properly issued by the state Department of Environmental Conservation, a Yates County Supreme Court judge has concluded. In a ruling issued Nov. 8, Judge William Kocher dismissed in its entirety a civil suit filed by the Sierra Club and others that challenged... more

Skaneateles man sentenced for DWI crash in Auburn he claims not to remember

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Skaneateles man sentenced for DWI crash in Auburn he claims not to remember
A Skaneateles man was sentenced in Cayuga County Court Tuesday for a crime he previously said he doesn’t remember committing. In September 2017, Michael DeMarco, 40, went through a DWI checkpoint in Auburn and then fled from the police — initiating a short, high-speed chase which ended in a collision with another vehicle at the intersection of Arterial East and Seymour Street.... more

Lawsuits: Websites for some New York wineries do not comply with ADA

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Lawsuits: Websites for some New York wineries do not comply with ADA
The Americans with Disabilities Act requires brick and mortar stores to be equipped with ramps, elevators and other accommodations in order to be accessible. But what does it say about access for those shopping online? A rash of lawsuits are targeting New York wineries and restaurants and could expand to many other small businesses because the law is not clear.... more

Judge upholds Waterloo murder indictment

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Judge upholds Waterloo murder indictment
Acting Seneca County Judge Rick Healy will not be dismissing or reducing any charges against a Varick man accused of killing two people in Waterloo this year. In a decision filed Monday, Healy ruled that the grand jury indictment against Emerson “John” Tohafjian will stand going into his Dec. 3 trial. During pretrial motions last week, Tohafjian’s attorney Frank Ciardi... more

Barrington justice resigns while under investigation for interjecting herself into custody case

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Barrington Town Court Justice Rennee N. Crofoot has resigned while under investigation by the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct for allegedly interjecting herself in a custody proceeding pending before another judge, according to officials with New York State. Judge Crofoot resigned from office effective October 3rd and agreed never to seek or accept judicial office at any time... more
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