Geneva dental employee who stole $20,000 from practice sentenced
A former dental employee at a practice in the Geneva-area has been found guilty, and will spend several months in jail. Breanna Reed, 30, was sentenced on Thursday to six months in county jail and ... more
New York City suing rural counties like Cayuga, Yates for migrant orders preventing local motels from accepting asylum seekers
New York City is suing the counties who don't want to accept migrants. Several Finger Lakes area counties who declared a state of emergency over the migrant crisis are named in a suit brought by ... more
Postal worker faces federal charges for bringing firearm to work
Federal charges have been brought against Bria K. Maraia, a DeWitt postal worker, who was found to possess three firearms on the premises of the DeWitt post office in March. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service ... more
Skaneateles man sentenced to 15 years in prison for child porn conviction
Marc L. Leonardis, a 50-year-old man from Skaneateles, was sentenced to 188 months in prison for receiving and disseminating child pornography through online trading groups, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District ... more
Seneca County duo accused of sexually abusing a child will stand trial together this fall
The Seneca County duo accused of sexually abusing a child will stand trial together this fall. Angila Burnett and Craig Kaufman, both Seneca County residents, are accused of sexually abusing a child. The two were ... more
Convict who misrepresented background, state licenses tried to get top job in Cayuga County: Now he faces 2-4 years in prison
Charles Grefer, a 53-year-old ex-convict from Rochester, was found guilty on Wednesday in Cayuga County Court for misrepresenting his criminal background and professional credentials on an application for a top county position. The Citizen reports ... more
Family sues over COVID-19 vaccine saying it killed their son
The family of 24-year-old George Watts has filed a lawsuit against the U.S Department of Defense (DOD), accusing the agency of "willful misconduct" linked to their son's death after taking the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. The ... more
Former Seneca County Court Clerk files lawsuit against Judge Porsch, other judicial district officials
A Geneva resident and former Seneca County Court Clerk has filed a lawsuit against Judge Barry Porsch, as well as other Seventh Judicial District officials alleging she was terminated because she wanted to become a ... more
Second arrest in Palmyra scholarship fund theft case: Over $10,000 stolen in scheme that began at Wells College
The Palmyra Police Department has announced a second arrest in relation to a scheme that resulted in the theft of over $10,000 from the Palmyra Dollars for Scholars foundation. The police responded to a report ... more
Third Hornell man convicted over hate symbols and pamphlets: Now he faces 10-20 years in prison
Ryan Mulhollen, a 28-year-old resident of Hornell, has been found guilty in connection with a series of hateful symbols and pamphlets appearing in local houses of worship and city properties last summer. The Steuben County ... more
Longtime Wegmans employee accused of embezzling over $500,000 through fraudulent customer returns
Alicia Torres, a 47-year-old resident of Webster, has admitted to embezzling more than half a million dollars from Wegmans. From 2014 through February 2023, Torres orchestrated 350 fraudulent credit card refund requests in the names ... more
Former Cayuga Correctional inmate guilty of slicing inmate’s neck during dispute
A former inmate of the Cayuga Correctional Facility was found guilty of attacking an officer there in 2022. Darryl Bradshaw now faces additional time behind bars. District Attorney Brittany Grome Antonoacci confirmed that Bradshaw had ... more
Wolcott pediatrician pleads guilty to child endangerment charge: Forced to surrender medical license
Pediatrician Adam Weis admitted guilt to a misdemeanor charge of endangering the welfare of a child, altering his plea from not guilty during a court hearing on Wednesday. This plea change came after striking a ... more
Former Tompkins deputy sentenced to jail for perjury
Former Tompkins County Sheriff's Deputy Zachary Starner was handed a 60-day jail term after being convicted of third-degree perjury. The 36-year-old was arrested in February 2021 and placed on administrative leave for delivering false testimony ... more
Cayuga judge rejects rights violation claims of former Auburn SRO in sex abuse case
In a recent decision Cayuga County Judge Thomas Leone refuted that the rights of former Auburn Police Department officer William Morrissey were violated during the investigation of alleged sexual misconduct with a minor. The decision ... more
Steuben man pleads guilty to possessing child porn
John Buckley, a 59-year-old resident of Wayland in Steuben County has pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography in U.S. District Court. He faces potential penalties of up to ten years in prison and a fine ... more
Driver found guilty in double fatal Wayne County accident
The driver in a double-fatal accident has been found guilty on an array of charges in Wayne County. The driver, Christopher M. Kirkey, 39, lost control of his vehicle, hitting a guard rail, bridge abutment, ... more
Former Phelps businessman gets 10 years for sex abuse, assault, rape, and imprisonment charges
Thomas Mitchell, the former owner of a Phelps eatery, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by 15 years of parole, according to Ontario County Judge Kristina Karle. Mitchell was found guilty on ... more
Auburn woman part of major drug trafficking ring between California and New York sentenced to 5 years in prison
Chalise A. Bullock, a 24-year-old woman accused of being part of a substantial drug trafficking operation spanning from central New York to California, was sentenced to five years in prison by Judge Thomas Leone in ... more
