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Michael Groh, former president of Digitel Solutions for Business, has pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Court Judge William M. Skretny to failing to account and pay payroll taxes.

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Vita Traver, 70, of Seneca Falls, has pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge David B. Larimer to theft of government money. She faces up to 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine or both.

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BUFFALO — An arbitrator has ruled that a correction officer fired after Ralph "Bucky" Phillips escaped from a western New York jail can get his job back. Phillips shot three state troopers, one fatally ...

Efrain Vega-Medina, 38, of Mexico, has pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa to possession of child pornography and sentenced to five years in prison and 10 years supervised release.

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Valine Taylor, 28, of New York City, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud. She faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine of $40,000.

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Matthew Bressman, 40, of Polk County, Fla., has pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Charles Siragusa to producing counterfeit currency.

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John Mola, 49, of Dunkirk, Chautauqua County, who was convicted of possession of child pornography, has been sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Arcara to 72 months in prison and lifetime supervised release.

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Vincent Howard, 39, of Rochester, has was sentenced by U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer to five years in prison for conviction of bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The former head of a whistle-blower protection office under President George W. Bush must spend at least a month in jail, according to a ruling by a federal judge that could threaten to derail the ex-official's plea deal.

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Robert Oliver, of Canada, has pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Arcara, to misprision of felony. Oliver faces up to three years in prison, a fine of $250,000 or both.

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A Monroe County grand jury indictment was handed up Friday, charging Darren Venable, 20, of Brooklyn, with one count of second-degree murder.

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Three foreign nationals are facing federal charges of smuggling banned weapons parts into the United States. A federal grand jury in Rochester has indicted the three men, according to U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. ...

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