More than three years have passed since a federal judge in California sanctioned attorneys Paul R. Hansmeier and John L. Steele for using legal loopholes to extract settlements from people they accused of illegally downloading pornography. Their tactics were complicated ...

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Latonya Young, 44, an employee of the Erie County Clerk’s Office, who was assigned to work at the state Department of Motor Vehicles, pleaded guilty Friday to mail fraud, a charge that carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in ...

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John Zdanecis, 79, of Brighton, who was convicted of mail fraud, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Charles G. Siragusa to five years’ probation. The defendant was also ordered to pay $82,500 in restitution to victims. Zdanecis, according to ...

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Former Sutherland Global Services employees Brian Wergin, 31, and Bohdan “Don” Luzecky, 45, both of Rochester, pleaded guilty to mail fraud Tuesday before U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci Jr. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in ...

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Attorney Calvin Brainard, 66, and Mary Brainard, 52, both of Seneca Falls, Seneca County, are charged with mail fraud and conspiracy to commit bank fraud. Each charge carries a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison, a $1 million fine ...

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Lori J. Macakanja, 35, of Dunkirk, Chautauqua County, has pleaded guilty to mail fraud and theft of government money. Macakanja, in her capacity as a housing counselor employed by HomeFront Inc., inappropriately requested money from clients, telling them it would be used ...

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U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. has announced that a federal jury has convicted Ian Campbell Gent, 58, and James F. Lagona, 50, of conspiracy and mail fraud. Each charge carries a penalty of up to 20 years in prison ...

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BUFFALO — Joseph Anderson, 51, of Sanborn, has been fined $50,000 by Chief U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny for conviction of mail fraud. Anderson’s cooperation with the government ...

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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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A federal grand jury in Buffalo has returned a 10-count indictment charging Daryl J. Chase, 42 of Buffalo, with mail and wire fraud, according to U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr.

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Timothy E. Arent, 38, of Buffalo, has pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Court Judge William M. Skretny to mail fraud and tax evasion charges. Arent faces up to 25 years in prison and a $500,000 fine.

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NEW YORK CITY — A disgraced New York politician who was expelled from the state Senate after a misdemeanor conviction for assaulting his girlfriend was accused Tuesday of funding his 2006 campaign with money that was supposed to go to charity.

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