Free Newsletter
Woman to get $2.7M for wrongful conviction
BUFFALO — A New York woman who spent more than 13 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of killing her teenage daughter has reached a $2.7 million settlement with […]
Former Buffalo lawmaker gets prison for stealing
BUFFALO — A former Buffalo city council member has been sentenced to a year in jail for stealing $48,000 meant to help the district he represented. Brian Davis was sentenced […]
Buffalo man sentenced on gun charge
Steven A. Talley, 26, of Buffalo, has been sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Arcara to 40 months in prison and three years supervised release for being a […]
Cuomo announces prison closures
Seven New York state prisons will be closed as part of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s pledge to consolidate the state’s correctional facilities based on a declining inmate population. Communities affected […]
Early release possible for offenders
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thousands of federal prisoners locked up for offenses involving crack cocaine will be eligible for early release after a vote Thursday by the U.S. Sentencing Commission. Congress passed a law last year substantially lowering recommended sentences for people convicted of crack cocaine crimes ...
Wis. Supreme Court: Teen’s life prison sentence OK
MADISON, Wis. — A boy who was 14 when he helped throw another boy off a parking ramp to his death was properly sentenced to life in prison without parole, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday.
Buffalo man collected benefits while in prison
Albert Weathers and his girlfriend, Lisa Conroy, have pleaded guilty to a scheme in which Weathers stole thousands of dollars in unemployment benefits while he was behind bars. State Inspector General Ellen Biben’s office found Weathers ...
Rapist in prison turns down heart transplant
The sister of a New York state prison inmate serving time for raping a 12-year-old female relative in 1996 says her brother has turned down a heart transplant. Kenneth Pike was flown from Coxsackie prison to Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester ...
Ex-comptroller Hevesi gets 1-4 years in prison
NEW YORK CITY — Former New York state comptroller Alan Hevesi was sentenced to one to four years in prison Friday for his leading role in an influence-peddling scandal at the state's massive pension fund.
Erie Co. company linked to money laundering
Gregory H. Whitworth, 45, of Breton, Ala., faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine of $500,000 after pleading guilty to money laundering. Assistant U.S. Attorney MaryEllen Kresse ...
Rochester man sentenced in drug conspiracy
Ralphie Pastrana Benitez, 27, of Rochester, has been sentenced to 135 months in prison for his conviction of drug conspiracy and conspiracy to possess a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
Downstate man sentenced in courterfeiting ring
Cheng Si Chen, 58, of Flushing, Queens, has been sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge William M. Skretny to 12 months in prison and four years supervised release. Chen, who was convicted of bank fraud, was also ordered to pay $32,000 in restitution.
Case Digests
- Western District Case Notes
- Second Circuit – Distribution of a controlled substance: United States v. Parasmo
- Fourth Department – Default: April I.O. v. Taylor, et al.
- Fourth Department – Murder: People v. McCullough
- Fourth Department – Termination of trust: HSBC Bank USA, N.A. Trustee v. Campbell
- Fourth Department – Expert testimony: People v. Douse
- Second Circuit – Unlawful seizure: K.W. v. City of New York
- Second Circuit – Second Amendment: Christian v. James
- Fourth Department – Motion to renew: Brown v. State of New York
- Fourth Department – Adult Survivors Act: Jane Doe v. Moran, et al.
- Second Circuit – Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act: Article 13 LLC v. LaSalle Nat’l Bank Ass’n
Law News
- Second-degree murder count reversed, leaving first-degree conviction
- Court of Appeals ends foster care program
- Experts highlight tax and regulatory changes
- NY appeals court reinstates robbery indictment
- Court of Appeals affirms convictions despite tainted transcript
- Phillips Lytle names new Rochester office leader
- Court annuls New York State’s wetland regulations for failure to comply with SEQRA
- Driver who caused fatal MVA sued by victim’s mother
Polls
Loading ...