Angelo Cruz, 39, of Rochester, pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to distribute 280 grams or more of crack cocaine, while also admitting he helped in the October 1998 murder of Francisco Santos on the Seneca Nation of Indians Reservation in ...

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Chauncee McFarland, 35, of Rochester, has pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer to conspiracy to defraud the United States, and a scheme to defraud insurance premium finance companies. McFarland faces up 20 years in prison. From 2010 ...

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A 49-year-old man has been found guilty of murdering his former Rochester neighbor seven years ago this month. Local media report that a jury found Darrell Boyd guilty of second-degree murder Thursday, two days after deliberations started. Boyd was found ...

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A new trial is being granted for a Rochester man convicted of killing two people more than 20 years ago. The Appellate Division, Fourth Department, in a divided decision issued Friday, reversed the second-degree murder convictions of Kharye Jarvis, 40, ...

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A new trial is being granted for a Rochester man convicted of robbing a hotel clerk at gunpoint in 2010 in Cayuga County. The Appellate Division, Fourth Department has ruled allowing evidence of a previous attempted robbery, committed less than ...

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A hearing will be conducted to determine if written testimony from a new witness could possibly clear a convicted murderer. The Appellate Division, Fourth Department on Friday granted a hearing for Rodney D. McFarland under Criminal Procedure Law Section 440.30 ...

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Attorneys representing a Rochester man convicted of sexually assaulting his girlfriend claim they were prevented by the trial court from presenting their strongest defense. Janet C. Somes, an assistant Monroe County public defender, argued before the Court of Appeals last ...

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Paul Davis, 48, of Rochester, has pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci Jr. to conspiracy to unlawfully engage in firearms dealing without a license, including interstate transportation of firearms, sale of firearm to a convicted felon and ...

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A Rochester man has pleaded not guilty to rape charges stemming from attacks police say he committed while free on bail from a previous arrest for multiple rapes. Local media outlets report that 25-year-old Michael Chess pleaded not guilty Wednesday ...

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STAFFORD — Authorities say a Rochester man has been charged with spray painting disparaging remarks about President Barack Obama on a bridge over the Thruway in western New York. State police say they arrested 54-year-old Oliver Glover on Tuesday and ...

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Leonardo Valdez, 38, of Rochester, has pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Charles J. Siragusa to helping prepare false tax returns. Valdez faces up to three years in prison, a $100,000 fine or both. Assistant U.S. Attorney John J. Field said Valdez was a tax preparer ...

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Aaron Troy, 38, has pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Court Judge William M. Skretny to possession of a destructive device and marijuana trafficking. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison, a $250,000 fine or both. According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Melissa Meetze, special agents ...

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