NEW YORK — Police are searching for three thieves with a taste for designer clothing who stole more than $1 million dollars’ worth of fur from a store on Manhattan’s upscale Madison Avenue. The theft occurred on Christmas Eve after ...

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  Tasha Collier, 39, of Buffalo, who was convicted of theft and conversion concerning programs receiving federal funds, was sentenced Monday to three years’ probation and directed to pay $22,292 in restitution to the city of Buffalo. Assistant U.S. Attorney ...

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Wearing a mask, carrying a BB gun and having a car waiting for an apparent getaway was enough to show a Rochester man intended to rob a Wendy’s restaurant in 2008 even though he and an accomplice never entered the ...

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Debbie Buckley, 54, of Niagara Falls, and her son, Hassan El Saddique, are charged with stealing funds from the government. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years and a $250,000 fine. Buckley is accused of stealing from Buffalo ...

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Eight present and former members of Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 267 have been charged with conspiring to steal funds belonging to their union-sponsored health care plan. The charges carry a maximum sentence of five years in prison, a $250,000 fine ...

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ALBANY — New crime data show Apple’s addition of a “kill switch” to its iPhones last September has sharply reduced robberies and thefts, authorities said Thursday. The report by state attorneys general, prosecutors, police and other officials from a year-old ...

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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 Wednesday in federal court, where he said he was sorry ...

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Cynthia Cornell, 46, of Avon, Livingston County, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer to one year probation and ordered to pay $10,504 in restitution to the Social Security Administration for conviction of stealing public money. Assistant ...

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Maureen Riley-Holka, 53, of North Tonawanda, has been sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Arcara to two years probation for conviction of theft of government money. She was also ordered to pay $20,730 in restitution. Assistant U.S. Attorney ...

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A federal judge on Monday gave the green light to a South Carolina employer’s lawsuit against a former employee who allegedly stole 17,000 Twitter followers from the company. The lawsuit was brought by PhoneDog, a South Carolina company that operates ...

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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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Michael J. Starnes, 35, and Shanna C. Starnes, 32, both of 1 Short St., are accused of stealing more than $7,000 worth of movies, electronic games and other media from the Monroe County Library System.

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