A resentencing for convicted murderer Frank Garcia was postponed today after Garcia refused to speak with his attorney in court. Garcia’s conduct caused a delay, and eventually postponement of the resentencing to another time. Last month, an appeals court overturned one of the five life sentences Garcia was given after he carried out a series […]
Federal prosecutors say a Wayne County woman has pleaded guilty to bank fraud charges. She could be facing up to 30 years in prison. Thirty-seven-year-old Cortney Vogt from the Town of Ontario used her position at a Rochester company to forge and cash 132 checks. She cost SalesSource International and Canandaigua National Bank more than […]
The breakup of a Syracuse-based drug trafficking operation is one of the first successes for SURGE — the “Suburban and Upstate Response to the Growing Epidemic Initiative.” It was created by New York State to target gangs and individuals who deal in heroin and opioid drugs. It has a special focus on upstate and suburban […]