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BUFFALO — Nicolae Sarbu, of Romania, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The bank fraud charge carries…
BUFFALO — Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today Dr. Albert R. Cowie, 38, of Amherst, NY, who was convicted of obtaining controlled substances by fraud and health…
BUFFALO – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman issued a consumer alert today to provide New Yorkers with tips for selecting the best internet service plan. This consumer alert follows the…
BUFFALO — Former Dunkirk Mayor Richard L. Frey pleaded guilty to wire fraud, admitting to engaging in a scheme to defraud his mayoral campaign and supporters by stealing campaign contributions…
BUFFALO — The former manager of a Bailey Avenue convenience store was sentenced to six months in prison for his role in a food stamp fraud case. Shuja Alawdi, 40,…
NEW YORK — Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a joint settlement with Colorado-based The Western Union Company, resolving a multistate investigation which focused on complaints of consumers who used Western…
ALBION — Three Florida men were arrested on Tuesday and accused of skimming unsuspecting people’s credit cards in order to fraudulently use the accounts. According to New York State Police,…
ROCHESTER — Roydel Nicholson, 64, of Rochester, was convicted following a jury trial of mail fraud and international money laundering for his role as a money-mule in the Jamaican lottery…
ROCHESTER — Sixty-one-year-old Irving Feldman of Pittsford pleaded guilty Friday to food stamp fraud before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. The charge carries a maximum penalty of…
ROCHESTER — The former owner and CEO of Cornerstone Homes, David Fleet, 52, of Corning, who was convicted of mail fraud, was sentenced to three years probation and 100 hours…