Tea Party activist arraigned on voter fraud charges
BUFFALO — Tea Party activist Rus Thompson was arraigned Friday on multiple charges of election and voter laws stemming from his voting in Erie County while allegedly living in Niagara…
11 charged with welfare fraud
TOWN OF LOCKPORT — Eleven Niagara County residents were arrested Wednesday and Thursday, charged with various crimes related to welfare fraud. Arrested from the City of Niagara Falls were: Lydia…
Three accused of bilking Medicaid for $13K
ROCHESTER – A mother, daughter, and family friend were arraigned on charges Thursday that they conspired to submit false timesheets for Medicaid care. According to Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman,…
Business owners plead guilty to $1.2 M tax fraud
BUFFALO — Fifty-two-year-old Ilias Maredia and 50-year-old Latif Maredia, both of Stafford, Texas have admitted to stealing more than a $1,000,000 in state tax that was collected at seven gas…
Nine plead guilty in check cashing scheme
BUFFALO — Nine Western New Yorkers have pleaded guilty to charges of criminal possession of a forged instrument as part of a check cashing scheme that cost area banks $52,000.…
Niagara Falls man sentenced over home improvement scam
BUFFALO — A 45-year-old Niagara Falls man has been sentenced to four months of weekends in jail and five years probation in relation to a series of unfulfilled home improvement…
State stops $400 million in tax fraud
ALBANY — The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance stopped more than 239,000 suspicious refund claims during the income tax season, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo. As a…
Unemployment discrepancies lead to felony charges
DUNKIRK — A 44-year-old Buffalo man was charged Thursday with insurance fraud and multiple counts of filing instrument after New York State Police say he improperly filed for unemployment. According…