By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 9 November 2015 at 12:00 am
Thomas Torpey allegedly tried to smuggle drugs into women’s prison at Albion
Thomas Torpey
ALBION – A Rochester man who was convicted of a mob-related murder in 1981 was in Orleans County Court this afternoon to be arraigned on drug charges and for promoting prison contraband.
Thomas Torpey, 68, of Rochester was arrested on Aug. 23 by State Police. He was arraigned today along with Ashley J. Sizemore, 31, who is an inmate at the Albion Correctional Facility.
Torpey is accused of bringing drugs to the prison for Sizemore, who is serving a 42-month sentence for an arson in February 2014 at the Spencerport residence of a former Irondequoit police officer.
Torpey said in court today he didn’t have a job or means of paying for an attorney so Judge James Punch assigned Nathan Pace as Torpey’s lawyer.
Torpey was arraigned on first-degree promoting prison contraband, tow counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, and one count of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree.
The judge continued bail at $30,000, which was set in town court.
Torpey is a former bodyguard for a Mafia crime boss. He served 23 years in state prison and was released in 2008 from the Attica Correctional Facility.
Sizemore was arraigned on first-degree promoting prison contraband which, as a second felony offender, carries a maximum of 3 ½ to 7 years in prison.
The judge set bail at $30,000. A full arraignment for Sizemore will be completed at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday when she has an assigned attorney.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 9 November 2015 at 12:00 am
ALBION – An Albion man who was released from state prison a year ago is going back after being sentenced to 3 to 6 years in prison today in Orleans County Court.
Henry Marling, 27, of Holley Road allegedly broke into Empire Trading on Bank Street on April 17 and stole items and damaged property.
Marling was arraigned on charges of third-degree burglary, third-degree grand larceny, fourth-degree criminal mischief, fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property and unlawful possession of marijuana.
Marling apologized in court today for the crimes.
“This is not the life I want to live,” Marling told Judge James Punch.
Marling’s attorney Nathan Pace said his client had been drinking before the break-in.
“Every time he gets in trouble it’s been related to drugs and alcohol,” Pace told the judge.
Pace asked Punch for “any leniency you can show.”
Marling said he was aware he was committing the crimes back on April 17. He said going to prison wouldn’t make him a better person.
“I need help,” he told Judge Punch.
The judge said Marling has a history of violating other people’s rights and property.
“You’ve been offered help before and it didn’t work,” Punch said.
In addition to 3 to 6 years in state prison, Marling was ordered to pay $500 to Jeff Holler, owner of Empire Trading, and $2,353 to the Allegany Co-op Insurance Company, as well as a $325 court surcharge.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 2 November 2015 at 12:00 am
2 others plead guilty and could be sentenced to prison
ALBION – An Oakfield man was sentenced to 2 1/3 to 7 years in state prison today for a burglary in Barre last year.
Jeremy Lyons of Pearl Street pleaded guilty to third-degree burglary. Lyons, 30, admitted he broke into a house on Eagle Harbor Road in Barre on Aug. 10, 2014.
He said in a previous court appearance he was retrieving items that belonged to him. He took those items and also stole copper piping, he told County Court Judge James Punch.
As part of the sentencing today, Lyons will be required to pay $500 in restitution to the victim of the crime, plus another $18,695.25 to New York Mutual, an insurance company. That is to be paid in three years.
In other cases in County Court today:
A Rochester man admitted he sold cocaine from his car in Holley on March 6, 2015.
Roy L. Carter, 39, made the sale to an undercover officer, Assistant District Attorney Susan Howard told Judge Punch.
Carter pleaded guilty to attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree. As part of a plea deal, he will face no more than 5 years in state prison when he is sentenced on Feb. 1.
An 18-year-old from Holley pleaded guilty to first-degree rape for having sex with his 10-year-old sister when he was 16. The man is eligible for youthful offender status, so Orleans Hub won’t list his name. If he is granted youthful offender, he also won’t be included on sex offender lists.
The man faces a maximum of 1 ½ to 4 years in state prison when he is sentenced on Nov. 30. He is in jail on $25,000 bail.
ALBION – A Rochester man was driving a stolen 2010 Mercedes-Benz in Albion on Halloween when the plate reader system in an Albion patrol vehicle detected the stolen car on North Main Street, Albion Police Chief Roland Nenni said.
Officers originally lost sight of the vehicle because of heavy traffic conditions. The Mercedes-Benz was later located at 7:30 p.m. and stopped in the Crosby’s convenient store parking lot located at 204 South Main St.
The driver, Xavier A. Lowry, 24, of 104 Hobart St., Rochester was the sole occupant of the vehicle and taken into custody.
The vehicle was found to have been stolen from the City of Rochester several days before, Nenni said. The vehicle had a suspended registration and a quantity of marijuana was found inside the vehicle. Lowry is also suspected of operating the vehicle while impaired by drugs, Nenni said.
Lowry was charged with the following offenses: Criminal Possession of Stolen Property 4th Degree (E Felony), Operating a Motor Vehicle Impaired by Drugs (Misdemeanor), Operating a Motor Vehicle with Suspended Registration (Misdemeanor), and Unlawful Possession of Marijuana (Violation).
Lowry was arraigned in the Town of Murray Court and committed to the Orleans County Jail on $5,000 bail. He is to return to court on Nov. 4 at 9 a.m.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 2 November 2015 at 12:00 am
ALBION – A Medina man was arraigned in Orleans County Court today on second-degree assault, criminal possession of a weapon and endangering the welfare of a child.
Michael B. Collier Jr., 23, of East Oak Orchard Street allegedly stabbed Lucas Porter, 16, of Albion 10 times, Assistant District Attorney Susan Howard said. The alleged incident occurred on Oct. 24.
One of the wounds was close to Porter’s heart. He is recovering from the attack, Howard said.
Porter showed up bleeding at the Mark’s Pizzeria in Medina, and then received medical treatment.
Collier has a lengthy criminal history despite being only 23, Howard said in court today. He has two prior felonies, three misdemeanors, two parole revocations and a prior failure to appear in court.
Judge James Punch set bail at $100,000 for Collier, who is in Orleans County Jail.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 29 October 2015 at 12:00 am
ALBION – On Monday, a Williamson man showed up in court an hour late for his sentencing. Nathan L. Parsad, 24, struggled to stand up and keep his eyes open while in court.
Orleans County Court Judge James Punch delayed the sentencing for three days because Parsad was under the influence of drugs. Parsad admitted in court on Monday he had recently used heroin and another drug.
Today, Parsad spoke clearly and stood up straight during sentencing.
“I would like to apologize for the other day,” he told Judge Punch during sentencing.
Parsad’s attorney, Nathan Pace, said Parsad has struggled with drug addictions for several years, despite the support of a loving family.
Parsad was driving on Jan. 12 on Ridge Road in Gaines when he was in an accident. Parsad and two of his passengers – Caitlin E. Jones, 29, of Canandaigua and Eric L. Shirley, 28, of Canandaigua – all faced drug charges after police found drugs in the vehicle.
Parsad applied to be in the county’s Drug Court, which can result in reduced charges with successful completion of the program. But he was removed from Drug Court after testing positive for drug use.
He could have faced up to 2 ½ years in state prison for criminal possession of a controlled substance. As part of a plea deal, he was given a maximum of a year in jail.
Punch told Parsad his actions have an effect not only on him, but society. The judge said Parsad poses a danger to the community because he has a history of selling drugs, and operating vehicles under the influence of drugs.
“Frankly, you’re a mess,” the judge said. “Your condition here on Monday, that was really disturbing. I could see first-hand what cocaine and heroin can do to an otherwise healthy, intelligent person.”
Parsad declined probation, which could have required treatment. The judge said Parsad has rejected treatment.
“I hope you find redemption on your own,” Punch told Parsad when he was sentenced to jail.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 27 October 2015 at 12:00 am
Photo by Tom Rivers – Members of the Orleans County Major Felony Crime Task Force and outside agencies raided the Murray Superette on Route 104 this morning at about 7 a.m.
MURRAY Three brothers – Alexander, Myron and Olec Salamaca – have been charged with grand larceny, welfare fraud and other crimes following a raid today by police officers.
The raid followed a 15-month investigation where the brothers and some employees allowed customers to illegally exchange food stamps in the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) at 70 percent of their value, the Orleans County Major Felony Crime Task Force reported.
Customers were given cash, and then often used that to buy items not authorized by the food stamp program, such as untaxed cigarettes, alcohol, lottery tickets, gasoline and other non-permissable items, said Joe Sacco, supervising investigator for the Task Force.
The Task Force and other officers executed search warrants at the Murray Superette, the Salamaca Estate Winery, and the brothers’ residences this morning.
Police seized 64 cartons of untaxed cigarettes, more than $22,000 in cash, a loaded handgun, several rifles and shotguns, numerous financial records, several NYS benefit cards and PIN numbers, several computers and an EBT terminal for food stamps.
The following were charged:
Alexander R. Salamaca, 49, of 2900 Kendall Rd., Holley; Myron B. Salamaca, 60, of 2874 Kendall Rd. Holley; and Olec L. Salamaca, 62, of 16569 Ridge Rd., Holley.
They were all charged with 1 count of misuse of food stamps, food stamp program coupons, authorization cards and electronic devices, which is a Class D felony.
They also have been charged with grand larceny in the third degree (Class D felony), 1 count to scheme to defraud in the first degree (Class E felony), 1 count of criminal possession of untaxed cigarettes – more than 10,000 cigarettes (Class E felony), 1 count of criminal tax fraud in the fourth degree, intent to evade NYS sales tax exceeding $3,000 (Class E felony), and 41 counts of criminal sale of untaxed cigarettes.
Alex Salamaca
Myron Salamaca
Olec Salamaca
Olec Salamaca faces an additional charge of criminal use of a public benefit card in the first degree (Class E felony).
All three Salamacas were arraigned in the Gaines Town Court by Justice Bruce Schmidt. They were committed to Orleans County Jail on $20,000 cash bail. They are to return to Gaines Town Court at 3 p.m. on Nov. 2.
“This investigation is ongoing with more arrests and charges pending,” said Joe Sacco, supervising investigator for the Task Force. “The total fraud could reach into the hundreds of thousands of dollars.”
District Attorney Joe Cardone said he expects people who traded their food stamps for cash will also be kicked off public assistance. He said at least 50 people have been identified for misusing their benefits, and the list is expected to grow.
The raid this morning follows an investigation going back to July 2014 by the Task Force and the Welfare Fraud Unit in the Department of Social Services.
The Task Force was aided with seven search warrants this morning by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Inspector General; NYS Department of Taxation and Finance; the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; U.S. Department of Homeland Security; the Orleans County Sheriff’s Office; and the Welfare Fraud Unit at DSS.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 26 October 2015 at 12:00 am
ALBION – A Medina man who was unsuccessful in staying off drugs during Drug Court was sentenced today to 1 year in state prison.
Matthew J. Albone, 33, of Medina was charged in January 2014 with two counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the fourth degree and two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree.
He pleaded guilty on June 9, 2014 court to CPCS in the fifth degree and CPCS in the seventh degree. He admitted in court to selling prescription narcotics that were prescribed to him.
If he completed Drug Court the charge of CPCS in the 5th degree would have been dismissed. However, Albone continued to use drugs.
His attorney, Shirley Gorman, said he was successful for six months at a residential treatment program and another five months of supportive living. But he met somebody he knew from when he used drugs and that triggered a relapse, Gorman said in court today.
In one case he had to be revived after being found unconscious in a field in Rochester.
“It’s certainly a long difficult path that brought you here,” Orleans County Court Judge James Punch said during sentencing. “You’ve been provided numerous services and treatments. There are people who would give anything for the treatment you have rejected.”
In other cases today:
Kaylee M. Loiacono, 27, of Brockport admitted she sold cocaine from her home on Taylor Road on April 6, 2015.
She pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree. That charge normally carries a maximum of 2 ½ years in state prison. As part of a plea deal, she will face a maximum of six months in the county jail.
An Albion man rejected a plea offer that would have capped his state prison sentence to 4 years. Brandon A. Honore, 30, of East Park Street has been charged with 2 counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the 3rd degree, and 2 counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the 3rd degree (Class B felonies).
Honore and Loiacono were among 19 people arrested in July following a seven-month investigation into the sale and distribution of drugs in Orleans County.
Honore’s trial will begin Feb. 17.
Joseph Koneski, 49, of Holley was arraigned for violating his probation. He was previously sentenced for driving while intoxicated in Ontario County. He allegedly violating his probation by drinking alcohol, using drugs and leaving the jurisdiction without notification, Judge Punch said during arraignment today.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 26 October 2015 at 12:00 am
ALBION – One woman was sentenced to a year in jail today while another man scheduled for sentencing was jailed without bail and had his sentencing delayed after he showed up in court under the influence of drugs.
Nathan L. Parsad, 24, of Williamson was due to be sentenced today for criminal possession of a controlled substance. But Orleans County Court Judge James Punch said Parsad was clearly under the influence. He was swaying while trying to stand up in court, and showed up for sentencing more than an hour late.
Parsad admitted in court he had been using heroin.
Parsad was driving on Jan. 12 on Ridge Road in Gaines when he was in an accident. Parsad and two of his passengers – Caitlin E. Jones, 29, of Canandaigua and Eric L. Shirley, 28, of Canandaigua – all faced drug charges after police found drugs in the vehicle.
Parsad and Jones were both due to be sentenced today. They were initially eligible for Drug Court. If they completed that court, the drug charge would have been reduced to a misdemeanor. But they were kicked out of Drug Court when they tested positive for drugs.
Parsad will be sentenced on Thursday after he is given three days to sober up. He is being held in jail without bail.
Jones also was an hour late for sentencing. She admitted she had recently been using cocaine and heroin. However, she said she wasn’t under the influence of the drugs and could be sentenced today.
Her attorney Lance Mark asked that Jones be sentenced to treatment.
“She has a long history of drug problems,” Mark told Judge Punch.
Jones was given an opportunity to speak at sentencing.
“It’s been ruining my life,” she said about drugs. “I need help.”
The judge said Jones said she didn’t want Probation, which could have included conditions for treatment.
“You don’t seem to have the wherewithal to overcome this problem,” Punch told her. “We can’t force you to accept treatment.”
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 20 October 2015 at 12:00 am
ALBION – A Medina resident pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and could face a 1 to 3 year sentence in state prison.
Justin R. Carpenter, 31, of Medina was charged with felony DWI and aggravated unlicensed operation after he was stopped Aug. 22 by state police.
Carpenter admitted in Orleans County Court on Monday that he had been drinking on Aug. 22. He registered a 0.20 Blood Alcohol Content, 2 ½ times the legal limit.
He has a prior misdemeanor DWI from November 2006 in the Town of Shelby.
Carpenter could have faced a maximum of 1 1/3 to 4 years in state prison, but as part of a plea deal on Monday the sentence will be a maximum 1 to 3 years. He will be sentenced on Feb. 1.
In other cases in County Court, the following were arraigned:
Stacy Hamilton, 31, of Yates-Carlton Townline Road, Carlton. She is charged with grand larceny in the third degree, and endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person in the first degree. She allegedly took about $15,000 from an elderly person, who she was managing the finances for, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
Stuart J. Rodden, 25, of Medina was arraigned for violating probation. He was previously arraigned on Oct. 5 for driving while intoxicated and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the third degree.
Rodden was charged on Aug. 7 following the investigation of a motor vehicle accident with an unregistered dirtbike on South Lyndonville Road (Route 63) in the Town of Ridgeway. The DWI and AUO represent a violation of his probation.
Jeddida Manning, 19, who was an inmate at the Orleans Correctional Facility before being moved to the Lakeview Correctional Facility in Oswego County.
Manning has been charged with aggravated harassment of an employee by an inmate after he allegedly bit a corrections officer, and exposed the officer to Manning’s blood. Manning is currently serving a sentence of 2 to 6 years for attempted arson and criminal possession of stolen property.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 19 October 2015 at 12:00 am
ALBION – An Albion grandmother who violated her probation and also faced felony charges for lying on her pistol permit and welfare application was sentenced to 1 1/3 to 4 years in state prison today.
Elsie Biaselli, 71, of East State Street on Aug. 24 admitted to violating probation, and two counts of offering a false instrument.
She has a prior conviction of promoting prison contraband for allegedly smuggling illegal drugs in to inside Attica Correctional Facility, where her grandson was an inmate. Biaselli was sentenced to five years on probation in 2013.
She violated her probation by not disclosing she was a convicted felon on an application for a pistol permit. She filled out the pistol permit application in February.
Biaselli also admitted to filing a false instrument by making a false statement on a welfare application, claiming a grandchild was a dependent who doesn’t live with her.
Biaselli faced a maximum to 2 to 4 years in state prison. Judge James Punch gave her 1 1 /3 to 4 years.
In other sentencings today:
A Gaines resident was sentenced to 2 years in state prison. Shane M. Maynard, 37, was arrested in July on multiple drug charges. He pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree, which carries a maximum sentence of 2 ½ years in state prison.
Maynard is a first-time felony offender. Punch sentenced him to less than the maximum.
Maynard told the court in August that a confidential informant purchased methamphetamine from his residence at 12801 Ridge Rd., Apt. B.
An Albion man who admitted to selling cocaine was sentenced to six months in the county jail.
Martin Eusebio, 20, admitted in a previous court appearance he sold cocaine in Albion last Oct. 28. He pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree and could have been sentenced to a maximum of 1 to 2 ½ years in state prison.
Eusebio isn’t a U.S. citizen. He could be deported after serving his sentence.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 7 October 2015 at 12:00 am
ALBION – Three people, including two with lengthy criminal histories, were arraigned in Orleans County Court this week.
Charles A. Verstreate, 46, of Rochester is in Orleans County Jail on $100,000 bail. He was arrested on Aug. 11, following an undercover buy operation of oxycodone pills by the Orleans County Major Felony Crime Task Force and the Orleans County Sheriff’s Department.
Verstreate was charged with one count each of criminal sale and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, both felonies.
He has seven prior felonies, 17 prior misdemeanor crimes and twice has failed to appear at court appearances, District Attorney Joe Cardone said when Verstreate made his first court appearance in August.
Judge James Punch set bail at $100,000 for Verstreate due to his “profoundly serious criminal history.”
Bennie Coger, 63, of Medina was arraigned on 2 counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the 3rd degree, and 2 counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance in 3rd degree.
The judge set bail at $25,000 for Coger, who is currently on state parole due to two prior felonies.
Stuart J. Rodden, 25, of Medina was arraigned for driving while intoxicated and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the third degree.
Rodden was charged on Aug. 7 following the investigation of a motor vehicle accident with an unregistered dirtbike on South Lyndonville Road (Route 63) in the Town of Ridgeway. Rodden posted $2,500 bail in Town Court. Judge Punch is keeping the bail at $2,500.
ALBION – A Holley woman is accused of smuggling drugs into the Orleans County Jail, and two other people also face drug charges, the Orleans County Major Felony Crime Task Force announced today.
Stephanie M. Rauch
The Task Force and corrections officers at the county jail on Oct. 1 conducted an investigation involving drugs being brought in the jail during inmate visits, which resulted in the seizure of a controlled substance, marijuana and the arrest of a Holley woman who was charged with numerous drug charges, the Task Force reported.
Stephanie M. Rauch, 27, of 4 North Main St., was charged with 1 count of attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance in the fifth degree (Class D felony), 1 count of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree (Class D felony), 1 count of attempted promoting prison contraband in the first degree (Class D felony), and 1 count of unlawful possession of marijuana.
Rauch was arraigned in the Ridgeway Town Court by Town Justice Joseph Kujawa. She was committed to the Orleans County Jail on $10,000 cash bail. Rauch is to appear in Albion Town Court today.
Corey A. Brown
Two others were arrested on Monday after an investigation into the sale and distribution of suboxone in the Village of Holley. The Major Felony Crime Task Force along with officers from the Division of Parole, arrested a parolee and his girlfriend for criminal sale of a controlled substance.
Corey A. Brown, 29, of 175 North Main St., Albion, was charged with 1 count of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the fifth degree (Class D felony) and 1 count of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree (Class D felony).
Roxanne M. Thomas
He was arraigned in Murray Town Court by Town Justice Theodore Spada Jr. Brown was committed to the Orleans County Jail on $50,000 cash bail. He is to appear in Murray Town Court on Thursday at 5:30 p.m.
The New York State Division of Parole filed a parole detainer for Brown with the Orleans County Jail.
Roxanne M. Thomas, 29, of 17 Jay Drive, Holley, was charged with 1 count of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the fifth degree (Class D felony) and 1 count of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree (Class D felony).
She was arraigned by Murray Town Justice Theodore Spada Jr. and committed to the county jail on $10,000 cash bail. She is to appear in Murray Town Court on Thursday at 5:30 p.m.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 6 October 2015 at 12:00 am
ALBION – Three people pleaded guilty to crime in Orleans County during court on Monday and could be sentenced to either county jail or state prison.
Philip A. Riley, 32, of West Bank Street in Albion faces the longest possible sentence – up to 5 years in state prison when he is sentenced on Dec. 21.
Riley admitted in court on Monday that he had heroin and sold it for a profit on April 7.
He pleaded guilty to attempted criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, a charge that carries a maximum of 8 years in state prison. As part of a plea deal, his sentence will not exceed 5 years, plus 1 ½ to 2 years of post-release supervision.
Riley was charged in July along with 16 other people in a big drug bust in Orleans. Riley has been in the county jail on $100,000 bail since his arrest.
Jennifer McCarthy-Conklin, 39, of 1 Thomas St., Holley, was part of the drug arrests in July. She pleaded guilty in court on Monday. She admitted she had cocaine and sold it from the Holley Hotel on Feb. 27.
She pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree, which carries a maximum sentence of 2 ½ years in state prison, plus one year of post-release supervision. She will be sentenced on Dec. 21.
Matthew Ritzel, 26, of Hamlin pleaded guilty to entering a house on Kendall Road in Murray and taking items from the dwelling on June 3.
He pleaded guilty to attempted burglary in the second degree, which carries a maximum sentence of 2 to 7 years in state prison.
As part of a plea deal, Ritzel, who has no prior criminal history, won’t be sentenced to be more than a year in county jail. If the judge gives him more than a year, Ritzel can withdraw the plea and go to trial.
BUFFALO – U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that Adam Rissew, 39, a former Monroe County Public Defender currently of Rochester and formerly of Medina, pleaded guilty to possession of firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking before U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny.
The charge carries a mandatory prison term of 5 years and a $250,000 fine.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Anthony M. Bruce, who is handling the case, stated that on July 20, 2012, Medina police officers and members of the Orleans County Major Felony Crime Task Force searched Rissew’s then-residence at 305 Catherine St. in the Village of Medina.
Officers found and seized in excess of 50 marijuana plants, paraphernalia related to the grow operation, numerous firearms and 684 rounds of various types of ammunition. Among the firearms found and seized was a loaded Glock 9mm semi automatic pistol that was kept between Rissew’s mattress and box springs. During his plea Rissew admitted he used the pistol to protect his marijuana growing operation.
The plea is the result of an investigation by the Medina Police Department, under the direction of Chief Jose Avila, officers of the Orleans County Major Felony Crime Task Force, under the direction of Chief Investigator Joseph Sacco, and Orleans County District Attorney Joseph Cardone.
Sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 25, 2016 at 3 p.m. before Judge Skretny.
