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Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Murder Of Ex-Girlfriend's Boyfriend
In a courtroom packed with large contingents of supporters for the victim and the defendant, a Hudson Valley man was sentenced to prison for gunning down and killing his ex-friend's new boyfriend.
Orange County resident Walter Post, Jr., age 26, of Pine Bush was sentenced to 18 years to life in prison for his jealous killing of his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend, Michael Hankins, age 29, in Ulster County, on Vinegar Hill Road in Shawangunk in the early morning of Tuesday, Jan. 11, said the Ulster County District Attorney's Office.
Visiting Ulster County Court Judge James Farrell also gr…
Westchester Woman Sentenced For Collecting $60K From Dead Mother's Pension
A Westchester woman admitted to stealing more than $60,000 from her dead mother’s pension payments and will avoid jail time.
Rochelle Rose, 41, who pleaded guilty to grand larceny in April, has been sentenced to five years probation, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced. She also must pay $60,288 in restitution for stealing from the New York State and Local Retirement System following her mother’s death.
Rose, a Mount Vernon resident, stole the money by keeping her dead mother’s deposited pension checks and then…