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Business Owner In Region Forged 'Several' Contracts, Police Say
The owner of a Capital District solar business is facing charges after allegedly forging numerous contracts with another company, authorities said.
Saratoga County resident Brian Stanley, age 41, of Halfmoon, was arrested Friday, Sept. 9, for four counts of forgery and two counts of possession of a forged instrument, all felonies.
State Police began investigating in June 2022 after a Halfmoon business reported that several contracts containing forged signatures had been submitted by Stanley’s company, New York Renewable Energy, Engineering, and Recycling.
Investigators determined that the…
Pleasant Valley Man Pleads Guilty To Using Companies To Embezzle Millions
A former comptroller pleaded guilty in federal court to embezzling more than $2.5 million from two Hudson Valley manufacturing companies, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.
Mark Cina, 56, of Pleasant Valley, pleaded guilty Wednesday to felony mail fraud and tax evasion, the office said.
Cina admitted to embezzling the money from two companies in the Town of Poughkeepsie over the course of approximately seven years, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
For years, Cina allegedly used company money to gamble, pay his rent, dine out, and fund a host of o…
