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Former Ramapo Supervisor Set To Be Released From Federal Prison System Former Ramapo Supervisor Set To Be Released From Federal Prison System
Former Ramapo Supervisor Set To Be Released From Federal Prison System Former Ramapo Town Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence is due to be released after having been in the federal prison system for more than two years. St. Lawrence, 69, was convicted of 20 counts of securities fraud and conspiracy on May 19, 2017, following a four-week trial in federal court in White Plains.  His release is scheduled for Friday, May 1. His conviction was a first for securities fraud in connection with municipal bonds in a scheme to finance a baseball stadium. St. Lawrence, who was supervisor from 2000 to May 2016, was sentenced to 30 months in a federal prison in …

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by Kathy Reakes
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St. Lawrence Due To Start Prison Term St. Lawrence Due To Start Prison Term
St. Lawrence Due To Start Prison Term After two months getting his affairs in order, convicted former Ramapo town Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence will begin life in a federal prison on Thursday. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office of the Southern District, Thursday is the official start date of his 2 1/2 years in prison for securities and wire fraud and conspiracy. St. Lawrence, of Wesley Hills, was sentenced to 30 months, which could be reduced by 54 days a year for good behavior under federal rules, was also fined $75,000.  The Federal Bureau of Prisons said they cannot say where the disgraced former political powerh…

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by Kathy Reakes