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Man Scams Dating App Match Out of $50K In NY: Here's His Fate Man Scams Dating App Match Out of $50K In NY: Here's His Fate
Man Scams Dating App Match Out of $50K In NY: Here's His Fate A 33-year-old Orange County man who admitted to scamming a woman he met on a dating app out of tens of thousands of dollars will spend years in state prison, prosecutors announced. New Windsor man Michael Benedetto was sentenced in Orange County Court to four to twelve years in prison and ordered to pay $50,000 in restitution on Thursday, July 31, after pleading guilty to second-degree grand larceny in 2024, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced.  Benedetto entered his guilty plea in July 2024 but later failed to appear for sentencing, prompting the court to i…

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by Ben Crnic
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Area Man ID'd By Bumble Match Sentenced For Role In Capitol Riot Area Man ID'd By Bumble Match Sentenced For Role In Capitol Riot
Area Man ID'd By Bumble Match Sentenced For Role In Capitol Riot A braggadocios man who was busted after boasting about his exploits during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the US Capitol on the Bumble dating app will avoid jail time after being sentenced for his role in the riot, officials announced. Putnam County resident Robert Chapman, age 51, was arrested in 2021 after bragging about his involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrection in Washington, DC, admitting that he was there and made it to Statuary Hall to a would-be match on the popular dating app. “I did storm the capitol (sic) … I made it all the way into Statuary Hall! … Did an interview with Robert O’M…

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by Zak Failla
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Capitol Rioter From Area Nabbed After Being Turned In By Match On Dating App Capitol Rioter From Area Nabbed After Being Turned In By Match On Dating App
Capitol Rioter From Area Nabbed After Being Turned In By Match On Dating App An allegedly braggadocios Bumble user from the Hudson Valley was busted by federal officials after touting about storming the US Capitol during the deadly riot in January. Putnam County resident Robert Chapman was arrested after allegedly bragging about his involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrection in Washington, DC, admitting that he was there and made it to Statuary Hall to a would-be match on the popular dating app. “I did storm the capitol (sic) … I made it all the way into Statuary Hall! … Did an interview with Robert O’Morrow of the Washington Post … Also did online interview with jess B…

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by Zak Failla