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President Biden Commutes Hudson Valley Woman's Sentence For Selling Cocaine
Two New York women convicted of non-violent federal drug offenses are among 16 people nationwide to receive clemency from President Joe Biden. Stacy Wilder, age 49, of Albany, served nearly six years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine in the Northern District of New York in January 2003. She received a full pardon from the president. Had she been sentenced under current law and sentencing guidelines, Wilder would have received a significantly lower sentence, the White House said. Since serving her time, Wilder has worked as a payro…
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Former NY Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Released Early From Hudson Valley Prison
Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has been released on furlough from federal prison in the Hudson Valley as he awaits a decision about whether the 77-year-old disgraced politician can serve out his term in home confinement. Silver, once one of New York’s most powerful politicians, was sentenced last year to six-and-a-half years in prison following his 2018 conviction on bribery and corruption charges. Specifically, Silver was found guilty of two counts of honest service wire fraud, two counts of honest services mail fraud, two counts of extortion under the color of official ri…
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Cuomo Comment On Percoco Prompts Preet Bharara To Draw Parallel Between Governor, Trump
Former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara drew parallels between New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and President Donald Trump during an interview promoting his new book "Doing Justice: A Prosecutor's Thoughts on Crime, Punishment, and the Rule of Law.” In the interview with the Albany Times-Union, the former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York touched on several topics, including Joseph Percoco, a former top aide to Cuomo from Northern Westchester who was sentenced to prison time on corruption charges. A South Salem resident, Percoco was convicted of accepting $300,000 in bribes from…
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DMX In Prison: First Photos Released Show Rapper Flabbier, Grayer
One of the first photos released of Westchester rapper DMX from prison shows him heavier and grayer -- which some fans believe may be a good sign. The once-muscular Earl Simmons has a pot belly and gray hair in the photo published by The Jasmine Brand. Some fans say the additional weight could simply come from no longer using cocaine and crack. Simmons was sentenced in March to a year in federal prison after pleading guilty last year in U.S. District Court in Manhattan to ducking $1.7 million in taxes. The judge at the time called Simmons "a good man" who deserved less than the…
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HS Teacher From Somers Sentenced In Child Porn Case
A former high school teacher in Westchester has been sentenced after pleading guilty to federal child pornography charges. Nicholas Pagliuca, 66, a Somers resident who worked at Rye Neck High School in Mamaroneck, was sentenced on Friday in White Plains to three years in federal prison Friday for the possession and receipt of child porn. Pagliuca was arrested shortly before Thanksgiving two years ago and entered a guilty plea to signing up for a child pornography website and downloading hundreds of pornographic images and videos of children. According to officials, an individual who was la…
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