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Capital District Man Admits To Attempt To Entice, Transfer Obscene Material To Minor
A Capital District man could spend decades in prison after admitting that he tried to engage in sex acts with a 14-year-old child.
Greene County resident Thomas Squires, age 37, of Cairo, pleaded guilty Tuesday, June 14, to attempting to entice and transfer obscene material to a minor, according to the US Attorney’s Office in the North District.
Squires admitted that in July and August 2020 he sent graphic, sexually explicit text messages to who he thought was the teen, but was actually an undercover investigator, prosecutors said.
He also repeatedly asked the child for naked photos.
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City Council Member In Capital District Admits To Casting Ballots In Others' Names
A city council member in New York's Capital District has pleaded guilty to identity theft after sending in absentee ballots using other people’s names.
Kimberly McPherson, age 61, of Troy, copped to the charges Wednesday, June 8, in federal court in Albany.
Along with her plea, she agreed to resign from the Troy City Council, according to the US Attorney’s Office in the North District.
Prosecutors said McPherson illegally cast an absentee ballot using the name of another person in the 2021 primary election.
She did the same thing again, twice, in the general election, prosecutors said.
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