LIMA — A Rochester man was arrested for allegedly forging payroll checks from a to the tune of over $10,000. According to a press release from the New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigations, Curtis M. Welch, 28, of Rochester NY, for Grand Larceny 3rd Degree and Falsifying Business Records 1st Degree on September 12th, 2018. Welch, while employed at Superior Walls of Upstate New York Incorporated in Lima, NY altered payroll … [Read more...]
Fake Plates and Fake Inspection Sticker Machinery Land DWI Scofflaw in Hotter Water
GENESEO — A Mount Morris man, wanted on a bench warrant, was arrested on several felony charges after Sheriff's Deputies assigned to the Livingston County Jail discovered fraudulent DMV documents upon booking a subject into the facility. According to a report from Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, Erik K. Johnson, 50, was brought into the Livingston County Jail by another police agency on June 20 to be held for arraignment on an … [Read more...]
Fingerprint Match Pins Down Forgery Suspect 2 Years Later
LIVINGSTON COUNTY The Monroe County Sheriff's Office arrested a man who allegedly lied to the Livingston County Sheriff's Office about his identity two years ago and has been at large ever since. According to a press release from Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, Eduardo Bonilla, 31, was arrested for felony Forgery in the Second Degree and misdemeanor Criminal Impersonation in the Second Degree. In February of 2015, Deputy Connor … [Read more...]
Cops Charge Teen Facing Gun Charge with New Felony
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The Livingston County Sheriff's Office arrested a Mt. Vernon teenager for lying about his age while being booked at the County Jail. According to a press release from Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, Tasjawn White, 18, was arrested for felony Forgery in the Second Degree. State Police already charged him with felony Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree and felony Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Fourth … [Read more...]
Mount Morris Man Busted for Illegal Car Parts Shopping Spree
NYLON – Police arrested a Mount Morris resident on felony charges for allegedly using a family member's account to make purchases in Geneseo and Henrietta. According to a press release from Geneseo Police Chief Eric Osganian, Brandon Dioguardi, 24, was arrested in Geneseo for felony Forgery in the Second Degree, felony Forgery in the Third Degree, and misdemeanor Petit Larceny. Dioguardi allegedly bought a belt, plugs, oil filter, oil, … [Read more...]
Livingston County Inmate Blows Plot to Sell Coke in Jail
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – An inmate at the Livingston County Jail was arrested on additional felony charges for allegedly passing cocaine to another inmate. Roberto Santos, 32, was arrested for felony Promoting Prison Contraband in the First Degree and felony Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree. Santos, of Rochester, found himself at the jail on May 17 for allegedly driving without a license. He allegedly signed a false … [Read more...]
Nunda Woman Pleads Guilty to Forging $11K from Ailing Great Grandma
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The Dalton woman who was arrested in May 2015 for forging more than $11,000 in her great-grandmother's checks pled guilty and was sentenced Thursday morning in Livingston County court. Desiree Clark, 22, pled guilty to felony Attempted Grand Larceny in the Third Degree and was sentenced to 4 months of weekends at the Livingston County Jail and 5 years of probation. Clark forged the checks from March 2014 to April … [Read more...]
Leicester Woman Charged with Forging Over $2,000 in Fraudulent Checks
LEICESTER — A woman was arrested on charges of identity theft for allegedly forging checks for over $2,000. According to Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, Makayla Stickley was arrested and charged with Identity Theft in the First Degree, and E felony, Forgery in the Second Degree, a D felony, and Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree, an E felony. Allegedly, Stickley had assumed another person's identity and cashed checks in that … [Read more...]
Dismissed Felony Forgery Case Returns for Misdemeanor Guilty Plea
GENESEO – Months after his felony forgery case was dismissed in lower court, a young Hemlock man returned to Village of Geneseo court to plead guilty to a misdemeanor for passing fake bills at two local businesses. Carter Ellis, 21, of Hemlock, pled guilty to Attempted Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the Third Degree, a B misdemeanor, on Nov. 10 and was sentenced to two weekends at the Livingston County Jail and to pay a total of … [Read more...]
Forgery Case Dismissed, Grand Jury Indictment Still Possible
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Felony forgery charges against former SUNY Geneseo student Carter Ellis were dismissed at the request of the defense attorney, Steve Sessler, on Friday after Ellis made bail and a scheduled felony hearing was not held to continue the case in lower court. A Geneseo Village court order by Justice Thomas Bushnell dismissed the Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the First Degree charge, a class C felony, and returned … [Read more...]