LIVINGSTON COUNTY — A family is feeling burned by a Mount Morris contractor after their family home was gutted by a house fire and he failed to complete his work for which he was paid $10,000. According to Derek LaMoy, his parents' Nunda home was nearly destroyed in a house fire in April of 2013 and they hired Mark Levey as a general contractor to fix the home. LaMoy states that the family is in dire straits after paying Levey a $10,000 … [Read more...]
Member of Split Credit Card Fraud Ring Pleads to I.D. Theft
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – A member of a credit card fraud ring with numerous victims in multiple surrounding counties pled guilty and was sentenced for Identity Theft on Tuesday. Alexis McIntyre, 27, was sentenced to 4 months of weekends at the Livingston County jail and 5 years' probation for Identity Theft in the Second Degree for her involvement in a former credit card defrauding ring extending through Rochester and surrounding … [Read more...]
Federal Court puts the Brakes on Crooked DMV Worker
Reading this on your phone or tablet? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. NYLON – A New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (NYS DMV) worker in Erie County was sentenced in federal court to a supervised release on Wednesday for processing fraudulent paperwork on two occasions, once for a person working with the government and once for an underage person to make a fake I.D. to buy alcohol. According to a press … [Read more...]
Sheriff Warns Against Sneaky Online “Jet Blue Scam”
LIVINGSTON COUNTY — An internet scam has recently been brought to the attention of the Livingston County Sheriff's Office, one which promises a monthly stipend but actually steals from your bank account. Sheriff Thomas Dougherty said that his office recently investigated a complaint about the online scam, called "Jet Blue Advertisement,” and that it is difficult, if not impossible, to recover money once it has been stolen in this … [Read more...]
Krebbecks Fraud Case Delayed for Mental Health Report
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – A wild case that went to trial in September is still unresolved due to inquiries into the mental health of a local man by his attorney. Mark Krebbecks, 44, originally claimed that his ATM card had been stolen and used to make several illegal withdrawals, but lost at trial against Assistant District Attorney Justin Hill when video surveillance from the ATM emerged showing Krebbecks himself making the cash … [Read more...]
Directly Back to Jail for Local Conman After Posting Bail
LIVINGSTON COUNTY — Local Conman Douglas Shanley thought he had bought some free time after posting his bail, but had the carpet pulled out from his feet as he was immediately rearrested for additional charges. According to a press release from Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, Shanley was bonded out of jail and immediately taken back into custody by the Sheriff's Office Road Patrol on a Local Criminal Court Warrant out of the Mount … [Read more...]