LIVINGSTON COUNTY – After seven months of deep budget adjustments and much protest, the Livingston County Board of Supervisors reluctantly passed a $30,000 pay raise for the Livingston County District Attorney on Wednesday. The mandate essentially came down from New York State in April 2016 when the state passed its own budget, which included a $30,000 salary increase for all of New York's county judges, who are paid by the state. By law, the … [Read more...]
RESULTS: McCaffrey Wins Re-Election as District Attorney
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The unofficial results are in and point to Greg McCaffrey as the clear winner for District Attorney. The unofficial results that we obtained from our sources and the Board of Elections is 15,937 McCaffrey to 10,747 Ray Sciarrino. This is the second election that McCaffrey has won. Margaret Graf Linsner won her write-in campaign for Livonia Town Justice with 2,019 write-in votes to resigned incumbent Justice David … [Read more...]
Sex Offender Pleads Guilty to Rape Conspiracy, Jail Letters Reveal Further Plans
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The man who was arrested with his roomate in a Springwater IRA home for plotting to kidnap and rape his probation officer pled guilty and was sentenced to state prison on Tuesday, and his letters from jail revealed further plans to sexually assault jail staff. Robert Bentley, 28, pled guilty to felony Conspiracy in the First Degree and was sentenced to 5 to 10 years and an additional 1 1/3 to 4 years for a felony Violation … [Read more...]
Caledonia Boy Scout Leader Can Duck Federal Child Porn Case with State Court Plea
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The former Caledonia Assistant Boy Scout Leader who was arrested in August for possessing child pornography is seeking a letter from the local U.S. Attorney's Office indicating that if he pleads guilty in Livignston County, his case will not be prosecuted on a federal level. Daniel Fisher, 26, was charged in Livingston County with Using a Child in a Sexual Performance, a C felony, Possessing a Sexual Performance by a Child, … [Read more...]