Manhattan man pleads not guilty in ricin plot case
Prosecutors say Cheng Le, 21, exchanged emails with an undercover FBI employee and sought to obtain ricin, calling it simple and easy death pills. He faces charges of attempting to acquire and distribute ricin and postal fraud, arrested December 23, with trial set for August 3 in Manhattan federal court.
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State budget plan eyed for Oswego area relief and growth
Local leaders welcomed Gov. Cuomo's opportunity agenda proposing tax relief for homeowners and renters, credits for households under 250000, and 1000 average benefit to 1.3 million homeowners. The plan includes grants for small businesses and a $40 million Port of Oswego Authority investment, plus regional revitalization and rail projects.
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Charges filed in Hastings animal neglect case
State police charged 39 year old Shane Coy with two counts of torturing injuring or not feeding an animal after two chocolate Labrador retrievers Avery and Jax were found in crates covered in waste. The open case may include more charges. Avery and Jax are in temporary care with Paws Across Oswego County, while Coy awaits further proceedings.
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Former Fulton sergeant sentenced in federal court
Joseph Arigo a 47 year old former Fulton police sergeant was sentenced in federal court to 15 months in prison and three years probation for punching a man handcuffed behind his back inside the station. The attack caused cuts requiring seven stitches and Arigo lied in two official reports. District Attorney Greg Oakes did not pursue state charges and Arigo resigned two months after the incident.
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Fulton Receives State Grants for City Tree Inventory and Maintenance
Fulton will get 20,000 dollars for tree inventory and 20,000 for maintenance from the state Department of Environmental Conservation as part of a urban forestry initiative to expand trees in underserved areas. City Clerk Dan O’Brien says the funds will finish the city’s tree database, aid arborists’ work, and help prevent invasive pests like emerald ash borer.
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