Courts

(WNY News Now) – An Orchard Park man received a probation sentence after pleading guilty to stealing $100,000 in cash and merchandise from his employer, a local jewelry store, over nearly a year.Buffalo, N.Y. – Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane announced that Jason T. Badagliacca, 38, was sentenced to five years of probation by Erie County Court Justice Kenneth F. Case. The former inventory manager admitted to embezzling approximately $100,000 from his employer, a jewelry store, between September 2021 and August 2022.According to investigators, Badagliacca manipulated business records to cover up the thefts, which involved both merchandise and cash. Authorities reported that he took precious stones and jewelry, selling them independently, and pocketed payments from customers w...

(WNY News Now) – An Orchard Park man received a probation sentence after pleading guilty to stealing $100,000 in cash and merchandise from his employer, a local jewelry store, over nearly a year.Buffalo, N.Y. – Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane announced that Jason T. Badagliacca, 38, was sentenced to five years of probation by Erie County Court Justice Kenneth F. Case. The former inventory manager admitted to embezzling approximately $100,000 from his employer, a jewelry store, between September 2021 and August 2022.According to investigators, Badagliacca manipulated business records to cover up the thefts, which involved both merchandise and cash. Authorities reported that he took precious stones and jewelry, selling them independently, and pocketed payments from customers w...

(WNY News Now) – A Jamestown resident will spend over a decade in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine.BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced the sentencing of Mark R. Maio, 40, of Jamestown, New York, who will serve a 121-month federal prison term after being convicted on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, over 50 grams of methamphetamine. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara, underscoring federal efforts to address meth trafficking across Western New York.The case dates back to January 2019, when a search warrant executed at Maio’s residence—shared with co-defendant Brittany Dellahoy—yielded substantial quantities of methamphetamine, marijuana, crack cocaine, heroin, and drug-related par...

(WNY News Now) – A Greene County woman faces a guilty verdict after a high-speed crash that killed a mail carrier on his delivery route, as Attorney General Michelle Henry announced today.Harrisburg, P.A. – On Monday, Tina Phillips, 49, was found guilty of homicide by vehicle, aggravated assault by vehicle, and involuntary manslaughter regarding the 2021 crash.The Office of Attorney General presented testimony at trial that Phillips was driving nearly twice the speed limit when her vehicle veered off a road and struck Chad Varner, who was delivering mail on foot.“This completely preventable tragedy serves as a reminder that reckless and careless driving can have deadly consequences,” Attorney General Henry said. “No one expects to face this kind of danger when they go to work, and there is...

(WNY News Now) – Attorney General Michelle Henry has filed a lawsuit against Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc., alleging contract violations and systemic neglect in managing Delaware County’s Crozer Health System, leading to facility closures and reduced healthcare services for thousands.HARRISBURG — Attorney General Michelle Henry announced the filing of a lawsuit against Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc., regarding years of the company’s mismanagement and neglect of Delaware County-based Crozer Health System, which has resulted in closures of facilities and shattered a network of care for hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians.The lawsuit alleges Prospect Medical has broken an Asset Purchase Agreement, approved by a court in 2016, by cutting services and closing facilities, while diverting ...