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Monday, April 29, 2013  State Senator John DeFrancisco, R-Syracuse, has proposed legislation that would allow for Family Court Clerks to provide juvenile records to prosecutors when a defendant is charged with a sex offense. Currently, those records are automatically sealed.

Friday, April 12, 2013  The case of accused murderer and child rapist David Renz may result in a significant change in the way sealed juvenile records of sex offenses are handled.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  Federal authorities say a northern New York woman has admitted smuggling turtles and reptiles into Canada from the U.S.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  New York state Sen. Malcolm Smith, a New York City councilman and four other politicians are facing charges in a public corruption probe.

Friday, March 22, 2013  Federal prosecutors say a 66-year-old upstate New York man has admitted to having thousands of images of child pornography on his computer.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  A 66-year-old central New York man has been sentenced to 2½ years in federal prison and ordered to pay more than $1.4 million for staging a car crash to collect insurance.

Friday, January 25, 2013  Prosecutors say an upstate New York man has admitted robbing a string of banks near his hometown and in neighboring Pennsylvania.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  A central New York man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for having thousands of child pornography images on his computer and distributing the images to others on the Internet.

Thursday, January 03, 2013  Two former employees have admitted stealing a combined $300,000 from an upstate New York bank.

Monday, December 03, 2012  Authorities say an upstate New York lawyer has been convicted of federal felonies for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme

Friday, November 30, 2012  Syracuse Police Chief Frank Fowler said three of the men who accused Bernie Fine of sexual abuse were "highly credible," reports The Post-Standard.

Friday, November 16, 2012  A Western New York pharmacy student is arrested and accused of selling drugs out of an ice cream truck.

Friday, November 09, 2012  The former associate head coach of the Syracuse Orange basketball team will not be charged after a year-long investigation into sexual abuse.

Friday, November 09, 2012  Syracuse Police Chief Frank Fowler's statement on the closure of the Bernie Fine investigation.

Friday, November 09, 2012  The former associate head coach of the Syracuse Orange men's basketball team, Bernie Fine, will not be charged after a year-long investigation into sexual abuse.