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Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Congressman Dan Maffei (D, New York) recently wrote a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, demanding the Justice Department investigate the Syracuse U.S. Probation Office for the Northern District of New York and its failure to properly monitor Clay murder and kidnapping suspect David Renz.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Federal prosecutors may seek the death penalty against the man accused of killing a Liverpool school librarian and raping a 10-year-old girl.

Friday, March 08, 2013  A Watertown man will spend the next 15 years in prison for being a three-time convicted felon in possession of a firearm.

Thursday, December 20, 2012  56-year-old sex offender Alvin Dan Riddle was arrested in Chadwicks after a brief investigation by the New Hartford Police Department and U.S. Marshalls.

Friday, October 19, 2012  A federal jury has awarded $2 million to a police officer who sued the Ithaca Police Department, claiming city officials discriminated against him after he filed human rights complaints.

Thursday, October 18, 2012  Undercover officers in NYC make an arrest in a terrorist sting.

Thursday, August 23, 2012  A father has plead guilty to kidnapping his daughter in a missing child case that spanned the globe.

Friday, August 10, 2012  A former upstate New York jail official who was caught on video assaulting an inmate cuffed to a bench has pleaded guilty to federal charges.

Thursday, July 26, 2012  A former Oneida County Child Protective Services caseworker and Utica police officer admits having child pornography on his home computer in the town of Frankfort.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012  A former upstate New York jail official who was caught on video assaulting an inmate cuffed to bench has been indicted in federal court.

Thursday, April 19, 2012  An Auburn mailman admits he falsified statements to get workers compensation benefits.

Friday, April 06, 2012  A man from South Carolina has been sentenced for kidnapping a woman and leaving her tied up in a Weedsport hotel.

Monday, April 02, 2012  Federal prosecutors are making some drastic claims about a Liverpool kidnapping victim.

Thursday, March 01, 2012  A Binghamton-area financial adviser admits he bilked 19 investors out of nearly $1 million.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012  A federal judge on Monday prepared to take over New York's redistricting process from the state Legislature, where it's been delayed.