NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN CASES AGAINST FORMER ROCHESTER, NY OFFICIALS

摘要

In Rochester, NY, the former Chairman of the Rochester Housing Authority (RHA) is facing additional charges, and a former City Councilman has pleaded guilty to new charges. On October 24, a federal grand jury returned a 28-count superseding indictment charging former RHA Chairman George H. Moses of Rochester, NY with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft. The conspiracy and wire fraud charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, while the aggravated identity theft charge carries a mandatory consecutive term of two years in prison.