Dramatic Drop in Violence Attributed to Cooperative Effort Among Local, State, and Federal Partners Reduction in Shootings from 55 in 2015 to Three, Year-to-Date, in 2018 Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler and City of Newburgh Police Chief Douglas Solomon, on Friday, October 19, 2018, announced that the City of Newburgh has experienced a…

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25 Defendants Charged with Stealing over $275,000 in Welfare, Food Stamps, and Other Public Assistance Benefits Goshen, NY – Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler, joined by Sheriff Carl DuBois, today announced that twenty-five defendants have been charged with felonies including Welfare Fraud and Grand Larceny for illegally obtaining over $275,000 in public assistance…

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Four Defendants Plead Guilty After Taking Part in Gang Assault Which Resulted in Stabbing Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Friday, October 5, 2018, Joemy Rivera, 24, of Middletown, pled guilty before Orange County Court Judge Craig Stephen Brown to Gang Assault in the Second Degree, in connection with a gang…

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Orange County District Attorney’s Office Receives “Certificates of Merit” for Recoveries in Unemployment Fraud Cases Orange County Among Top Ten Counties in State in Restitution Recoveries on Unemployment Fraud Cases in 2018 Orange County District Attorney Recovered Over One Million Dollars in Illegally Obtained Unemployment Insurance On October 4, 2018, representatives of the New York…

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Initiative to Enhance Awareness, Investigation, and Prosecution of Hate Crimes Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler, on Thursday, September 27, 2018, announced the launch of the District Attorney’s Hate Crimes Awareness Initiative. The announcement came at a press conference at the Orange County Emergency Services Center in Goshen, where District Attorney Hoovler was joined…

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Defendant Pleads Guilty to Two Counts of Sex Trafficking for Compelling Two Teenagers to Engage in Prostitution Defendant Pleads Guilty to Attempted Assault in the First Degree for Knife Attack Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Friday, September 28, 2018, Franiqua Patterson, 25, of Newburgh, pleaded guilty before Orange County Court…

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Wilfredo Mercado Pleads Guilty to Murder in Stabbing Death of Temporary Emergency Housing Employee Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Friday, September 28, 2018, Wilfredo Mercado, 52, of Newburgh, pleaded guilty before Orange County Court Judge Craig Stephen Brown to Murder in the Second Degree, in connection with the May 2017,…

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Tramel Morman Pleads Guilty to Murder in Fatal Shooting of Coree White Juwan Dolson Pleads Guilty to Attempted Murder Isaya Dolson Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Murder Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Friday, September 28, 2018, three defendants, who are all alleged to be members of a Middletown gang…

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New York State Police charged Monroe -Woodbury Assistant Football Coach with Felonies Relating to “Sexting” Fifteen-year old Female District Attorney Requests Public’s Help in Investigation Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler noted that on September 19, 2018, the New York State Police charged Justin D. Kaffenberger, 23, of Monroe, with two felony counts of…

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District Attorney to Host Hunter Safety Program in Deerpark Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that as part of the District Attorney’s Office Community Outreach Program his office will again be hosting a hunter safety program. Although a prior course was given earlier this year, public response has been so overwhelming that this…

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