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Massachusetts woman faces up to nine years in prison By Pete DeMola EDITOR
ELIZABETHTOWN | A Massachusetts woman has been convicted of two felonies for crack possession.
Claudia Pina, of Fall River, Massachusetts, was convicted by Essex County Court on Oct. 27 of two counts of third degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, including one for possession with intent to sell, after a five-day jury trial in Essex County Court. Authorities seized a half-pound of crack cocaine with a street value of $14,000 from the Lord Howe Street residence where she was
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staying in March. Police also discovered $10,000 in cash. Essex County Chief Assistant District Attorney Michael Langey and Assistant District Attorney Michele Bowen prosecuted the case. “We are very pleased with this outcome and the verdict reflects the hard work put into this investigation not only by law enforcement, but the community of Ticonderoga,”
said Essex County District Attorney Kristy Sprague in a statement. “We will continue to vigilantly investigate and apprehend drug dealers who are poisoning their communities.” Pina, 20, was represented by assigned counsel. She faces up to nine years in state prison, with up to two years of postrelease supervision and fines up to $30,000, at her sentencing on Dec. 4. ■
Stefanik splits with GOP on federal budget Lawmaker cites elimination of state and local tax deduction as deal breaker By Pete DeMola EDITOR
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-Willsboro) broke with her party on Thursday, Oct. 26 by voting against the 2018 budget resolution.
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PLATTSBURGH | Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-Willsboro) has broken with her party on a major 2018 budget resolution vote. The budget narrowly passed 216-212 along party lines, with all Democrats
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voting against the plan last Thursday. The greenlight has paved the way for House lawmakers to introduce their sweeping tax reform bill. Stefanik split with Republicans over the increasingly controversial state and local tax deduction measure. “She voted against this budget because she had concerns with the language related to eliminating the deduction for state and local taxes,” said Tom Flanagin, a spokesman. Ditching the state and local tax deduction known as SALT would raise $1.3 trillion in revenue over the next decade.
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