CATTARAUGUS COUNTY
Husband, wife plead not guilty to fraud
Published: October 27, 2009, 12:30 am
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LITTLE VALLEY — A husband and wife from Perry have entered pleas of not guilty in Cattaraugus County Court to insurance fraud and related charges involving a mobile home.
Ricky R. and Beth M. Kish, both 33, were arraigned Monday after a grand jury handed up charges of second-degree insurance fraud, making a punishable false written statement and third-degree falsely reporting an incident.
Both are accused of making false statements to sheriff’s deputies, allegedly saying a mobile home was damaged by fire, and attempting to make an insurance claim of more than $50,000 when the home had been sold.
Their crimes allegedly occurred between Aug. 6 and Sept. 24 in Cattaraugus County.
District Attorney Edward M. Sharkey said Judge Larry M. Himelein also sentenced several others to probation Monday:
•David F. Cooper, 44, of Gowanda, was sentenced to five years’ probation and 220 hours of community service, and fined $2,000 for his conviction of driving while intoxicated and speeding Feb. 14 in the Town of New Albion.
• Nadine M. Nudd, 37, of Cuba, was sentenced to five years’ probation and 200 hours of community service. She also must pay restitution after her conviction of first-degree falsifying business records and petit larceny March 2 in the City of Olean.
Sharkey said that while Nudd was employed as a teller at Community Bank, she created a bank statement that she purported to be from Five Star Bank and used it to steal money from a cash deposit.
•Tara N. Gayton, 22, of Olean, was sentenced to five years’ probation and required to pay restitution after her conviction of fifth-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, crack cocaine, Sept. 5, 2008, in the City of Olean.
• Matthew M. Dempsey, 31, of Hinsdale, was sentenced to five years’ probation and 240 hours of community service, and fined $2,000 for his conviction of DWI May 25 in the City of Olean. While driving, he had a blood alcohol count of 0.20 percent.
Several others entered guilty pleas and have been scheduled for sentencing in January:
• Raymond D. Neville, 17, of Randolph, who is being held in a secure facility, pleaded guilty to third-degree criminal mischief, first-degree riot and second-degree criminal trespass between May 31 and June 1 in the Town of Randolph. He damaged property at the Randolph Children’s Home.
• Samantha J. Miller, 22, of Salamanca, pleaded guilty to third-degree attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance, crack cocaine, Jan. 8, 2008, in the City of Salamanca.
•Paula J. Newell Barber, 35, of Randolph, pleaded guilty to DWI in two separate incidents: April 1 in the Town of Leon, and June 14 in the Town of Coldspring.
•Traivel J. Daniels, 25, of Buffalo, pleaded guilty to fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, cocaine, March 27 in Olean.
• Autumn M. Wheeler, 23, of Salamanca, pleaded guilty to third-degree attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance, crack cocaine, Jan. 24, 2008, in Salamanca.
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