Ex-Fire Department Treasurer Sent To Prison Tops Putnam News

PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Michael Klein, the former treasurer of the Mahopac Fire Department, was sentenced to 77 months (more than six years) in prison Wednesday for embezzling more than $5.7 million from the department and failing to report the income to the IRS. Click here to read the story.

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06/25/2017 7:00 a.m.

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