Mahopac Couple Charged With Passing Drugs During Jail Visit
A Mahopac couple was busted for passing drugs during a visit between the two at the Putnam County Correctional Facility in Carmel, said Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith.
The incident, which occurred at 8:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 12, took place in the visitation room of the jail facility, said Capt. William McNamara.
Correction Officer Richard Greagor observed suspicious contact between Philip Callaci, 49, and his visitor Dawn Lagatella, 38, who live together in Mahopac, McNamara said.
"The officer determined that the woman had allegedly passed drugs to the inmate and the drugs wer…
Mahopac Couple Brought Drugs Into Jail During Visit, Sheriff Says
A Mahopac couple was busted for passing drugs during a visit between the two at the Putnam County Correctional Facility in Carmel, said Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith.
The incident, which occurred at 8:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 12, took place in the visitation room of the jail facility, said Capt. William McNamara.
Correction Officer Richard Greagor observed suspicious contact between Philip Callaci, 49, and his visitor Dawn Lagatella, 38, who live together in Mahopac, McNamara said.
"The officer determined that the woman had allegedly passed drugs to the inmate and the drugs wer…
Ex-Patterson FD Treasurer Sentenced In $1M theft
PATTERSON, N.Y. -- Albert Melin, the former Patterson Fire Department treasurer, accused of ripping off the department for more than a million dollars, was sentenced Friday to 33 months in prison, according to Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
Melin, 46, who pleaded guilty in November to wire fraud and submitting false tax returns, could have faced up to 20 years in prison.
The sentence includes an order for Merlin to repay $1.349 million in restitution and in unpaid taxes.
Currently living in North Carolina, Melin had hoped to avoid prison ti…
