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Attorney General Letitia James announced that Joshua Powell, a former National Rifle Association Executive Director of Operations and Chief of Staff to recently resigned NRA Executive Wayne LaPierre, has reached a $100,000 agreement with her office. Powell was 1 of 5 defendants in a lawsuit brought by the Office of the Attorney General against the NRA and senior management in August 2020. The trial of the claims against the NRA and the remaining defendants will begin today.

Voters in OTSEGO COUNTY have races for the County Board of Representatives in Districts 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11 & 13; there is a race for Oneonta Mayor between 2 Common Council members: Mark Drnek & Len Carson. In the town of Oneonta, in the Supervisors’ race, Randal Mowers faces Teresa DeSantis, there are 4 people running for 2 town justice positions & 3 people are running for 2 seats on the Town Board. In the Town of Hartwick Supervisor's Race, candidates are Bryan LoRusso & Robert O'Brien & there are 5 candidates for 2 seats on the town council. In Unadilla, Dwight Mott & Joshua Palmer are running for Town Justice, Terry Yoder & Kelly Moore are running for the Unadilla Town Clerk's Position & for the Unadilla Town Council, BARBARA NOLAN, RON REED, JESSICA GROW, & Write In Candidate Sheri Kinsella are running for 2 Seats. For the Laurens Town Board, George Decker, Edwin Winslow & Mark Peterson are running for 2 seats.

U.S. Marshals arrested a Georgia fugitive in Binghamton, who was wanted for a fatal shooting in Atlanta. Marshals arrested 21 year-old Dalonqueze Powell of Atlanta was arrested at a residence on Tracy Street in Binghamton, Marshals were assisted by State Police, Binghamton Police & several other agencies.

Aaron Powell of Binghamton was sentenced to life in prison
without the possibility of parole in Broome County court on Today.  Powell was recently retried for the murder of
his estranged wife Christina & Mario Masciarelli in the Powell family home
in 2013, he was convicted a 2nd time after he was granted a retrial by a higher
court, Powell will serve the same sentence that he received following his first
conviction.

35 year old Joshua Whaley of Pitcher was arrested by the
Chenango County Sheriff’s Office on an active New York State Parole
warrant.   Whaley was picked up for a
parole violation, he was also charged with criminal possession of a controlled
substance and criminal possession of a weapon, for allegedly possessing
methamphetamine and guns at the time of arrest.
Whaley was remanded to the Chenango County Correctional Facility without
bail pending future court action.