Syracuse mastermind of huge white-collar scheme also faces violent crimes
Updated Jan 08, 2021;
But London Lucas, 26, may have bigger problems than a scheme that ripped off Empower Federal Credit Union, Turning Stone and other businesses of untold amounts of money in one of the most complex white-collar crimes in recent Onondaga County District Attorney’s Office history.
In a separate case, Lucas is also accused of using a gun to threaten someone in June in Cicero. He also faces a burglary charge, accused of barging into a person’s Syracuse home in March. Those are violent felonies that could carry additional decades in prison.
2020’s most defining stories in Syracuse
Emily Steinberger | Photo Editor
Some of the defining moments of 2020 include Joe Biden s election into the White House and protests against racial inequality throughout the year.
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In a year with a never-ending news cycle, it can be hard to recall the important moments that defined Syracuse in 2020.
COVID-19 made its way onto campus and into Onondaga County. Protests expanded on and around Syracuse University’s campus to advocate against racial inequality. An SU alumnus was even elected to the White House. Those are the big ones. But what else impacted Syracuse in a year of uncertainty and unrest?
Manlius man charged with distributing, possessing child pornography
Updated Dec 22, 2020;
Syracuse, N.Y. A 44-year-old Manlius man who is already a registered sex offender is facing federal charges of distributing and possessing child pornography.
Chester Hammond, whose address was not provided, was charged with distributing an image of child pornography over the internet and with possessing 400 child porn images on his cell phone, according a news release from the office of the U.S. Attorney in Syracuse.
Hammond appeared today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew T. Baxter and was ordered held in custody pending further hearings. If convicted, he faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years and a maximum of 40 years in prison, post-release supervision of between five years and life, and a fine of up to $250,000.
Ex-Syracuse University student charged with rape appears in court, posts $200K bail
Updated Dec 16, 2020;
Posted Dec 16, 2020
Jacob Cohen, 19, a former Syracuse University student, is charged with sexualy assaulting two students.Syracuse Police Department
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Syracuse, N.Y. A former Syracuse University student charged with sexually assaulting two students was sent to jail on $200,000 bail after appearing Tuesday in Onondaga County Court.
Jacob Cohen, 19, appeared before Onondaga County Court Judge Thomas J. Miller. After the court appearance, Cohen was sent to the Onondaga County Justice Center, where he remains behind bars on $200,000 bail.
Cohen will reappear in County Court on Jan. 13.