Judge: Ex-town justice's shock at prison conditions doesn't justify early release Convicted of swindling the elderly, Richard Sherwood had complained of living among murderers, robbers and drug dealers FacebookTwitterEmail 6 1of6Richard J. Sherwood, town justice in Guilderland, is brought into City Court by police officers after being arrested on Friday, Feb. 23, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van BurenShow MoreShow Less 2of6Ex-Guilderland Town Justice Richard Sherwood is led out the back of the Federal Courthouse for transport after his sentencing for his role in the theft of nearly $12 million from the accounts of elderly clients on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less