Man Draws 22-Year Sentence For Kidnapping, Sex Trafficking Westchester Teen

A Yonkers man was sentenced Thursday to more than 22 years in federal prison for his role in kidnapping and forcing into prostitution a 19-year-old Mount Vernon woman, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Clydedoro Graham, 28, was convicted in November 2015 of kidnapping, conspiring to engage in sex trafficking and attempting to engage in sex trafficking.

Mount Vernon Tax Preparer Sentenced For Filing False Returns

A Mount Vernon tax preparer was sentenced Tuesday to more than four years in federal prison for obstructing the IRS and preparing false and fraudulent income tax returns for his clients, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Samuel Gentle, who operated GenGen, Inc., and GenGen Financial, Inc. in Mount Vernon , prepared about 3,200 tax returns each year from 2010-2014, routinely inflating deductions for business expenses and gifts to charity, said U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara in a statement released after the sentencing.