Monta H. Little is indicted for the crime of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree, a Class D felony. On April 3, in the Town of Batavia, Little allegedly knowingly used a Visa credit card that was not hers, thus intending to defraud, deceived or injure another. In 21 additional counts, Little is accused of the same crime, using various credit and debit cards of the same victim.
Nelson Grant Jr. is indicted for the crime of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree, a Class D felony. On April 3, in the Town of Batavia, Grant allegedly knowingly used a MasterCard debit card that was not his, thus intending to defraud, deceive or injure another. In nine additional counts, the defendant is accused of the same crime using various credit cards.
Robert T. Assing Jr. is indicted for the crime of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree, a Class D felony. On April 3, in the Town of Batavia, Assing allegedly knowlingly used a Visa debit card that was not his, thus intending to defraud, deceive or injure another. In six additional counts, he is accused of the same crime while using a different debit card in each instance.
Terrance L. Falk is indicted for the crime of criminal mischief in the third degree, a Class E felony. On Dec. 29, 2014, Falk allegedly intentionally damaged the property of another person in an amount exceeding $250, when he had no right to do so nor any reasonable grounds to believe he had such a right. It was a glass window on a door on West Main Street in the Village of Le Roy.
so is monta facing 22
so is monta facing 22 felonies?
Yes, 22 separate Class D
Yes, 22 separate Class D felony counts.
All three of them will likely
All three of them will likely plea bargain down to some off the wall misdemeanor charges and be back on the streets again soon with nothing more than probation.
While us honest people pick up their tabs paying high interest rates on our credit cards to cover those fraudulent purchases.
Would you rather pay higher
Would you rather pay higher taxes, lock people up longer in schools of crime (and build more of them at more taxpayer expense to accommodate longer, more frequent prison terms), increase recidivism and preclude even slight chances of reform?
It's all a trade-off of limited resources. There's an economic price to crime no matter how you slice it, and we all pay one way or another. The lock-them-up-and-throw-away-the-key solution is hardly a fiscally conservative response.