Toohey in line for reduced sentence in embezzlement case

[From Niagara-Gazette.com]

Federal prosecutors say they will ask for a reduced sentence for disbarred Lewiston lawyer Timothy Toohey in connection with the Hickory Stick embezzlement case.

In a court filing obtained by the Gazette, Assistant United States Attorney James P. Kennedy advised U.S. District Court Judge Richard Arcara that he will “move this court for a downward departure from the sentencing guideline range otherwise applicable to (Toohey).” Kennedy said the basis for requesting a reduced sentence was “(Toohey’s) substantial assistance in the investigation and prosecution of other persons” connected to the Hickory Stick embezzlement probe…

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