Fraud Investigation

Former village of Dannemora Mayor Richard Scholl has been charged with falsifying time sheets so that corrections officers could claim they were village employees and receive greater benefits form the state retirement system.

In December, Warren County was defrauded out of $3.3 million. As law enforcement agencies investigate and county officials try to recoup the lost funds, they’re also trying to understand how it could’ve happened in the first place.

Vermont Republicans want the deadline for small businesses to sign up for the state health insurance exchange delayed. They have also asked the Vermont…