People v. Burks

Order insofar as appealed from unanimously reversed on the law, counts two and five of the indictment reinstated and matter remitted to Oneida County Court for further proceedings on the indictment. Memorandum: The People appeal from an order of County Court insofar as it dismissed two counts of an 18-count indictment. All counts of the indictment are related to an alleged scheme to defraud wherein defendant created a paralegal organization known as The National Legal Research and Documents Center (NLRDC). As part of the alleged scheme, defendant placed ads in various newspapers and made…