BUFFALO, N.Y. — A Depew man has been sentenced for to stealing funds from a local fire company.

James Hoffman, 42, was sentenced Monday to an indeterminate sentence of two to six years in prison for stealing funds from the Sheridan Park Fire Company in the Town of Tonawanda.

Hoffman previously pleaded guilty to one count of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree (Class "C" Felony) and one count of Repeated Failure to File Personal Income and Earnings Taxes (Class "E" Felony).

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According to a press release from the office of Erie County DA Mike Keane, between January 1, 2019 and January 31, 2025, Hoffman stole $446,118 while working as the treasurer for the fire company. He committed the theft by making unauthorized cash withdr

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