Cooperstown Developer Takes Felony Larceny Plea Deal

A Cooperstown developer takes a plea deal on charges of bilking more than $9 million from the family trusts of three sisters. According to Attorney General Letitia James’s office Thomas Lagan pleaded guilty to felony grand larceny for his role in the scheme and faces between 4 to 12 years in prison when he’s sentenced in June. Investigators say Lahan
and former Guilderland town attorney Richard Sherwood stole the money from Warren and Pauline Bruggeman of Niskayuna along with Bruggeman’s two sister