Former Wellsville Encon officer to be sentenced today

Former Department of Environmental Conservation officer Ken Basile of Wellsville will be sentenced this afternoon in Town of Amity court. Basile was found guilty in June of obstruction of justice.

Basile, a former DEC officer assigned to Allegany County, was accused of leaking sensitive law enforcement activities to drug dealers. Basile was found not guilty of the crime of official misconduct.