Richburg man sentenced to jail in stolen check case

A Richburg man has been sentenced to one year in the Allegany County Jail after his case was merged with several other pending cases. John Roulo, 35, was originally charged with twelve counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument and violating probation. In court, he pleaded guilty to a single count of possessing a forged instrument. The crimes occurred between May and October of 2018 in the village of Bolivar. In court, Judge Terrance Parker sentenced Roulo to serve one year in the county jail. That sentence will run consecutively to a six month sentence from Bolivar village court and concurrently (or at the same time) as the probation violation conviction and a child support conviction. He was also ordered to make restitution in the amount of $3,360, pay a court surcharge of $325 and pay a $50 DNA fee.