Louis LaPolla, 78, pleaded guilty before Oneida County Court Judge Michael L. Dwyer to one count of misdemeanor petit larceny, reduced from felony grand larceny.
UTICA, N.Y. Former Utica mayor Louis LaPolla, 78, of Utica, was indicted on six counts of mail fraud, according to U.S. Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Alfred A. Watson, acting special agent in charge of the Albany Field Office of the FBI.
A former Utica police officer who pleaded guilty\u00a0after body camera footage showed him\u00a0kicking a man s\u00a0head multiple times\u00a0was sentenced on Wednesday.