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According to the Auburn Citizen, former Auburn police officer Brian Hutchings was found guilty of stealing thousands of dollars from the Cayuga Police Benevolent Association between the years 2001 and 2008.

On Monday, after carefully analyzing an array of evidence that surfaced during the case, Judge Mark Fandrich found the defendant guilty on all 11 counts.

By withdrawing money and not depositing all of the PBA's profits, Hutchings was able to collect $44,000 of the association's money over the years. He was then caught when his records were discovered to be inaccurate.

While in court, Hutchings said that the missing money went to pay for prizes and raffles for the PBA's annual raffle. While every one of the other PBA's officers spoke against him, he claimed that he was the only one being truthful.

In the end, Frandrich didn't believe him and the evidence brought out the real truth.

Hutchings was charged with two counts of first-degree scheme to defraud, one count of third-degree grand larceny, three counts of fourth-degree grand larceny and five counts of misdemeanor petit larceny.

The defendant is to be sentenced Tuesday, July 31, at 9 a.m. Overall he faces 4 to 12 years in prison, on top of a 1 to 3 year sentence for unrelated convictions. Along with that, he is expected to pay about $60,000 to $80,000 to replace the PBA's stolen funds and the cost of his trial.

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