A six month jail sentence for a man involved in a local person in a Grandparent Scam.
24-year-old Kelvin Pichardo of the Bronx pleaded guilty to attempted grand larceny as a hate crime, after his involvement in two incidents last fall. According to the Albany County D.A.'s office, Pichardo stole over $3,000 from a person over the age of 60 while at a location on Sand Creek Road, and attempted to do the same thing less than a week later at a residence on Broderick Street in Colonie. Pichardo pretended to be a grandchild in need of financial assistance.