Albany Located Company Steals Tens of Millions from Their Clients

Listen, we could all use a little extra cash. Times have been hard on anyone, and most people have had to take up side-hustles just to scrape by.

Most of these take the form of self-started businesses, DoorDashing, or other similar endeavors. One Capital Region man, however, may have taken this idea a little too far.

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The Fraud

This all starts with Kris Roglieri, a 45 year old man from Queensbury. Between mid-2022 and January 2024, he ran Prime Capital Ventures, LLC in the Albany area. Prime Capital was sold to clients as a lending business that could obtain large commercial loans for clients.

Through this, Roglieri obtained tens of millions of dollars from his "clients", which he used to make massive personal expenses like private jet trips and expensive jewelry, as well as paying back previous clients of his. He wasn't exactly quiet about this either, flaunting his newfound wealth to anyone who would give him the time of day.

The Jig is Up

Roglieri was arrested on May 31, 2024 after a criminal complaint was filed. He was found to have two co-conspirators, Kimberly Owen and her brother Christopher Snyder of Virginia Beach, both of whom also await sentencing.

Roglieri will face a judge on March 11th, 2026, and faces up to 20 years in prison as well as a $250,000 fine. In addition, he'll have to pay restitution to his victims and give up everything he may have purchased with the stolen funds. Roglieri has already plead guilty to his charges, so this trail should be an open and shut case.

Canadian Pacific Holiday Train Rolls Through The Capital Region For a Great Cause

It had been three years since the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train rolled through the Capital Region. It made three stops; Mechanicville, Saratoga Springs, and Fort Edward. The first was Mechanicville on a rainy Sunday night. This is where I enjoyed the festive holiday train. They are traveling across the country to 106 stops. At each stop, they play live music and collect donations for the local food banks. Country Artist Lindsay Ell was the musical entertainment and she was awesome. The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train also presented the Mechanicville Community Center with a check for $3500 to help restock the food bank. Even though the weather wasn't ideal, a couple of hundred families joined the fun.

Gallery Credit: Chrissy Cavotta Townsquare Media

Look at The Dazzling Greenwich Holiday Lighted Tractor Parade Through the Years

Take a look at this amazing holiday tradition. This is the Greenwich Holiday Lighted Tractor Parade. It started in 2013 for locals to decorate their tractors and parade through town displaying the spirit of the holidays.

Gallery Credit: Greenwich Lighted Tractor Parade Facebook page; Greenwich Lighted Tractor Parade website