New charges filed against ex-Geneva American Legion post com...

Canandaigua, N.Y. (WHAM) - Dale Mosher, the former commander of the Geneva American Legion Winnek Post 396, who was accused of stealing $92,698 from the post, is facing two new charges in the case.

Mosher, 65, appeared Thursday in Ontario Court, two days after he was brought back from Pennsylvania, where he was captured earlier this month.

Ontario County Sheriff David Cirencione said Mosher - who had been pursued since Sept. 18, after he failed to appear in court and a bench warrant was issued for his arrest - took his sister's Jeep while visiting her in Tennessee and fled to Pennsylvania. He was taken into custody on Oct. 13 at a Walmart in Hemlock Township, Pennsylvania.

"I'm just super thankful for the efforts of multiple police agencies across multiple jurisdictions that we have him in custody at this point," said Kelly Wolford, Ontario County's acting district attorney. "I know for three straight weeks, very few police officers that work for the sheriff's office in their warrant squad got any sleep as they were looking for Mr. Mosher, so to have him back in our county and have him face justice is a wonderful thing."

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Cirencione said three people from Geneva received threatening letters - believed to have been sent by Mosher - in the mail last month, with two of the recipients receiving death threats in their letters.

Already charged with grand larceny, Mosher is now also charged with aggravated harassment and intimidating a victim or witness. Court paperwork says Mosher sent a letter through the mail to an unidentified individual threatening to kill them with a crossbow.

"He has also been charged in two new cases with intimidating a witness and aggravated harassment for sending threatening letters through the mail to individuals that are involved in the underlying case involving the Legion," Wolford explained. "So, there are two people who he sent letters to from Pennsylvania that are members of the Legion who he sent death threats to through the mail."

Court documents obtained by 13WHAM includes accounts from three alleged victims. Mosher sent a letter through the mail to one victim threatening to kill them with a crossbow. Court paperwork says Mosher sent another letter to a man who testified as a witness in the grand larceny case and made threats such as "You're on my list. You will die a very violent death." The victim believed the letter was sent because of his testimony.

Wolford said the U.S. Postal Inspection Service is investigating the letters sent by Mosher.

"There are potential federal charges when somebody uses the U.S. mail to send threats," Wolford said.

The defense declined an offer from the Ontario County District Attorney's Office for Mosher to plead guilty to grand larceny, which would have satisfied all charges.

"We are making efforts to try to resolve the cases, but that remains to be seen," Wolford added.

Mosher was held without bail or release following Thursday's arraignment. His grand larceny trial is scheduled to begin Nov. 10. The defense declined to comment.