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NY medic sentenced to 13 years for robbing patients’ homes

He pleaded guilty to burglarizing several homes over a four-month period after responding to them for medical emergencies

Oneida Daily Dispatch

KINGSTON, N.Y. — A former Ellenville-area paramedic has been sentenced to 13 years in state prison for burglarizing patients’ homes, the Ulster County District Attorney’s Office said Monday.

German A. Lobaton, 48, formerly of Spring Glen, also will have five years of post-release supervision, DA Holley Carnright said. Lobaton was sentenced Friday in Ulster County Court by Judge Donald A. Williams.

Lobaton pleaded guilty July 25 to felony of burglary. Earlier this year, he was indicted by an Ulster County grand jury for burglary, grand larceny, criminal possession of stolen property and criminal possession of a weapon, all felonies; and petit larceny and criminal possession of stolen property, both misdemeanors.

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