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Ex-Westchester jail correction officer sentenced to over 6 years in federal armed robbery case

Former Westchester correction officer gets 6-and-a-half year sentence for 2023 armed robbery in Newburgh.

Feb 25, 2026, 6:33 AM

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A former Westchester County jail correction officer is heading to prison for six-and-half years.

Recaldo Frey, of Mount Vernon, was sentenced Friday in federal court in White Plains.

He pled guilty to robbery and weapons charges stemming from and armed robbery at a Newburgh home in December of 2023.

He and a second man held two victims at gunpoint and stole a large amount of marijuana and cash.

The co-defendant, Kaheem Palmer, of Mount Vernon, is scheduled to be sentenced on Thursday.

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