Dog-fighting Schenectady, NY (US) Date: Oct 2002 County: Schenectady Local Map: available Disposition: Convicted Abusers/Suspects: Thomas E. Provencher Christine M. Provencher

Case ID: 729 Classification: Fighting Animal: dog (pit-bull) View more cases in NY (US) « Back to Search Results Login to Watch this Case

A Schenectady, NY couple has been sentenced after pleading guilty to running a pet store that served as a front for dog fighting and drug dealing.

Thomas Provencher, 42, was sentenced on Wednesday to concurrent sentences of 2 1/3 to seven years in prison for training an animal for animal fighting, and 1 1/3 to four years for possession of a controlled substance, both felonies.

His wife, Christine Provencher, 30, received five years probation for second-degree criminal possession of marijuana and training an animal for animal fighting, both felonies.

The couple was also ordered to pay $31,033 in restitution to the Animal Protective Foundation for the care and housing of the couple's dogs since they were rescued from the house during a raid last year. Half of the $21,000 seized in the raid will go to the Foundation.

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