AUBURN - The fall of Peter Pinckney provided Cayuga County with a taste of scandal, money and power - the stuff juicy novels are made of. But it also had a more real, sadly human toll: Peter Pinckney.

AUBURN - Even when he was taken away in handcuffs Friday to begin serving a 90-day jail sentence, Peter Pinckney's legal woes continued to mount as Cayuga County officials explored a civil suit ...