Catskill woman charged with acting as phony book publisher

A Catskill, NY woman was arraigned in Federal District Court in Albany today on charges that she engaged in a scheme to defraud prospective authors of money they paid to have their books published.

US Attorney for the Northern District of New York Glenn Suddaby said Martha Ivery, 57, also known as Kelly O’Donnell, was arraigned today on a 17-count federal indictment. She pleaded not guilty.

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