George C. "Chris" Ortloff (born September 20, 1947) is an American

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, and convicted

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from

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Biography

Ortloff was born on September 20, 1947, in Lake Placid,

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. He graduated M.A. from

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in 1969, and M.A. in journalism from the

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. He served two tours of duty in the

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from 1970 to 1972. Ortloff served as the Chief of Ceremonies and Awards for the Lake Placid Olympic Organizing Committee for the

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in Lake Placid. He was a news anchor for WPTZ TV (NBC affiliate) from 1982 to 1986. He entered politics as a Republican. On February 18, 1986, he was elected to the

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, to fill the vacancy caused by the election of Andrew W. Ryan, Jr. as D.A. of Clinton County. Ortloff was re-elected many times and remained in the Assembly until 2006, sitting in the 186th, 187th, 188th, 189th, 190th, 191st, 192nd, 193rd, 194th, 195th and 196th New York State Legislatures. Afterwards he was appointed to the New York State Board of Parole. On October 13, 2008, Ortloff was arrested on federal charges of attempting to solicit sex with minors. On December 24, 2008, he pleaded guilty to a felony charge of online enticement of minors. His sentencing was originally set for April 23, 2009, but was pushed back four times, first to August 11, 2009, then to November 9, 2009, to March 8, 2010, and finally to July 13, 2010. Ortloff surrendered to authorities to begin serving time prior to his actual sentencing. On August 9, 2010, he was finally sentenced to 150 months in prison, lifetime supervision, and a $50,000 fine. As of February 2019, Ortloff was incarcerated at Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury. He was released October 2019. - BOP Register Number 15063-052

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