FELONY ARREST IN THE TOWN OF WEST SPARTA

WEST SPARTA – Sheriff Thomas J. Dougherty reports the arrest of a West Sparta resident on felony charges following an investigation by the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office.

In December of 2025, the Sheriff’s Office was contacted by a resident of Livingston County in regards to a possible fraud. At that time, Sheriff’s Investigators conducted an inquiry into the allegations. While investigating the original matter, the Sheriff’s Office was contacted by another separate resident also of Livingston County that made the same allegations.

It is alleged through the investigation that 65-year-old Robin Pifer had made over $40,000.00 dollars of transactions to the victim’s bank accounts, without their knowledge from March of 2024 through January of 2026. 

On September 23^rd, 2026, members of the Sheriff’s Office located and arrested Pifer on two counts of felony Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, felony Scheme to Defraud in the First Degree and felony Identity Theft in the First Degree.

Pifer was transported and turned over to Central Booking Deputies at the Livingston County Jail for arrest processing and pre-arraignment detention. Pifer is currently being held at the Livingston County Jail, and will be arraigned in Livingston County Court on the Superior Court Warrant at a later date.

The investigation was handled by Investigator James Merrick of the Criminal Investigation Division and assisted by other members of the Criminal Investigations Division and Patrol Division.