Postal employee pleads guilty to stealing mail
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO — Percy Jackson, 29, of Buffalo, pleaded guilty to theft of mail by a postal employee before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. The charge carries a…
Owner of “Fast Cash Tax” pleads guilty to conspiring to defraud IRS
STAFF REPORTS ROCHESTER — Jason Jimenez, 39, of Rochester, pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service, before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. The charge carries a…
Canadian man arrested for attempting to mail live snakes
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO — Chaoyi Le, 28, of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with attempt to export and send from the United States, seven live…
Mexican national arrested, charged with ID theft
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO — Juan Luis Jimenez Cortez, a/k/a Fernando Castillo, 45, a native of Mexico living in Chicago, Illinois, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with aggravated identity…
California man pleads guilty to drug conspiracy
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO — Steven Bennett, 47 of Los Angeles, California, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, and conspiracy to commit money laundering before…
Canadian man sentenced on drug charge
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO — Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Lawrence Hong, 21, of Canada, who was convicted of possession of a firearm by an unlawful…
Georgia man pleads guilty in connection with fraud scheme
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO — Wilfredo Sanio, 52, of Georgia, pleaded guilty to misprision of a felony before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charge carries a maximum penalty of…
Miami man pleads guilty to bank fraud
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO — Ernesto Alvarez Santos, 20, of Miami, Fla., pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. The charges…
Guinean national sentenced for possessing fake passport, identity theft
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO — Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Abdoulaye Barry, 25, of Jamaica, NY, who was convicted of possessing a fraudulent passport card and…
Buffalo man sentenced on drug charge
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO — James Thayer, 32, of Buffalo, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute and distribution of 28 grams or more of crack cocaine, was sentenced…