Rochester man sentenced for committing 7 bank robberies
STAFF REPORTS ROCHESTER — Khiry T. Aiken, 27, of Rochester, who was convicted of bank robbery, was sentenced to 71 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci,…
North Tonawanda man sentenced for unlawfully possessing firearm
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO — Abimael Mercado, 36, of North Tonawanda, who was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm, was sentenced to 24 months in prison by…
Buffalo man sentenced on gun, drug charges
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO — Rasheen Newkirk, 42, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute heroin and being a felon in possession of a firearm and…
Buffalo business owner sentenced on tax charges
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO — Igor Finkelshtein, 45, of Getzville, who was convicted of making and subscribing a false tax return, was sentenced to two years’ probation and fined $20,000 by…
Rochester man admits to bank robbery
STAFF REPORTS ROCHESTER — Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jerry Little, 47, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to bank robbery before U.S. District Judge Charles…
Buffalo man indicted on drug charges
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO — A federal grand jury has returned and indictment charging Mikel Lowe, aka L-O, 23, of Buffalo, with possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and heroin,…
Pennsylvania man sentenced on carjacking and gun charges
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO — Michael Gonzalez-Colon, 21, of Erie, Pennsylvania, who was convicted of carjacking and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, was sentenced to 144…
Schuele Boys associate sentenced on drug charge
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO — Andre Jackson, 29, of Buffalo, who was convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, was sentenced to time served by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. Assistant…
Aggravated felon sentenced for re-entering the United States
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO — Horace Garfield Tajah, 35, of Kingston, Jamaica, who was convicted of reentering the United States after a conviction for an aggravated felony, was sentenced to time…
Jury convicts Buffalo man of damaging government property
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO — A federal jury found Justin Vazquez, 30, of Buffalo, guilty of damaging government property. The charge carries a maximum penalty of one year in prison. Assistant…