Buffalo man sentenced for setting business on fire
BUFFALO — A 27-year-old Buffalo man was sentenced to 37 months in prison, having been convicted of or arson of a commercial building. According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy C.…
Teen sentenced for Buffalo murder
BUFFALO — A 16-year-old from Reed Street was sentenced this week to 10 years to life in prison, having pleaded guilty in June to second-degree murder. According to Acting Erie…
Wyoming County man sentenced on gun charge
BUFFALO — A 46-year-old Pike man was sentenced to 21 months in prison, having been convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Assistant U.S. Attorney Frank T.…
Buffalo man indicted on murder charges in fatal stabbing
BUFFALO — Twenty-year-old Christian Gille of Buffalo has been arraigned before Erie County Court Judge Kenneth F. Case on an indictment charging him with two counts of Murder in the…
Former Air Force reservist sentenced for child porn distribution
BUFFALO — A 30-year-old Orchard Park man will serve eight years in prison and another 10 years of post-release supervision after being convicted of distribution of child pornography. Assistant U.S.…
Former UB student pleads guilty in Xanax/Bitcoin case
BUFFALO — A 20-year-old Queens man pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and distribution of, controlled substances and money laundering conspiracy. The charges carry a…
Buffalo man sentenced on drug charge
BUFFALO — A city of Buffalo man was sentenced today to 36 months in prison on a conviction of distributing crack cocaine. According to U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr,…
Sex offender pleads guilty to failing register
ROCHESTER — A 39-year-old Rochester resident pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to failing to update his sex offender registration status. According to U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr.,…
Buffalo man sentenced for trying to renew dead man’s passport
BUFFALO — A 74-year-old Buffalo man was sentenced to six months in jail for making false statements on a passport application, according to U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. In…
Buffalo man sentenced for shooting friend over sandwich
BUFFALO — A 34-year-old Buffalo man was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison for the shooting death of 28-year-old Jasmine Armour in 2011. Marcus Gottsche will also be required…