Buffalo man sentenced to prison for tax evasion
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO, N.Y. — A Buffalo man who owned and operated a debt collection business was sentenced to 37 months in prison today for tax evasion, announced Principal Deputy…
Lockport men sentenced for their roles in drug trafficking organization
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO, N.Y. — U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Darius Dix, 27, and Kurtis Washington, 27, both of Lockport, NY, who were convicted of conspiracy…
Buffalo man charged in second superseding indictment for selling heroin/Fentanyl that resulted in death
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO, N.Y. — U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury returned a second superseding indictment charging Jawayne Watkins, 29, aka Weezy, of…
Former Rochester residents plead guilty to defrauding manufacturing company
STAFF REPORTS ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Kana Chanel Hill and Aaron James Dempsey, formerly of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District…
Buffalo man sentenced to 50 years in federal prison following RICO conviction
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO, N.Y. — U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Thamud Eldridge, 44, aka Damu, who was convicted following a seven week jury trial of multiple…
Buffalo man sentenced for his role in narcotics conspiracy that operated around the Perry Housing Project
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO, N.Y. — U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Tashawn Gay, 27, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to…
Lockport man sentenced for his role in narcotics conspiracy
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO — U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Joseph Thompson, 61, of Lockport, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and…
Canadian woman arrested for slapping border patrol officer
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO — U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Tianna Natasha McPherson, 40, of Kitchener, Ontario, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with assaulting, resisting,…
Five defendants admit their roles in overseas investment scams
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Gene Foland, 58, Jeffrey G. Klein, 63, Joel Marcus, 79, all of Florida, Saad Shuaib, 49, a citizen…
Rochester man pleads guilty to Visa fraud
STAFF REPORTS ROCHESTER — Anjaneyulu Katam, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to visa fraud before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10…