Non-profit director pleads guilty to filing false tax returns
STAFF REPORTS ROCHESTER — John Brian Mount, 60, of Pittsford, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci to filing a false tax return. The charge carries a…
Lackawanna man charged with attempting to provide material support to ISIS
STAFF REPORTS LACKAWANNA, N.Y. — Arafat M. Nagi, 47, of Lackawanna, New York, was sentenced to 15 years in prison, to be followed by 15 years of supervised release, for…
Buffalo woman pleads guilty to defrauding the IRS
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO, N.Y. — U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that LaTosha Bowers, 32, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci,…
Henrietta man arrested on child pornography charges
STAFF REPORTS ROCHESTER, N.Y. — U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Mark Buechler, 44, of Henrietta, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with production of…
Buffalo man sentenced on gun and drug charges
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO, N.Y. — U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Quashawn Lawrence, 24, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to…
Orchard Park man pleads guilty to assaulting woman during a United Airlines Flight
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO, N.Y. — U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Michael Hildebrand, 50, of Orchard Park, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael J. Roemer…
Jury convicts Rochester man of operating a drug trafficking organization
STAFF REPORTS ROCHESTER, N.Y. — U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that following a seven-week trial, a federal jury has convicted Colin B. Montague, 63, of Greece, NY,…
Two plead guilty in connection with smuggling attempt at the Peace Bridge
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO, N.Y. — U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Viktoria Tanasiv, 21, of Canada, and Yevhen Lysak, 23, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to neglecting…
Buffalo man pleads guilty to child pornography charge
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO, N.Y. — U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Joshua Zak, 40, of Buffalo, NY pleaded guilty to receipt of child pornography, before U.S. District…
Federal jury convicts Bailey Boys Gang leader of drug conspiracy, weapons charges
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO, N.Y. — U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal jury has convicted Kenneth Pettway, Jr., 34, of Buffalo, NY, of conspiracy to possess…