Niagara Falls man arrested on gun charge
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO — Antonio Carr, 24, of Niagara Falls, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with being a felon in possession of a firearm. The charge carries a…
Rochester man charged with selling counterfeit coins
STAFF REPORTS ROCHESTER — Timothy Meacham, 32, of Rochester, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with fraudulently selling counterfeit coins. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 15 years…
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…
Arizona man pleads guilty to drug charges
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO — Shane Grafman, 33, of Phoenix, Ariz., who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, five kilograms or more of cocaine…
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…
Man accused of trying to burn down house
STAFF REPORTS ALMOND — A 74-year-old man currently living out of his car was charged Thursday with third-degree arson, accused of trying to burn down the home of a Karr-Valley…