Buffalo man pleads guilty to gun charge
BUFFALO — A 33-year-old Buffalo man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to being a felon in possession of ammunition. The conviction carries a maximum penalty of 10 years…
Buffalo deli owner sentenced for food stamp fraud
BUFFALO — The owner of a Buffalo deli was sentenced today to 12 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution totaling 192,447 following a conviction of food stamp fraud…
Former Jamestown police officer sentenced for threats to kill other law enforcement officers
BUFFALO — A 45-year-old Jamestown man was sentenced today to 12 months in prison following a conviction of transmitting communications containing threats to injure the person of another. Assistant U.S.…
Va. man convicted of international parental kidnapping
BUFFALO — A federal jury today found Philip Zodhiates, 61, of Waynesboro, Va., guilty of international parental kidnapping and conspiracy to commit international parental kidnapping. The charges carry a maximum…
Ashville man charged with trespassing
PANAMA — A 28-year-old Ashville man was charged Thursday with second-degree criminal trespassing. According to New York State Police, Matthew Mecusker arrived at a residence in Panama uninvited and pushed…
Cheektowaga man pleads guilty to child pornography charges
BUFFALO — Twenty-six-year-old Alexander Burton Blake of Cheektowaga pleaded guilty to distributing and possessing child pornography involving prepubescent children, before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci. The charges carry…
LRGP member sentenced on RICO, drug charges
BUFFALO — A 33-year-old Buffalo resident who was convicted of RICO conspiracy and conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine, was sentenced Thursday to 168 months in prison by U.S. District Judge…
Final defendant sentenced in credit card scheme
BUFFALO — A 24-year-old citizen of Cuba was sentenced on Thursday to 12 months in prison following a conviction of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The defendant was also ordered…
Williamsville man charged with possession of child porn
BUFFALO — A 48-year-old Williamsville man was charged Thursday with possession of child pornography depicting minors less than 12 years of age. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20…
Buffalo man pleads guilty to drug charge
BUFFALO — A 40-year-old Buffalo pleaded guilty on Thursday to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, punishable by a maximum of 20 years in prison and a $1…