Felon Pleads Guilty After Being Found in Possession of Cocaine While Out on Bail in Pending Drug Case

Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 50-year-old Darrien Payne of Buffalo pleaded guilty this morning before Erie County Court Judge Sheila A. DiTullio to two counts of Criminal Possession…

Update on Investigation into Alleged Crime Involving Juveniles in the Town of Amherst

STATEMENT FROM ERIE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY JOHN FLYNN Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that his office has concluded its investigation into an alleged incident, related to the demonstrations at…

Rochester Teen and Getaway Driver Indicted on Attempted Murder Charge for Drive-By Shooting in Amherst

Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that two individuals have been indicted for their alleged roles in a shooting that occurred last summer in the Town of Amherst that left…

Teen Indicted for Bringing Loaded Illegal Handgun Inside Bennett Community School Campus

Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that a 15-year-old male from Buffalo was arraigned this afternoon before Erie County Court Judge Susan Eagan on an indictment charging him with one…

Unlicensed Bounty Hunter Sentenced for Unlawfully Entering the Home of Fugitive’s Brother in South Buffalo

Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 36-year-old Dennis J. White of Buffalo was sentenced this morning before State Supreme Court Justice M. William Boller to 60 days in jail…

Defendants Plead Guilty to Manslaughter for Fatal Shooting in City’s Broadway-Fillmore Neighborhood

Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 23-year-old Michael Santiago, also known as “Bebo,” and 30-year-old Hector Sanchez, also known as “Coli,” both of Buffalo, pleaded guilty on Thursday afternoon…

Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty to Murder for Fatal Stabbing in City’s Broadway-Bailey Neighborhood

Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 20-year-old Mikel Ayala of Buffalo pleaded guilty this morning before Erie County Court Judge James Bargnesi to one count of Murder in the…

Informational: Federal Court arraignments

The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The…

DeKalb Man Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft

PEORIA, Ill. – A DeKalb, Illinois, man, Christopher Simmons, 41, of the 800 block of Edgebrook Drive, was sentenced on February 24, 2022, to concurrent terms of 46 months’ imprisonment and five…

Caldwell Woman Sentenced for Bank Fraud

BOISE – A Caldwell woman was sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison for bank fraud. According to court records, Melissa A. Castellanos, 52, of Caldwell, worked as a…

Federal Grand Jury B Indictments Announced- February 2022

United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the February 2022 Federal Grand Jury B. The following individuals have been charged with violations of United States law in indictments returned…

Boise Man Sentenced to 4 Years for Methamphetamine Distribution

BOISE – A Boise man was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison for distribution of methamphetamine. According to court records, Jason Lee Gentry, 43, of Boise, sold another person methamphetamine on…

Chilean National Sentenced to Federal Prison for Vehicle Break-In and Credit Card Fraud Scheme

BOISE – A Miami Beach, Florida man was sentenced to two years in federal prison for wire fraud stemming from his participation in a vehicle break-in scheme that victimized individuals and businesses…

MS-13 Leader Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for RICO Conspiracy

BOSTON – A member of the violent MS-13 gang and leader of a local MS-13 clique was sentenced on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, in federal court in Boston for RICO conspiracy. Djavier…

Whitley County Man Sentenced for Aggravated Methamphetamine Trafficking

LONDON, Ky. — A Williamsburg, Kentucky, man, Nathan Blankenship, 35, was sentenced to 50 months in federal prison on Friday, by U.S. District Judge Robert E. Wier, for aggravated methamphetamine trafficking. Blankenship…

West Virginia Man Admits Traveling to PA to Have Sex with a Minor

PITTSBURGH – A former resident of Moundsville, West Virginia, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of Travel with Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct, United States Attorney Cindy K.…

Florida-Based Moving Company Operators Indicted for Moving Fraud Scheme Worth Over $12 Million

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Matthew Pardi, 37, of Fort Lauderdale, FL, and Ashley Lynn Hars, of Plantation, FL, and Pardi’s wholly owned corporation, Proud American Vanlines,…

MS-13 Member Sentenced to Life in Prison for RICO Conspiracy and Brutal Murder of Two Teenagers

BOSTON – A member of the violent MS-13 gang was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for RICO conspiracy and for his participation in the murders of two teenagers in Massachusetts—one…

Twin Brothers Facing Federal Charges for Allegedly Obtaining Over $1 Million in Covid-19 Loans and Unemployment Insurance Benefits

Greenbelt, Maryland – A federal criminal complaint has been filed charging Jerry Phillips, age 24, of Temple Hills, Maryland, for the federal charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft; and Jaleel…

Minnesota man sentenced to six years in prison for trafficking oxycodone on Fort Peck Indian Reservation

GREAT FALLS — A Minnesota man who admitted to making hundreds of thousands of dollars selling oxycodone pills while renting a house on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation was sentenced today to…

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