Small plane crash-landed in Lyme on Christmas Eve
LYME, NY – On December 24, 2021 at approximately 4:32pm, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a small plane that had crashed in a field near 25717 Moffatt…
Hudson Man Sentenced to 71 Months for Cocaine Base, Fentanyl Distribution
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Micah Hines, a/k/a “Water,” age 42, was sentenced today to 71 months in prison, to be followed by 4 years of supervised release, for distributing more than 28…
California Man Pleads Guilty to Traveling to Syracuse Intending to Engage in Sexual Conduct with a Child
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Edward Mercado, age 34, of Los Angeles, California, pled guilty yesterday to traveling to New York from California for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with…
Peekskill Man Who Identifies As An “Incel” Or “Involuntary Celibate” Pleads Guilty To Stalking Multiple Victims
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”),…
CBL/BFL Gang Member Convicted Of Two Murders In Aid Of Racketeering, And Multiple Other Charges, Sentenced To Life In Prison
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that CBL/BFL Gang member Dalvon Curry, 25, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted by a…
MS-13 Gang Associate Pleads Guilty to Participating in the 2017 Murders of Four Young Men in a Central Islip Park
Anderson Sanchez, an associate of the Leeward Locos Salvatruchas clique of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as the MS-13, a transnational criminal organization, pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Central Islip…
Michigan Man Who Led Law Enforcement On A High Speed Chase From Lewiston To Dunkirk Sentenced To Home Confinement
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Donyell Williams, 27, of Michigan, who was convicted of high-speed flight…
Wyoming County Man Going To Prison For Attempting To Have Sex With 11-Year Old Girl
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Daniel Hays, 42, of Bliss, NY, who was convicted of attempted…
Federal Jury Convicts Buffalo Man Who Led Multi-Million Dollar Narcotics Conspiracy That Stretched From Mexico To Buffalo Along With Two Co-defendants
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. — U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that following a five-week trial, a federal jury has convicted Adrian Goudelock,…
Narcotics Trafficker Extradited from Colombia to Face International Cocaine Distribution Charges
Fabian Emilio Zapata Taborda, also known as “Milo” and “Milito,” was arraigned today before United States District Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn on an indictment charging him…
Mechanicville Man Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Sexual Abuse
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Gary Ryan, age 50, of Mechanicville, New York, pled guilty today to aggravated sexual abuse and transportation of minors to engage in sexual activity. The announcement was made…
Colombian Drug Kingpin and Paramilitary Leader Pleads Guilty to Operating a Continuing Criminal Enterprise and Conspiring to Provide Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization
Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Daniel Rendon Herrera, also known as “Don Mario,” a citizen of Colombia, pleaded guilty to engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise and conspiring to provide…
Chenango County Man Sentenced to 35 Years for Sexually Exploiting Three Children
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Patrick Kain, age 35, of Norwich, New York was sentenced today to thirty-five years’ imprisonment for three counts of sexual exploitation of a child and one count of…
Conviction and Sentencing of Band Manager for Theft from NY Rock Band The Racer
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James and State Police Superintendent Kevin P. Bruen today announced the conviction and sentencing of Richard J. Clair, Jr., 52, a resident of Ohio, for…
Schenectady County Man Charged with Sexually Exploiting a Child
ALBANY, NEW YORK – John H. Ruthosky, age 36, of Schenectady, New York, appeared in federal court yesterday on charges that he sexually exploited a child. The announcement was made by United…
Michigan Man Pleads Guilty to Traveling to the Binghamton Area Intending to Engage in Sexual Conduct with a Child
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Robert Hardin, age 76, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, pled guilty today to traveling to New York from Michigan for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with an…
Utica Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking Charges
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Anulfo Fernandez, age 42, of Utica, New York, pled guilty today to possessing and intending to distribute heroin in the Utica area in 2019, announced United States Attorney…
Bronx woman guilty of targeting homes to rob while families attended funerals
WESTCHESTER, NY – Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah announced that after a week-long trial, a jury on Thursday found Bronx resident Latonia Stewart guilty of burglarizing six homes of families…
12th CBL/BFL Member Going To Prison For Racketeering Conspiracy And Selling Fentanyl
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Shawn Woods, a/k/a Pif, 30, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of racketeering conspiracy…
U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Two Defendants Relating To Armed Robbery In Ossining That Resulted In The Death Of A Co-Conspirator
Damian Williams, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and Kevin Sylvester,…
