Jury Convicts Madison County Man of Drug Conspiracy
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Ernest Shaw, Sr. of New Woodstock, New York, was convicted yesterday of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute …
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Colonie Man Charged with Human Trafficking Offenses
ALBANY, NEW YORK – A grand jury yesterday returned a superseding indictment charging Christopher Thomas, age 38, of Colonie, New York, with crimes related to …
Syracuse Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Gun Charges
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Charles Scott, age 61, of Syracuse pled guilty yesterday to distributing cocaine and heroin, possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl, and …
Australian Citizen Pleads Guilty to Visa Fraud
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Paul J. Carter, also known as Paul Hamilton, and formerly known as Paul Cristallo, pled guilty today to making false statements …
Albany Husband and Wife Charged with Social Security Fraud
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Denise Mitchell, age 57, and John Mitchell, age 61, of Albany, were arraigned today on a federal indictment charging them with …
Ithaca Man Sentenced to 13 Years for Attempted Online Enticement of a Minor
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Jeffrey Blake, age 51, of Ithaca, New York, was sentenced today to serve 160 months (thirteen years and four months) in …
Former Madison County Pharmacy Owner Sentenced for Health Card Fraud
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Jennifer Caloia, age 57, a licensed pharmacist who owned and operated Dougherty Pharmacy in Morrisville, New York, from 1998 to 2015, …
Troy Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Charges
ALBANY, NEW YORK – John R. Paeglow III, age 64, of Troy, New York, pled guilty today to defrauding a commercial finance company. The company …
Cortland County Woman Sentenced to 45 Years for Child Sexual Exploitation Crimes
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Sarah R. Gates, age 40, of Cortland, New York, was sentenced yesterday to serve 540 months (45 years) in prison for …
Orange County Man Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Charge
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Peter Mami, age 43, of Orange County, New York, pled guilty today to possessing and intending to distribute more than 500 …
Michigan Man Charged with Traveling Across State Lines Intending to Engage in Sexual Conduct with a Child
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Robert Hardin, age 75, of Michigan, was charged today with interstate travel with the intent to engage in sexual conduct with …
Former Syracuse Postal Worker Sentenced for Stealing Mail in Liverpool
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Quayshaun Mitchell, age 28, of Syracuse, was sentenced today to serve 6 months of home detention, to be followed by 3 …
Hudson Man Admits to Cocaine Base, Fentanyl Distribution
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Micah Hines, a/k/a “Water,” age 42, pled guilty today to distributing more than 28 grams of cocaine base, and also admitted …
Texas Man Charged with Conspiring with Michael Mann to Defraud Lenders
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Derek R. Schwartz, age 52, of Coppell, Texas, was indicted yesterday and accused of conspiring with ValueWise CEO Michael T. Mann …
Rochester Man Sentenced to 36 Months for Stealing Nude Photos of Dozens of Victims
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Nicholas Faber, age 25, of Rochester, New York, was sentenced today to serve 36 months in prison for computer fraud and …
Prison Inmates Among Four Defendants Indicted for Unemployment Insurance Fraud
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Two New York State prison inmates and two others were indicted last week for conspiring to defraud COVID-19 pandemic-related unemployment insurance …
Rensselaer County Felon Sentenced to 30 Months on Firearms Convictions
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Brandon Glaski, age 38, of East Nassau, New York, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for unlawfully possessing firearms …
Convicted Murderer Sentenced to 51 Months for Stealing and Possessing a Handgun
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Anthony A. Parker, age 55, of Troy, was sentenced today to 51 months in prison for unlawful possession of a firearm …
Troy Man Sentenced on Heroin and Gun Convictions
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Jean Luis Colon, age 23, of Troy, New York, was sentenced today to 36 months in prison, to be followed by …
ValueWise CEO Michael Mann Sentenced to 144 Months in Prison for $100 Million Fraud
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Michael T. Mann, age 51, was sentenced today to 144 months in prison for running a complex scheme that caused more …
Four Syracuse Men Charged with Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Four Syracuse men were indicted yesterday and charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, and possessing controlled substances with the intent to …
Oswego County Woman Pleads Guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Alisha Obey, age 35, of Fulton, New York, pled guilty yesterday to unlawfully possessing with the intent to distribute eutylone, a …
Central New York Man Pleads Guilty to Theft of Government Property
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Frederick L. Guth, Jr., age 66, of Brewerton, New York, pled guilty yesterday to theft of Social Security retirement benefits. The …
Rochester-Area Man Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Fraud, Money Laundering and Tax Offenses
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Michael Bartusek, age 52, of Fairport, New York, was sentenced today to two years in prison for wire fraud, money laundering, …
Syracuse Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Returns for Herself and Others
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Phoenix Phan, age 62, of Syracuse, pled guilty today to filing a false tax return for herself and to aiding and …
Cortland County Man Pleads Guilty to Sexually Exploiting a Child
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Lawrence Berry, 27, of Marathon, New York pled guilty today to one count of conspiracy to sexually exploit a child and …
Owner of Malta’s Ellsworth Commons Agrees to Pay $805,000 and to Permanent Exclusion from Federal Housing Programs to Resolve Civil Liability
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Eugene Rosen of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida has agreed to pay the United States $805,000 to resolve allegations that he made …
Justice Department and Oneida County Board of Elections Reach Agreement under National Voter Registration Act and Help America Vote Act
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced yesterday that it has entered into a proposed consent decree to settle a voting rights lawsuit with the Board …
Syracuse Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Unregistered Silencers
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Anthony Lopes, age 29, of Syracuse, New York, pled guilty today to possessing unregistered silencers, announced Acting United States Attorney Antoinette …
Syracuse Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison for Brokering Illegal Gun Sales
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Daniel Morales, age 36, of Syracuse, was sentenced today to serve 84 months (7 years) in federal prison for causing the …
Jury Convicts Arizona Man of Methamphetamine Trafficking and Possession of a Firearm
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – A federal court jury in Syracuse today convicted Davonte Williams-Dorsey, age 24, of Phoenix, Arizona, of Conspiracy to Possess with Intent …
Broome County Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Enticement and Coercion of a Minor
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Richard C. O’Hara, age 32, of Broome County pled guilty today to attempting to coerce and entice a minor to engage …
Jury Convicts New Jersey Man of Essex County Drug Conspiracy
ALBANY, NEW YORK – James Kerns, age 30, of Elizabethtown, New Jersey, was convicted on June 30, 2020, following a four-day jury trial of conspiracy …
Onondaga Reservation Resident Pleads Guilty to Drug and Money Laundering Charges
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Robert Printup, age 36, a resident of the Onondaga Reservation in Onondaga County, New York, pled guilty today to conspiring to …
Watertown Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug and Firearms Charges
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Daniel J. Borg, 43, of Watertown, New York, pled guilty yesterday to possession of controlled substances (heroin/fentanyl and eutylone) with intent …
Nine Face Federal Drug and Firearms Charges
BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK – Nine defendants were arrested and charged with federal drug conspiracy and drug possession charges, conspiracy to commit money laundering and federal …
Syracuse Man Admits Role in Drug Conspiracy
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Luis Carrasquillo, age 35, of Syracuse pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, and distribution of a mixture of heroin …
Syracuse Man Indicted for Assaulting a U.S. Postal Employee
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Javon Mayo, age 29, of Syracuse, was arraigned today on an indictment charging him with assaulting a United States Postal Service …
Bronx Man Indicted for Offering Bribes to Public Official
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Muhammad Z. Aabdin, age 30, of the Bronx, New York, has been indicted for offering bribes to a public official and …
Jefferson County Man Pleads Guilty to Failing to Register as a Sex Offender
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Chad A. Worthington, age 43, of Ellisburg, New York, pled guilty today in federal court in Syracuse to one felony count of …
New York based cocaine trafficker heading to prison for running international drug ring
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Hilario Renato Mendoza Beltran, age 48, and a citizen of Peru, was sentenced today to 87 months in prison for conspiring …
Dolgeville Man Sentenced to 24 Months for Passport Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Timothy John Walsh, age 63, formerly of Dolgeville, New York (currently residing in California), was sentenced today to serve 24 months …
Former Madison County Resident Sentenced to 17 Years for Sexually Exploiting a Child
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – John T. Flinn, age 27, of Canastota, New York was sentenced yesterday to serve 17 years imprisonment to be followed by …
Six charged for illegal gun possession
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Acting United States Attorney Antoinette T. Bacon and ATF Special Agent in Charge John B. DeVito announced that the following defendants …
Ithaca Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Online Enticement of a Minor
BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK – Jeffrey Blake, age 50, of Ithaca, New York, pled guilty today to attempted online enticement of a minor. The announcement was …
Jury Convicts Halfmoon Man of Firearm and Threats Charges in First NDNY Criminal Trial Since Pandemic Began
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Following a four-day trial, a jury today found Romano McCain, age 48, of Halfmoon, New York, guilty of possession of a …
Brooklyn Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Commit COVID-19 Relief Fraud
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Sean M. Andre, age 31, of Brooklyn, New York, pled guilty yesterday to conspiring with an Ulster County man to fraudulently …
Hudson Man Gets 8 Years for Role in Gun Store Burglary
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Austin Suarez, age 26, of Hudson, New York, was sentenced today to 100 months in prison for aiding and abetting the …
Guilderland Man Gets 2 years for Marijuana and Money Laundering
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Masood Sharifipour, age 36, of Guilderland, New York, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for his role in a …
Waterford Man Charged with Attempted Sex Trafficking of a Child
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Bradley Boisen, age 25, of Waterford, New York, appeared in court today on a charge that he attempted to pay $60 …