More than 22,000 non-FDA approved KN-95 masks and 1,000 non-FDA approved COVID-19 test kits Friday from Sunbeam Labs were seized by Homeland Security Buffalo agents. The test kits and face masks were mislabeled and seized for wire fraud and in violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. HSI special agents, in collaboration with the Department of Justice, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP), and other law … [Read more...]
Comptroller Mychajliw Says Cuomo “Cares More About Illegal Immigrants Than Police”
Erie County Comptroller Stefan Mychajliw and County Clerk Michael Kearns announced today that a new state law passed in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis in April sets a dangerous precedent and puts many of our first responders at risk. The new law, inserted in the state budget and under the cloak of the COVID-19 pandemic, makes it a felony for law enforcement to share New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) information with other … [Read more...]
FORMER MEDICAL PRACTICE OFFICE MANAGER PLEADS GUILTY TO STEALING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
Kristy Brucz, 34, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to obtaining a controlled substance by fraud. The charge carries a maximum penalty of four years in prison and a fine of $250,000. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua A. Violanti, who is handling the case, stated that between 2015 and March 28, 2018, the defendant was an employee and office manager for a Williamsville physician. In that position, Brucz … [Read more...]
LEADER OF TOWNSEND STREET DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION PLEADS GUILTY
U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Lamario Mills, a/k/a Rio, 32, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeremiah J. McCarthy to possessing with intent to distribute, and distributing, 500 grams or more of cocaine. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum penalty of 40 years in prison, and a $5,000,000 fine. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jeremiah E. Lenihan and Joshua … [Read more...]
BUFFALO MAN CHARGED WITH SELLING DRUGS THAT LED TO A DEATH FACES LIFE IN PRISON
U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Steven Gonzalez, a/k/a Unc, 44, of Buffalo, NY, with distribution of heroin, fentanyl, and acetyl fentanyl causing death; conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin, fentanyl, and acetyl fentanyl; possessing with intent to distribute heroin; and using and maintaining a drug involved premises. The charges carry a mandatory … [Read more...]
NYS Ripped Off For Never Delivered Ventilator Costing $69 Million
Comptroller-Stefan-Mychajliw Erie County Comptroller Stefan I. Mychajliw is asking State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli to investigate what he termed the “69 million NYS Ventilator Rip-Off.” In a letter to the Genesee Sun, Mychajliw wrote, “Are you not surprised that the government may have flushed $69 million down the toilet for non-existent ventilators? I’m asking the NYS Comptroller to investigate immediately.” “New York … [Read more...]
BUFFALO MAN CONVICTED BY FEDERAL JURY SENTENCED ON MULTIPLE COCAINE CHARGES
U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Darryl M. Greene, 48, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted by a federal jury of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute, and distributing, 500 grams or more of cocaine, and two counts of attempting to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, was sentenced to serve 120 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo, Jr. Assistant U.S. Attorney Misha Coulson, who handled … [Read more...]
NIAGARA FALLS MAN INDICTED ON MULTIPLE CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES
James P Kennedy, Jr. U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging a 66 year old resident of Niagara Falls, NY, with attempted production, production, and possession of child pornography. The defendant is also charged with contempt of court and conversion of government property. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison, a maximum of 30 years, and a … [Read more...]
BUFFALO WOMAN CHARGED IN FEDERAL COURT WITH ASSAULT FOR SPITTING ON A POSTAL EMPLOYEE AND CLAIMING TO HAVE THE CORONAVIRUS
BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Melissa C. Daniels-Johnson, 39, of Buffalo, New York, was charged in a criminal complaint with assault of a federal employee and threatening to assault a federal employee. The charges carry a maximum penalty of eight years in prison. “Any individual who threatens or attempts to use the COVID-19 virus as a weapon as alleged here deserves—and should expect—a strong … [Read more...]
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