U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York
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Diego Guisao-Zapata, a 41-year-old Colombian citizen, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for alien smuggling and conspiracy to commit alien smuggling.
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David Dion, a 47-year-old resident of Greenwich, New York, has pleaded guilty to charges related to the distribution and possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
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Niesha Goodwin, a 37-year-old resident of Albany, has entered a guilty plea to charges of mail fraud and aggravated identity theft related to pandemic unemployment insurance benefits.
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Benz Coleman, a 34-year-old resident of Colonie, New York, has been sentenced to 90 months in prison for drug trafficking offenses involving fentanyl and cocaine.
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Kyle Taylor, a 29-year-old resident of Malden, Massachusetts, received a 10-year prison sentence for distributing methamphetamine, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and conspiring to possess with intent to distribute...
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Benjamin Wheeler, a 20-year-old resident of Norwich, New York, has been sentenced to eight months in federal prison for possessing an unregistered short-barreled rifle.
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Omar Alaidrus, a 24-year-old resident of Schenectady, New York, received a 12-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to charges related to drug distribution and food stamp fraud.
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Jose Carrero, a 36-year-old resident of Amsterdam, New York, has entered a guilty plea for possessing a controlled substance with the intent to distribute.
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Bailey Burger, a 38-year-old resident of Chazy, New York, has been indicted for his alleged involvement in alien smuggling.
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Willie Mills, a 31-year-old resident of Schenectady, New York, has pleaded guilty to charges related to firearm possession and drug distribution.
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Loretta Washington, a 60-year-old resident of Binghamton, New York, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for committing social security fraud.
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Harmish Patel, a 26-year-old resident of Streamwood, Illinois, has been indicted in connection with a gold bullion scam targeting an elderly couple in Rensselaer County.
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A Colombian man, Jhader Augusto Uribe-Tobar, has been extradited from Canada to the United States and arraigned on charges related to the drowning of a pregnant Mexican woman in December 2023.
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Mufid Fawaz Alkhader, a 29-year-old resident of Schenectady, New York, has pled guilty to charges related to a hate crime involving shots fired outside an Albany synagogue.
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Christopher McCarty, a 33-year-old resident of Manhattan, has pled guilty to mailing a threatening letter aimed at two New York State judges.
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Todd Austin, a 64-year-old resident of Gloversville, New York, has pleaded guilty to charges related to drug conspiracy and distribution.
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Richard Brundige, 46, from Ellenburg Depot, New York, has been sentenced to 65 months in prison for unlawful firearm possession.
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Thomas Berrington, a 33-year-old resident of Colonie, New York, has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for the sexual exploitation of a child.
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The United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of New York has announced that its Asset Recovery Unit collected over $39 million in fiscal year 2024 from civil, criminal, and forfeiture actions.
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Sherry Ozmore, a 56-year-old resident of Richmond, Virginia, has pled guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud.