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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Cyril Swan, a 30-year-old resident of Syracuse, has been sentenced to 120 months in prison for distributing and possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute.
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Kurt Dobler, a 31-year-old resident of Syracuse, New York, has pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography.
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Stacey Taylor, a 42-year-old resident of Plattsburgh, New York, was arraigned following an indictment by a federal grand jury in Albany.
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Michael Austin, a 47-year-old resident of Frankfort, New York, was sentenced to 88 months in federal prison for drug trafficking and illegal possession of firearms as a felon.
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Oluwaseun Adekoya, also known by several aliases including “Ace G.” and “Legendary,” was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role as the leader of a nationwide bank fraud and money laundering operation.
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Michael Williams and Rohail Khan, both former correctional officers at Mid-State Correctional Facility in New York, have been sentenced to federal prison for violating the civil rights of an inmate.
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Since October, Acting United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III has sworn in seven Assistant District Attorneys (ADAs) as Special Assistant U.S. Attorneys (SAUSAs) for the Northern District of New York.
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A federal jury has convicted Aly Kaba, 30, of New Rochelle, New York, on charges related to pandemic fraud and identity theft.
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Corey Jordon Green, a 33-year-old resident of Vestal, New York, has been sentenced to 19 years in federal prison for his involvement in a drug trafficking conspiracy that extended across the United States.
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On October 7, 2025, Acting U.S. Attorney John A. Sarcone III met with Sean P. Roberts, Special Agent-in-Charge of the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Inspector General (DOL OIG), in Albany, New York.
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Emilio Chirico, a 57-year-old resident of Cicero, New York, was sentenced to six months in prison for wire fraud and misappropriation of postal funds.
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Cecilio Wareham, a 48-year-old resident of Queens, New York, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine.
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Jerry Gordon, a 56-year-old man from Colorado, has been sentenced to two years in prison for transmitting a threat in interstate commerce with the intent to injure another person.
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Charles Wager, 57, of Castleton-on-Hudson, New York, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison following his conviction for attempting to entice a minor into illegal sexual activity while he was required to register as a sex offender.
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Kris Roglieri, the chief executive officer of Prime Capital Ventures, LLC, pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy in federal court in Albany, New York.
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York has issued a warning about phone scams involving individuals who falsely claim to represent the Department of Justice.
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Peter Bardunias, 59, of Clifton Park, New York, has been charged with attempting to entice a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity.
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Christian Mur-Santana, a 39-year-old Cuban national living in Las Vegas, Nevada, has pleaded guilty to charges related to the distribution and possession with intent to distribute over five kilograms of pure methamphetamine and fentanyl.
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John Kelly, an 83-year-old resident of Rome, New York, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for conspiring to receive and distribute child pornography and for possessing child pornography.
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Juan Correa Sr., 49, of Lady Lake, Florida, has been sentenced to 17.5 years in federal prison for his role as the leader of a cocaine trafficking operation that moved large quantities of the drug from Puerto Rico to Syracuse, New York.