U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York
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A Buffalo man has been arrested on federal gun and drug charges following an investigation into a fatal overdose at Sisters of Charity Hospital in February 2025.
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Daniel Richter, 47, from Middle Island, New York, pleaded guilty to cyberstalking in federal court, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo.
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A Niagara Falls man has pleaded guilty to federal gun and drug charges, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo.
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Wayne McDaniels, 42, of Rochester, New York, has been sentenced to 144 months in federal prison following his conviction for possession with intent to distribute 10 grams or more of a fentanyl analogue and possession of firearms in furtherance of...
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Anthony Neubauer, a 39-year-old resident of Falconer, New York, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his involvement in a kidnapping that led to the murder of Joseph Anthony.
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A Lancaster resident, Alexander Grupp, age 33, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison and 10 years of supervised release for receiving child pornography.
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Edward Wilkie, a 31-year-old resident of Tonawanda, New York, has pleaded guilty to charges related to a narcotics conspiracy.
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A Greece, New York man has pleaded guilty to making threats against a federal law enforcement officer and the officer’s family.
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An Oregon man has been sentenced to 70 months in prison for his involvement in a large-scale marijuana trafficking operation that spanned several states. U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo handed down the sentence to Robert Fiels, 38, of City...
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Brandie S. Williams of Dallas, Texas, and Brittany L. Herbert of Brandywine, Maryland, have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud in federal court in Buffalo, New York.
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Gregory Trotter, a 51-year-old former detective with the Amherst Police Department, has pleaded guilty to impeding a federal officer.
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Charles Barker, a 70-year-old resident of Niagara Falls, New York, has pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine.
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Brian O’Brien, a 43-year-old resident of East Aurora, New York, has been sentenced to nine years in prison and 30 years of supervised release after being convicted of receiving child pornography. U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo handed down...
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A federal grand jury has indicted Daniel Gregory, 33, of Clarence, New York, on a charge of attempted enticement of a minor.
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Romance and online investment scams are becoming more prevalent and sophisticated, according to a joint warning issued by U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo, FBI Special Agent-in-Charge Philip Tejera, and Department of Homeland Security Special...
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A Chautauqua County resident has pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography involving a prepubescent minor.
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Dominic Sprague, a 42-year-old resident of Greece, New York, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for his involvement in a retail theft ring that trafficked stolen goods across state lines.
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Omar Vazquez-Baez, also known as Tutu, was sentenced to 146 months in prison for his involvement in a cocaine trafficking operation and for failing to appear at his original sentencing.
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A man from the Dominican Republic, Reinaldo Sanchez Gonzalez, also known as Delvis Mendoza, has pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl.
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A man from Elmira, New York, has been sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine and illegally possessing firearms. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that Albey H. Braster, 44, received a sentence of...