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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John L. Hutchins, a 71-year-old resident of Lewiston, New York, has admitted to his involvement in a scheme to defraud COVID-19 relief programs out of more than $1.8 million.
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Tonya D’Agostino, a resident of Farmington, New York, has been sentenced to one year of probation for unlawfully obtaining and disclosing individually identifiable health information.
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U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo has announced the sentencing of Maureen Holleran, a 62-year-old resident of Buffalo, who was convicted of filing a false tax return. U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara sentenced Holleran to 18 months in prison.
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U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo has announced that Dylan C. Irvin, a 26-year-old resident of Bradford, Pennsylvania, has pleaded guilty to the charge of receipt of child pornography.
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U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced the arrest and charging of three individuals with immigration-related offenses in Buffalo, New York.
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U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo has announced that a federal grand jury has indicted Joseph Thayer, 48, from Jamestown, NY, on charges of narcotics conspiracy.
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Maxwell H. Gawley, a 34-year-old resident of Lackawanna, New York, has pleaded guilty to charges of distributing child pornography.
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A Cheektowaga man, Darryl Lamont Paul, also known as Darryl Lamont, has been arrested and charged with attempted sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion, as well as possession with intent to distribute cocaine.
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A Niagara Falls man, Jermaine McQueen, 46, has pleaded guilty to a drug charge involving fentanyl. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced the plea in Buffalo, New York.
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U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo has announced the arrest of Juan Vera-Cervantes, a 45-year-old Mexican national, who faces charges for re-entering the United States illegally after being deported multiple times.
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U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo has announced that Michael Burnett, a 40-year-old resident of Hamburg, New York, was sentenced to 96 months in prison.
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Luis Mauafrewiny Aviles Matias, also known as Leiver Artur Ponce Leon and Juan Perez Chavez, has pleaded guilty to making a false claim of United States citizenship. U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. sentenced the 57-year-old Ecuadorian...
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U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced the arrest of Omid Kazemimanesh, a 38-year-old resident of Mississauga, Ontario.
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U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo has announced that Christopher Porter, a 37-year-old former postal worker from Angola, New York, has pleaded guilty to the theft of mail by an officer or employee.
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A Rochester man, Daniel P. Walsh, 58, has been charged with receipt and possession of child pornography.
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John Douglas Looney, an 82-year-old resident of Rochester, New York, has pleaded guilty to a new charge related to child pornography.
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U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo has announced that a federal grand jury indicted Jose Perez, a 40-year-old resident of Celeron, New York, on charges related to child pornography.
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U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that James D. Sutton, a 40-year-old resident of Depew, NY, has been sentenced to 100 months in prison followed by 30 years of supervised release.
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U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo has announced the sentencing of Christopher Rucker, a 45-year-old resident of Cheektowaga, NY.
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Henry Ford, a 37-year-old resident of Buffalo, New York, has been sentenced for being a felon in possession of a firearm. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that Ford received a sentence of time served, approximately 11 months, and three...