Buffalo, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Grant Easley, 33, of Lackawanna, NY, who was convicted of possessing with intent to distribute and distributing crack cocaine, was sentenced to serve 40 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Seth T. Molisani, who handled the case, stated that the Hamburg and Lackawanna Police Departments, and the Drug Enforcement Administration began investigating the narcotics trafficking activities of the defendant in July 2018. During the course of the investigation, officers conducted a total of five controlled purchases of cocaine and/or crack cocaine from Easley between July 13 and Aug. 21, 2018.
The sentencing is the result of an investigation by the Lackawanna Police Department, under the direction of Chief James Michel; the Hamburg Police Department, under the direction of Chief Gregory Wickett; and the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Ray Donovan, New York Field Division. #
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
