A Rochester man has been convicted of a drug and weapon charge. Willie Harris, 46, was found guilty of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and being a felon in possession of ammunition and a firearm, according to the ...

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A Yates County man, originally arrested about a year ago by Penn Yan police in Yates County, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on several drug charges and accused of threatening a witness. A 13-count indictment charges James ...

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William Martin Jr., of Rochester, who was convicted of enticement, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and 20 years supervised release by Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci. According to the office of U.S. Attorney William J. ...

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BUFFALO — Three men have been indicted in the first money laundering case in the Western District of New York involving the use of bitcoin digital currency. A federal grand jury has charged Richard Petix, 30, of Rochester, with operating ...

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A Rochester man has pleaded guilty to drug charges in U.S. District Court in Rochester. Ronald Dodd, 32, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute heroin, and possession and brandishing of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking ...

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Run, hide, fight. Those three words sum up the instructions law enforcement experts gave to about 300 people Wednesday at a two-hour presentation on what to do if someone starts shooting at people where you work, or shop or go ...

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A woman convicted of sex trafficking has been sentenced to five years and 10 months in prison. Jennifer Miller, 28, of Rochester, was convicted of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of a minor, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. In ...

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BUFFALO — Two Niagara County residents have been arrested on drug charges. Oliver Kimmons, 48, and Kathlyn Ventura, 24, both of Lockport, were charged with intent to distribute heroin and crack cocaine. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 ...

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Kenneth Harper, of Rochester, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of crack cocaine, and possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, was sentenced to 15 years prison by ...

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BUFFALO — A federal grand jury has handed up a 41-count indictment against Alan Ceccarelli, 30, of Buffalo, including charges of wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and distribution of alprazolam and buprenorphine. The charges carry ...

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The office of U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced actions on the following cases: Amber Crouse, of Salamanca, Cattaraugus County, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin. The ...

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