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South Dayton Man Pleads Guilty To Child Porn

BUFFALO - U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Joseph A. Buelow, 31, of South Dayton has pleaded guilty to receipt of child pornography, which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum penalty of 20 years, and a $250,000 fine. Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron J. Mango, who is handling the case, stated that in February 2024, the West Seneca Police Department seized Buelow’s phone, based on communications he was having online. A search of the phone recovered six images of child pornography that were saved on the phone and received by Buelow ...

Jamestown Man Pleads Guilty To Meth Possession In Federal Court

Andre Richards, 26, of Jamestown has pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life and a $10,000,000 fine. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Stacey Jacovetti and Louis A. Testani, who are handling the case, stated that in the summer of 2022, law enforcement began investigating the drug trafficking activities of Richards in Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties and in Warren, Pa. During the investigation, Richards was charged with several New ...

Spielman, Kindberg Honored For Football Coverage

BUFFALO — Two Ogden Newspapers sports writers were honored for their work at the annual Dick Gallagher Football Awards Banquet on Saturday at the Lake Erie Italian Club. Matt Spielman received the Allen Wilson Media Award, presented in honor of the late Buffalo News reporter and columnist ...

City Woman Pleads Guilty In Drug, Weapons Case

Alisha Klinger, 45, of Jamestown, has pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 17 years in prison and a maximum of life. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua A. Violanti, who is handling the case, said Klinger conspired with co-defendant Jacob Snow and others to sell heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine in the Jamestown area. Conspiracy ...

Jamestown Man Enters Guilty Plea In Drug Distribution, Harm

A Jamestown man has pleaded guilty to distribution of controlled substances causing serious bodily injury. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced Tuesday that David Sekerak Ledesma, 52, entered the admission before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra Jr. The plea carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 20 years in prison, a maximum of life, and a fine of $1 million. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Joshua A. Violanti and Nicholas A. Testani, who are handling the case, stated that between 2020 and 2023, Ledesma conspired with others to sell narcotics for profit, utilizing social media to ...

City Man Charged In Stabbing At Downtown Business

A city man has been charged in a Saturday afternoon stabbing. James Morris, 43, was charged with first-degree assault, tampering with physical evidence, two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon and second-degree menacing. At approximately 12:34 p.m., officers from the ...