Man gets life sentence for ’06 double slaying
ROCHESTER — A career criminal has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing a suspected drug rival and one of two women who were caught in a hail of gunfire near a...
View ArticleFive convicted of conspiring to sell drugs
U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced Tuesday that five defendants pleaded guilty to conspiring to sell Oxycontin pills. Appearing before Chief U.S. District Court Judge William M, Skretny ...
View ArticleSeven charged with conspiring to aid Taliban
NEW YORK CITY — Seven men, including two American citizens, were charged Monday with selling drugs and weapons in an effort to help the Taliban fight U.S. troops overseas.
View ArticleWoman arrested on drug/gun charges
Beverly Baer, 51, of Depew, is charged with cocaine distribution and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. She faces 15 years to life in prison.
View ArticleDrugs: United States v. Chowdhury
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Drugs Sentencing Factors and Disparities United States v. Chowdhury 09-3442-cr Appealed from the Northern District of New York Background: The question presented...
View ArticleSchumer going after ‘underground’ drug site
U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer is asking the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Department of Justice to launch an immediate crackdown on the underground website “Silk Road.” He claims it allows...
View ArticleFDA’s fast-tracking of drugs called ‘risky’
The Food and Drug Administration’s expedited approval of drugs like the blood thinner Pradaxa may be endangering U.S. consumers, according to a new column in the Journal of the American Medical...
View ArticlePolice: Mom used kiss to give jailed son drugs
PENN YAN — Police say a woman passed drugs to her son while kissing him when she visited him in a county jail. Sheriff’s deputies in Yates County tell local media outlets that 54-year-old Kimberly...
View ArticleMan sentenced for importing drugs
Joshua Buerman, 27, of Williamson, who was convicted of conspiracy to import and distribute more than 15 kilograms of Methylone, a Schedule I controlled substance, has been sentenced by U.S. District...
View ArticleDoctor pleads guilty in drug case
Matthew Bennett, 49, of Clarence, who was convicted of unlawfully distributing and dispensing oxycodone, a controlled substance, was sentenced to 36 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J....
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