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May 21, 2013
Locke, New York - Man charged with the federal offense of failing to register as a sex offender.
May 17, 2013
Syracuse, New York - Woman has been sentenced for her role in a series of aggravated identity thefts, three of which were committed after she had been indicted and while she was under federal court supervision.
May 15, 2013
Syracuse, New York - Federal jury has convicted two men of conspiring to import and distribute a controlled substance analogue, known on the street as “Molly”.
May 9, 2013
Spencerport, New York - Indictment announced of two individuals and Crane-Hogan Structural Systems, Inc.
May 8, 2013
Utica, New York - Two Utica area men have pled guilty to committing a string of bank robberies.
May 1, 2013
Syracuse, New York - Woman entered a plea of guilty to an indictment charging her with one count of embezzlement from a program receiving federal funds.
Phoenix, New York - Man arrested on federal child pornography charges.
April 2013
April 29, 2013
Albany, New York – United States Attorney General Eric Holder today announced theappointment of Northern District of New York United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian to servea two-year term on the Attorney General's Advisory Committee (AGAC).
April 25, 2013
Binghamton, New York - Man was sentenced to twenty four weekends of incarceration, and five years supervised release for the felony crimes of wire fraud and tax evasion.
April 22, 2013
Syracuse, New York - Bricktown Gang member sentenced to 89 months in prison.
April 18, 2013
Albany, New York - Seven Postal employees plead guilty to making false statements to obtain Unemployment Benefits.
April 12, 2013
ALBANY, New York - Former McGinn, Smith & Co., Inc. Senior Managing Director sentenced.
April 11, 2013
Cicero, New York - Man pled guilty to attempting to persuade a child he believed to be 11 years old to engage in unlawful sexual contact with him.
April 10, 2013
Albany, New York - Arrests made in internet gambling investigation.
April 8, 2013
Belle Glade, Florida - Man pled guilty to employing illegal aliens at King Ferry in Cayuga County in 2008 and 2009.
April 3, 2013
Hogansburg, New York - Man pled guilty to participating in a conspiracy in 2009 and 2010 to smuggle endangered and threatened species from the United States into Canada.
March 2013
March 28, 2013
Syracuse, New York - Man indicted on federal child pornography charges.
March 26, 2013
Syracuse, New York - Four Syracuse area defendants plead guilty in federal court to conspiracy to distribute synthetic drug “Molly”.
Cohoes, New York - A former lawyer, pled guilty to obstruction of justice, as charged in Count 1 of the Indictment filed December 12, 2012.
March 25, 2013
Syracuse, New York - Two brothers from Bricktown Gang each sentenced to 87 months.
March 21, 2013
Brooklyn, New York - Man was to twenty years of imprisonment and ten years of supervised release for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute 280 grams or more of cocaine base (“crack”).
Niskayuna, New York - Man pled guilty to one count of receiving child pornography.
March 20, 2013
Bennington Vermont - Man was sentenced to 2 years of probation and 50 hours of community service for his fraudulent use of a United States Department of Agriculture inspection legend on meat products that he sold commercially.
March 15, 2013
Syracuse, New York - Man held without bond pending the resolution of charges that he received and possessed child pornography.
March 12, 2013
Utica, New York - Two Utica area men arrested on charges of bank robbery.
March 8, 2013
Albany, New York - Rexford woman convicted of harboring an illegal alien.
Vestal, New York - Man was sentenced to one year probation and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine.
Watertown, New York - Man was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for being a three time convicted felon in possession of a firearm.
March 6, 2013
Norfolk, Virginia - Man was sentenced to serve a 16 month term of imprisonment followed by two years of supervised release following his guilty plea to unlawful sale of a firearm to an unauthorized person.
February 2013
February 28, 2013
Ganesvoort, New York - Man was sentenced to ninety-six (96) months of imprisonment for receiving child pornography images.
February 27, 2013
Syracuse, New York - Multiple charges lodged against Terrell Wright for pointing a gun at gang investigators.
February 15, 2013
Syracuse, New York - Man entered a guilty plea to access device fraud, aggravated identity theft, and also being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.
Syracuse, New York - Six members of a stolen mail/counterfeit check cashing ring plead guilty.
February 13, 2013
Utica, New York - Woman was sentenced to 27 months imprisonment and ordered to pay restitution in an amount exceeding $1.4 million.
February 8, 2013
Syracuse, New York - Fifth V-NOT gang member pleads guilty to RICO conspiracy.
Syracuse, New York - Bricktown Gang member sentenced to 150 months in prison.
Woodstock, New York - Man was sentenced to 6 months home detention, 3 years probation, 200 hours of community service, and ordered to forfeit his New York State medical license, and his DEA license to issue narcotic drugs.
February 6, 2013
Albany, New York - Founders of McGinn, Smith & Co., Inc. convicted of conspiracy, mail fraud, wire fraud, securities fraud, and filing false tax returns.
Frankfort, New York - Man was sentenced to 151 months, after previously pleading guilty to a onecount information charging him with knowingly manufacturing over one thousand (1000) marijuana plants.
February 4, 2013
Syracuse, New York - Syracuse area physician required to pay civil penalty for violations of the Federal Controlled Substances Act.
Utica, New York - Man was sentenced to 30 months imprisonment and ordered to pay restitution in an amount exceeding $1.4 million.
February 1, 2013
Albany, New York - Two men were each sentenced to 24 months incarceration, in addition to pay restitution for mortgage fraud.
January 2013
January 31, 2013
Syracuse, New York - Man indicted for wire fraud, false use of a passport, and aggravated identity theft.
January 30, 2013
Ancram, New York - Man pled guilty to twenty-four counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation and presentation of false and fraudulent U.S. income tax returns.
Binghamton, New York - Woman was sentenced in connection with her August 1, 2012, guilty plea to an Information charging her with Subscribing to a False Individual U.S. Income Tax Return.
January 29, 2013
Fulton County, New York - Man was sentenced to 720 months of imprisonment and a lifetime period of supervised release for producing and possessing child pornography still images and videos.
January 25, 2013
U. S. Attorney’s office collects $30.8 million in civil & criminal actions and forfeitures in fiscal year 2012.
January 24, 2013
Lisle, New York - Man admitted to committing a series of bank robberies last summer in BroomeCounty, New York, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, and Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
January 18, 2013
Hogansburg, New York - Two pled guilty to federal charges relating to illegally manufacturing cigarettes on the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation, known as Akwesasne.
January 15, 2013
Brooklyn, New York - Man was sentenced to 60 months imprisonment for Access Device Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft.
Fulton, New York -Man was sentenced following his earlier guilty plea in January 2012 to knowingly distributing, receiving and possessing child pornography via the Internet.
Oswego, New York - Man arrested for theft of government property.
January 14, 2013
Tupper Lake, New York - Man was sentenced in connection with his guilty plea on September 13, 2012 to possession of child pornography.
January 7, 2013
Ogdensburg, New York - Man indicted for obstructing and impeding the irs by filing false IRS forms claiming $36 million in refunds.
Syracuse, New York - Postal employee sentenced for embezzling postal funds.
January 4, 2013
Plattsburgh, New York - Two pled guilty to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute and to distribute more than 280 grams of cocaine base.
Syracuse, New York - Man pled to a one count indictment that charged him with committing robbery at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Syracuse.
January 2, 2013
Owego, New York - Two pled guilty to the felony crime of Bank Embezzlement.
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