Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty To Cocaine Conspiracy

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BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Wa1demar Martinez, a/k/a Crazy, 43, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 40 years, and a maximum $5,000,000 fine.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Meghan Leydecker and Charles J. Volkert, Jr., who are handling the case, stated that between December 2015 and June 7, 2016, the defendant conspired with others to distribute over 500 grams of cocaine in the Buffalo area. Martinez used a residence at 275 Tonawanda Street in furtherance of his drug trafficking activities. On June 7, 2016, the defendant sold cocaine to an individual working with the Drug Enforcement Administration.

The plea is the result of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Ray Donovan, New York Field Division, and the Buffalo Police Department, under the direction of Commissioner Byron Lockwood.

Sentencing is scheduled for April 1, 2020, before Judge Arcara.

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