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Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Cocaine

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of New York

CONTACT: Barbara Burns
PHONE: (716) 843-5817
FAX #: (716) 551-3051

BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jose Bruno, 36, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, cocaine. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, and a fine of $1,000,000.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Misha A. Coulson, who is handling the case, stated that on September 24 and October 25, 2018, investigators conducted two controlled purchases of cocaine from Bruno at his Jewett Avenue residence. On November 8, 2018, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service executed a federal search warrant on a suspicious postal package addressed to a “Maria Ramos” at the defendant’s residence. Testing confirmed that the parcel contained cocaine. Although this package was not intended for Bruno, he intended to deliver it to someone else.

The plea is the result of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Ray Donovan, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, under the direction of Inspector-in-Charge Joseph W. Cronin of the Boston Division. 

Sentencing is scheduled for June 4, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. before Judge Arcara.

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Updated March 4, 2020

Topic
Drug Trafficking