Buffalo Man Sentenced For Distribution Of Cocaine

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BUFFALO, NY - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Daniel Paul, 65, of Buffalo, New York, who was convicted of distribution of crack cocaine, was sentenced to serve 120 months in prison and 6 years of supervised release by United States District Court Judge Richard J. Arcara.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Meghan Tokash, who prosecuted the case, stated that in May of 2017, Paul sold 3.32 grams of crack cocaine to an undercover police officer at a location on Thatcher Street in the city of Buffalo.  A life-long drug dealer and career criminal offender under the United States Sentencing Guidelines, Paul’s sentence is in part a reflection of his two prior felony convictions in Erie County court from 2004 for Attempted Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3rd and in 2010 for Attempted Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 4th.  When announcing Paul’s sentence, Judge Arcara noted the defendant’s age and declining health, however stressed the need to protect the public from those who deal drugs.

The sentencing 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, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Gary Loeffert, and the New York State Police, under the direction of Major Edward Kennedy.

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