Federal grand jury indicts Buffalo man for selling meth

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Mario Pittman Jr., 30, of Buffalo, NY, with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, which carries a maximum penalty of life in prison.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey E. Intravatola, who handled the case, stated that according to the indictment and a previously filed complaint, since March 2024, the FBI Safe Streets Task Force and the Lackawanna Police Department have been investigating Pittman’s drug trafficking activities. The investigation included multiple controlled purchases of methamphetamine from Pittman. The investigation also determined that Pittman has two prior violent felony convictions.

The indictment is the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Matthew Miraglia, the Lackawanna Police Department, under the direction of Chief Mark Packard, and the Erie County Sheriff’s Office, under the direction of Sheriff John Garcia.

The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.  

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