Hamburg man going to prison for selling fentanyl and possessing a gun

BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Michael Burnett, 40, of Hamburg, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, was sentenced to serve 96 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Evan K. Glaberson, who handled the case, stated that in September 2022, the New York State Police and Hamburg Police Department began investigating Burnett’s fentanyl trafficking operation. On February 1, 2023, investigators searched Burnett’s Holiday Lane apartment, seizing four bags of fentanyl, a loaded firearm,  drug paraphernalia, $9,797 in cash, and a 4.8 carat gold and diamond necklace appraised at $23,900, which represents proceeds from his drug trafficking activities. Burnett was previously convicted of felonies in Erie County Court in 2010 and 2019 and is legally prohibited from possessing a firearm.

The sentencing is a result of an investigation by the Hamburg Police Department, under the direction of Chief Peter Dienes, the New York State Police, under the direction of Major Amie Feroleto, and the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Frank Tarentino, New York Field Division.

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