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Barbara Burns Category: Person Description: A Public Affairs Officer for the U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of New York. Page Sections: Article Index |
| Date | Article | Details |
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| 3 May 2023 | Prior Felon Pleads Guilty To Gun Charge A vehicle pursuit ensued over several city streets and ended when Tyree D. Washington failed to stop at a stop sign and crashed into the front porch of a residence on South Plymouth Avenue in Rochester. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of New York Byline: Barbara Burns Dateline: Rochester, New York  |
| 3 May 2023 | Puerto Rican Man Pleads Guilty To Cocaine Charge Assistant U.S. Attorney Cassie Kocher, who is handling the case, stated that Michael Almonte Diaz and another individual were transporting approximately 504 grams of cocaine from Rochester, eastbound on Interstate 90. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of New York Byline: Barbara Burns Dateline: Rochester, New York Topic: Interstate Highway System |
| 26 May 2023 | Buffalo Man Involved In Fatal Crash Arrested On Gun Charge Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas T. Cooper, who is handling the case, stated that according to the complaint, Victims 1 and 2 were driving in a vehicle in the vicinity of Jefferson and Best in Buffalo. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of New York Byline: Barbara Burns Dateline: Buffalo, New York |
| 30 June 2023 | Macedon Business Owner Charged With Wire Fraud In Classic Car Scheme According to the complaint, since at least 2017, Clark P. Rittersbach has fraudulently billed three victims for acquisition and/or restoration work on their antique vehicles that he either did not complete or did not perform at all, despite communicating to them via email and text message that he had. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of New York Byline: Barbara Burns Dateline: Rochester, New York Topics: Clark P. Rittersbach, Concours Classic Motor Cars |
| 7 July 2023 | Rochester Man Going To Prison On Carjacking And Gun Charges Assistant U.S. Attorney Cassie Kocher, who handled the case, stated that Devin C. Johnson approached a taxicab driver (Victim) at a gas station on Dewey Avenue and asked for a ride to Lake Avenue and Flower City Park. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of New York Byline: Barbara Burns Dateline: Rochester, New York |
| 1 March 2024 | Buffalo man arrested, accused of attacking two VA police officers Steven Iverson became verbally resistant to officer commands and rolled up his window and locked himself inside the vehicle. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of New York Byline: Barbara Burns Dateline: Buffalo, New York |
| 11 April 2024 | Cheektowaga man pleads guilty to using stolen credit card numbers to purchase tens of thousands of dollars worth of gas Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles M. Kruly, who is handling the case, stated that Cross Malik Williams, along with co-defendant Kingsley Brown, purchased approximately 570 stolen bank cards from various online marketplaces. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of New York Byline: Barbara Burns Dateline: Buffalo, New York |
| 18 April 2024 | Companies pay $92,000 to settle allegations related to false statement in COVID-19 funding applications U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Buffalo Transportation Inc., Ontario Bus Inc., and several other businesses owned by Igor Finkelshtein, have agreed to pay $91,838 to resolve allegations arising under the False Claims Act. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of New York Byline: Barbara Burns Dateline: Buffalo, New York Topic: Igor Finkelshtein Special Collection: COVID-19 |
| 9 May 2024 | Buffalo man charged with drug distribution following traffic stop Marlon G. Holt, Jr. provided inconsistent and untruthful answers to the deputy’s questions...law enforcement knew that the time frame could not be correct, since Holt’s rental vehicle was recorded in Myrtle Springs, Texas on May 5, 2024, by a license plate reader. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of New York Byline: Barbara Burns Dateline: Buffalo, New York |
| 23 May 2024 | Former Rochester bus driver pleads guilty to child pornography charge Tomas Rosario’s actions were recorded on the bus surveillance system. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of New York Byline: Barbara Burns Dateline: Rochester, New York Topic: Tomas Rosario |
| 21 August 2024 | Cheektowaga man going to prison for using stolen credit card numbers to purchase tens of thousands of dollars worth of gas Williams and Brown used, or allowed others to use, the stolen bank card information to purchase gas for other individuals. The gas customers would then pay Williams and/or Brown an amount of money less than the cost of the gas. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of New York Byline: Barbara Burns Dateline: Buffalo, New York |
| 28 August 2024 | Ontario truck driver arrested on drug charges at the border According to the complaint, on the evening of August 23, 2024, Customs and Border Protection officers at the Lewiston Bridge Port of Entry encountered a commercial truck with Ontario plates being driven by Kasozi. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of New York Byline: Barbara Burns Dateline: Buffalo, New York |
| 10 September 2025 | Jamestown woman pleads guilty to narcotics conspiracy During the traffic stop, officers searched the vehicle and found methamphetamine, which belonged to Sondra L. Pavlock. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of New York Byline: Barbara Burns Dateline: Buffalo, New York |
| 10 November 2025 | Macedon business owner involved in classic car scheme going to prison for $2.5 million wire fraud Customers often relied on his assurances of what work was being done without seeing the work in person before paying him. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of New York Byline: Barbara Burns Dateline: Rochester, New York Topics: Clark P. Rittersbach, Concours Classic Motor Cars |
| 19 November 2025 | Four men arrested and charged with illegal re-entry Law enforcement attempted to conduct a traffic stop of two vehicles in West Seneca, New York, associated with a company that transported and hired illegal aliens. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of New York Byline: Barbara Burns Dateline: Buffalo, New York |
| 2 December 2025 | Honduran man pleads guilty to, sentenced for illegal reentry Ever Josue Erazo-Lopez was taken into custody by the Brighton, New York, Police Department for suspected drunk driving. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of New York Byline: Barbara Burns Dateline: Rochester, New York |
| 11 December 2025 | North Tonawanda man going to prison for using stolen credit card numbers to purchase tens of thousands of dollars worth of gas The gas customers would then pay Cross Malik Williams and/or Kingsley Brown an amount of money less than the cost of the gas. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of New York Byline: Barbara Burns Dateline: Buffalo, New York |
| 22 December 2025 | Lockport man arrested on drug and gun charges Ma Le Jones told a Customs and Border Protection Officer that he made a wrong turn and was attempting to return to the United States. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of New York Byline: Barbara Burns Dateline: Buffalo, New York |
| 7 January 2026 | California man pleads guilty to making fake id’s for delivery drivers In the trunk of his car, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers found, among other things, a laptop, an access card printer, blank plastic access cards, a scanner, and a paper cutter, which Miguel Angel Guevara-Murillo brought with him from California to New York. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of New York Byline: Barbara Burns Dateline: Buffalo, New York |
| 17 February 2026 | Little Valley man who fled from police following high speed chase arrested, charged with selling cocaine A Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s deputy subsequently conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle, during which Ronald D. Mitchell appeared very nervous and started to sweat profusely. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of New York Byline: Barbara Burns Dateline: Buffalo, New York |