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14 Local Residents Charged in Federal Drug Trafficking Investigation

October 18, 2018 By WRFA Leave a Comment

BUFFALO - Fourteen Jamestown residents are facing multiple federal charges for their involvement in a methamphetamine drug trafficking ring. Assistant U.S. Attorney Patricia Astorga, who is handling the case, stated that according to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Alexis Hall, Andrew Bennett, Danny Michael III, Destiny Hare, Ernest Cauley Jr., Jacob Motherwell, Jamell Trapp, Jamestown Police Department, Marcus Bowman, Michael Davis, Patricia Astorga, Ramael Fields, Searcy Fields, Stacie Yancer, Stephanie Harrison, U.S. Attorney's Office, U.S. District Court, Zackiel Fields Jr.

Former Dunkirk Mayor Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Scheme

February 1, 2017 By WRFA Leave a Comment

(MEDIA RELEASE FROM U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE) BUFFALO - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced Wednesday former City of Dunkirk Mayor Richard L. Frey, 85, of Dunkirk, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Adam Cohen, Brad Geary, Dunkirk, Edward Sullivan, FBI, James Kennedy Jr, John Fabian, Richard Arcara, Richard Frey, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. District Court

Bush Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Making Online Criminal Threats

September 30, 2016 By WRFA Leave a Comment

BUFFALO - The former Jamestown Police officer who was arrested for making online threats against other members of the police department will spend a year in prison for his crime. On Thursday the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Buffalo announced that 45 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Jamestown Police Department, Michael Bush, U.S. Attorney's Office, U.S. District Court

Reed Proposes Law Allowing Property Owners Right to Sue Government for Lost Income

January 28, 2015 By WRFA 1 Comment

WASHINGTON – Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning) says New York residents who are not allowed to use their property for fracking purposes should be compensated by New York State. Earlier this week Reed announced a proposal he’s introduced in the House … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Court of Claims, Defense of Property Rights Act, House of Representatives, Tom Reed, U.S. District Court

Westfield Murder Suspects Plead Not Guilty to Federal Charges

September 10, 2014 By WRFA Leave a Comment

BUFFALO - The two men accused of killing Mary Whitaker last month in her Westfield summer home have pleaded not guilty to all federal charges during a hearing Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Buffalo. According to a report in today’s Jamestown … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Charles Sanford, Jonathan Conklin, Mary E. Whitaker, Mary Whitaker, U.S. District Court, Westfield Homicide

Williamsport PA Company Fined for Asbestos Contamination at Dahlstrom’s Demolition Site

September 5, 2014 By WRFA Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The construction company that was responsible for the demolition of the former Dahlstrom's building on Buffalo St. will pay a fine of $100,000 after being found guilty of contaminating the Chadakoin River with asbestos. That’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: asbestos, Chadakoin River, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Dahlstrom's, Leo Williams, Lycoming Construction Services, U.S. District Court

Lakewood Business Owner Sentenced to One Year in Federal Prison for Failing to Pay Payroll Taxes

January 30, 2014 By WRFA Leave a Comment

BUFFALO - The man who owns and operates a Lakewood business will spend the next year in a federal prison after being sentenced U.S. District Court on Wednesday. According to WIVB in Buffalo, 57-year-old John Creighton of Bemus Point who was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Classic Brass Inc., Internal Revenue Service, John Creighton, U.S. District Court

MORNING NEWS: Jamestown Native Subject of Federal Whistleblower Case

June 13, 2013 By WRFA Leave a Comment

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - A Jamestown native is the focus of attention in a whistle-blower case involving food safety that will soon be heard in Federal court. According to the Government Accountability Project, Jamestown native Colin Chase, a former … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Brothers International Food Corporation, Colin Chase, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety Modernization Act, Government Accountability Project, U.S. District Court

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