Three Men Arrested By ICE In Dunkirk

Three men have been arrested by ICE in Dunkirk for illegally being in the United States.

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that 29-year old Hector Noel Soto-Villalta, a citizen of Honduras, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation, with a prior felony conviction, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. 39-year old Isaias Fernando Diego-Lucas, a citizen of Guatemala, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation, which carries a maximum penalty of two years in prison. And, 52-year old Manuel Juan Mateo, a citizen of Guatemala, is charged with possession of a counterfeit alien resident card, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.

 Assistant U.S. Attorneys Sasha Mascarenhas and Andrew Henning, who are handling the case, stated Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Buffalo Field Office conducted the targeted enforcement action in Dunkirk on February 24, 2025.

Two Jamestown Women Charged With Narcotics Conspiracy

Two Jamestown women have been charged in U.S. District Court with narcotics conspiracy. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that 24-year old Sabrina Flores a/k/a Notorious Marie and 45-year old Sandra Pavlock a/k/a Sondra L. Pavlock were arrested and charged in separate criminal complaints with conspiracy to possess with intent to…

April 10, 2025

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Dunkirk Man Pleads Guilty to Labor Trafficking, Kidnapping Charges

A Dunkirk man has pleaded guilty in Federal Court to labor trafficking and kidnapping charges. U.S. Attorney Trini Ross announced that 33-year old Augusto Mateo Francisco is guilty of two counts of forced labor, and one count of transportation of a minor. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of…

February 5, 2025

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Jamestown Man Faces Federal Charges Following Synthetic Drug Probe

BUFFALO - A Jamestown man faces federal charges for allegedly selling the illegal drug ecstasy. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Buffalo, 32 year-old Barrett Johnson of Jamestown was one of two people charged Friday in U.S. District Court. The other person was 47 year-old Richard Clarke, a Canadian…

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