Three family members of an accused bank robber have been charged with destroying evidence, lying to authorities, and witness tampering, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
In July 2019, Timothy L. Mulvey, 33, was indicted for allegedly robbing two banks in Western New York in the summer of 2018.
Mulvey allegedly stole $2,044 from Northwest Savings Bank in Grand Island, NY, on June 27, 2018, and $913 from M&T Bank in Niagara Falls, NY, on July 11, 2018.
A long-time member of a violent street gang that sold drugs in Buffalo, New York, has pleaded guilty to two felony charges according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Shawn Woods, aka “Pif”, 28, pled guilty to one count of racketeering conspiracy and one count of possession of 400 grams or more of fentanyl with intent to distribute on December 13.
Woods had been facing a possible sentence of up to life in prison.
Updated: December 21, 2019
A Buffalo man accused of lying to a grand jury about a murder he witnessed has pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Demetrius “Little D” Lowry, 24, was indicted in May for lying to a grand jury about the murder of his cousin Jaquan Sullivan.
Sullivan was shot and killed in front of Lowry’s house on Parkdale Avenue in Buffalo on the evening of December 5, 2015.
Lisa Bershan, former President and CEO of All American Pet Company (AAPT) and Starship Snacks Corporation, was sentenced to 7 years in prison on November 22.
Bershan will be required to pay restitution of $2,926,702.54 at the rate of 15% of her gross monthly income beginning 1 month after she is released from prison.
The sentence also includes 5 years of supervised release.
Updated: January 6, 2020
On November 7, 2019, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York announced that a former postal employee had been indicted for stealing iPhones and other valuable items from the mail.
John R. Elbayeh, 43, of Albany, was a mail processing clerk at the U.S. Postal Service Processing and Distribution Center in Albany from December 2012 to December 2018.
According to court records, Elbayeh was targeted for surveillance based on allegations that he was stealing mail.