No shorter jail sentence for marijuana trafficker Masecchia

MMP News AuthorJanuary 16, 2024
A judge has rejected a request for a shorter prison sentence from a former schoolteacher who admitted receiving help from a federal agent, Joseph Bongiovanni, in trafficking marijuana into Buffalo and its suburbs. Michael Masecchia, left, walks out of federal court accompanied by his lawyer, Patrick Brown, after being sentenced ... Read More

Deputies seize more than 400 pounds of pot in Lincoln

MMP News AuthorOctober 12, 2023
The term “infrastructure” is a stand-in for a great variety of national and local concerns—from clean water to electric grids to access to the internet—but traditionally the term has referred to the condition of the nation’s roads, bridges, and highways. According to data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Americans ... Read More

Search warrant in Buffalo turns up 3 loaded guns

MMP News AuthorJune 10, 2023
Three loaded guns and a large quantity of suspected marijuana were seized when officers executed a search warrant Wednesday in the 400 block of Connecticut Street, between 14th and 17th streets, Buffalo Police announced. Omar Ali, 30, of Buffalo, was charged with three counts of second-degree criminal possession of a ... Read More