WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Michael Paonessa, 36, of Niagara Falls, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute, and distribution, of fentanyl, was sentenced to serve 198 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
On the evening of April 28, 2023, Paonessa and his girlfriend, identified as R.A., went to dinner at a restaurant in downtown Buffalo. The investigation determined that R.A. asked Paonessa for drugs and he promised to give her with some, which he had done on multiple occasions during their relationship, including ...