Charlie Specht
Politics and Investigative Reporter at Buffalo News
Journalist at WGRZ-TV (Buffalo, NY)
Award-winning investigative reporter and writer based in Buffalo. Tips: [email protected]
Articles
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2 weeks ago |
wgrz.com | Charlie Specht
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A homeless man who police say was a squatter in a Buffalo house last year when he killed two repairmen was found guilty Friday of multiple charges of murder and weapons possession. Closing arguments lasted over two hours Friday as Dale O. Cummings, 31, listened to prosecutors describe him as a killer who ambushed two handymen who were repairing the Zenner Street home.
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3 weeks ago |
wgrz.com | Charlie Specht
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Diocese of Buffalo in a news release Friday morning said that an auditor concluded the diocese was in “full compliance” with its written commitments to child protection. The audit was mandated as part of a settlement with State Attorney General Letitia James that the two parties reached in 2022. The AG sued the diocese for failing to protect children after a two-year sexual abuse scandal resulted in the resignation of former Bishop Richard Malone.
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3 weeks ago |
wgrz.com | Charlie Specht
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Rev. Dr. Christos Christakis, longtime priest at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Buffalo, has been fired after a church investigation into the misuse of parish funds by Christakis for personal use. Christakis admitted to the misuse of funds totaling $365,000, according to letters from a lawyer for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and congregants in Buffalo that were obtained by 2 On Your Side Investigates.
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3 weeks ago |
wgrz.com | Charlie Specht
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Even Erie County Sheriff John Garcia acknowledges that his office is not the best at responding to requests made under New York’s Freedom of Information Law. “We have to get better, OK?” Garcia said Friday. “We have to get better.” When it comes to transparency for the sheriff’s office, it’s a case of words vs. actions. Garcia said last week that he wants to release disciplinary records of deputies who are found to have committed misconduct.
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1 month ago |
wgrz.com | Charlie Specht
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Erie County Sheriff's Office now faces a lawsuit filed by The New York Times over its refusal to produce disciplinary records of deputies who have credibility issues. The Times on Friday filed a lawsuit in State Supreme Court in Erie County asking a judge to force the office of Sheriff John Garcia to produce what’s known as a “Brady list,” which identifies officers whose credibility has been called into question because of their ability to testify truthfully in court.
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Check out the @WGRZ "Race 2 City Hall" special report on the #Buffalo mayoral election w/@natebenson: https://t.co/vjAJQiW6aw
The reason? "The Diocese of Buffalo is not required to," its spokesman says.
According to an audit, there are 7 pedophile priests in the @BuffaloDiocese that are refusing to participate in the priest monitoring program. The diocese declined to provide their names today when asked. @WGRZ
J. Dale has been doing some STRONG work lately.
NEW: One of Buffalo's largest paving contractors has a history of labor violations, racking up $30k in fines. The owner is also a major donor to Mayor Scanlon. The $ started flowing last year, only after city leaders questioned the company's history. https://t.co/U9tn8U0rgp
