Patrick Lakamp

Another Western New Yorker charged in Jan. 6 Capitol breach investigation. Feds say Buffalo woman chanted 'our house' along with the crowd as mob overtook a police line inside the Capitol. https://t.co/jMpNFChV2A

One of two Niagara County women facing Jan. 6 Capitol riot charges "stood on the outside ledge facing a crowd of rioters, raised her hands above her her head as if in triumph and danced side to side," according to a criminal complaint unsealed Thursday. https://t.co/ujKf9yTu72

Judge orders release of Howard Hinkle, one of last people to interact with Crystal Quinn in the days before her death. He allegedly warned the former Pharaoh’s Gentlemen’s Club dancer about a bounty on her life. Prosecutors to appeal. https://t.co/tm49hv9sNk

Hormoz Mansouri, once an insider in Western New York politics, pleads guilty to pandemic fraud. "He did something that he never felt conceivable," his lawyer says. https://t.co/zPZ27kBfmr

Lifelong friend testifies Joseph Bongiovanni was reluctant - even mad - when first asked to help childhood friends who grew up to be marijuana traffickers. But prosecutors say loyalty to them led him to share DEA intelligence. https://t.co/uhZSOFWEg4

Judge declines to dismiss indictment over the death of Pharaoh's witness, but he wants prosecutors on case replaced for missing a court-ordered deadline to turn over information about evidence to defense lawyers. https://t.co/IV9lQjBVIY

"It appeared like they were friends." - Retired FBI Agent Thomas Herbst on his 2009 meeting with Peter Gerace and Joseph Bongiovanni, which was covered during Day 2 of testimony in ex-DEA agent's bribery and corruption trial. https://t.co/uXB72rx1mT

Jericho Road dealing with what it describes as a potential half-million dollar embezzlement. “Our organization’s services and commitment to care for the community is unwavering and remains uninterrupted.” https://t.co/tncMjncxQK

Peter Gerace Jr., the Pharaoh's strip club owner, says he "100%" wants one of his lawyers to remain on his defense team. A judge allowed Gerace to waive any of the lawyer's potential conflicts of interest in order for him to stay on. https://t.co/Esz7lU1pr8

Wire fraud conviction: Jury convicts debt collector who, according to her former employees, pretended to be an attorney and threatened debtors with arrest. https://t.co/FWm8vvf8gS

Debt collectors detail the deceit in scripts they followed to get payday borrowers to pay up. Said one who quit: “I’m going to rot in hell if I do this job.” https://t.co/R69frPIodv

A key witness in the Bongiovanni case won't be around to testify at the retrial. Robert Kaiser, who said he took heroin, cocaine and pills "any time I could get my hands on them" was found dead on a bike path. But one dealer's in prison because of him. https://t.co/qKYx14KgMR

Judge allows defamation suit to proceed over letter NYS Attorney General Letitia James sent to organizers of conservative rally at Batavia. Recipients could believe she was “raising the specter of prosecution should they proceed with the event.” https://t.co/DNSiH7DNp3

At one point, the staff at the Buffalo City Mission “hid” a transgender woman in a locked chapel for protection from men staying at the shelter, according to a lawsuit. BCM says it provided a safe place to stay and other services during a time of need. https://t.co/boqE8ukeX5

It took just 16 days in August for the Algoma Niagara to leave environmental blemishes - oily bilge water - in its wake on three of the Great Lakes: Erie, Michigan and Superior. Vessel's owner is already on probation for illegal discharge in Lake Ontario. https://t.co/FdMQ6TYcYT