José Adolfo “Fito” Macías Villamar, Leader of Los Choneros Transnational Criminal Organization, Indicted in Brooklyn Federal Court on International Drug and Gun Charges

USAO Press Release on April 2, 2025

A seven-count indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging José Adolfo Macías Villamar, also known as “Fito,” with international cocaine distribution conspiracy; international cocaine distribution; using firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking…

ATF NY Offers Up to $5,000 Reward for Information Concerning a 2021 Schenectady Homicide

Reward Notice on April 1, 2025

NEW YORK — The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, in coordination with Schenectady Police Department, is seeking the public’s assistance in locating person(s) of interest involved in a shooting that occurred Sept. 5, 2021, at 201 S. Brandywine (Tropics Restaurant & Bar)…

Rotterdam Felon Sentenced for Unlawfully Possessing a Shotgun

USAO Press Release on March 31, 2025

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Jesse Taber, age 46, of Rotterdam, New York, was sentenced today to 27 months in federal prison for unlawfully possessing a shotgun. United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III and Bryan Miller, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the United States Bureau…