BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr.
announced today that Alexy Diaz, 31, of Buffalo, N.Y., pleaded guilty to
possession of a firearm by an armed career criminal, before U.S. District Judge
Richard J. Arcara. The charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years
in prison, a maximum of life, a fine of $250,000 or both.
Assistant U.S. Attorney George C. Burgasser, who is handling
the case, stated that on November 22, 2011, the defendant possessed a firearm
at 1160 Kensington Avenue in Buffalo. Diaz was previously convicted of three
violent felony or serious drug offenses in state court making him and armed
career criminal.
The plea is the culmination of an investigation on the part
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Safe Streets Task Force.
Sentencing is scheduled for November 25, 2014 at 1:30 p.m.
before Judge Arcara.
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