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Complete coverage: The death of federal witness Crystal Quinn (opens the original)
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Two and a half years after an indictment alleged four people played a role in the death of federal witness Crystal Quinn, prosecutors dropped retaliation and tampering charges against former strip club owner Peter Gerace Jr. and Simon Gogolack. Two others â Outlaws Motorcycle Club leader John T. "Tommy O" Ermin and Howard Hinkle â pleaded guilty to charges not related to Quinn. Gerace still faces an obstruction of justice count and Gogolack a count of providing Quinn the fentanyl that caused
Key things to know about Pharaoh's witness death trial with jury set to get case soon (opens the original)
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After hearing nine days of testimony from 26 witnesses, jurors will begin deliberating as soon as Tuesday in the federal trial of Simon Gogolack. In the months before her fentanyl death, Crystal Quinn met with FBI agents in 2023 as part of her cooperation agreement with the government before reconnecting with Simon Gogolack. Toxicology expert Stacey Hail said she cannot say how much fentanyl Pharaoh's witness Crystal Quinn ingested before her death, but determined it was enough to kill the form
Church deacon gets prison for Social Security fraud that led to 'spigot of extra money' (opens the original)
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For 20 years, John V. Ridgeway kept the government in the dark about something that would have lowered or even disqualified his monthly Social Security disability payments â the properties he owned. The Social Security Administration continued sending money to a dead woman for 20 years, and her daughter kept the $409,466. Patrick Lakamp can be reached at plakamp@buffnews.com Get the latest in local public safety news with this weekly email.
Prosecution expert: Impossible to tell how much fentanyl Quinn had in her system at time of death (opens the original)
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The prosecution and defense teams rested their cases Wednesday in Simon Gogolack's U.S. District Court trial, after each side called upon a medical expert to testify about what drug or combination of drugs killed Crystal Quinn three years ago. Sharon Quinn offered emotional testimony about the suspicious death of her daughter Crystal, who died from fentanyl months before she was to testify against strip club owner Peter Gerace Jr. What reportedly happened on a night in March 2023 accounts for
Buffalo man who ambushed, groomed 14-year-old girl admits sex trafficking count (opens the original)
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Patrick Lakamp is a reporter and enterprise editor for The Buffalo News, where he has worked for 28 years. Reach Patrick at plakamp@buffnews.com. A federal indictment with child sex-trafficking charges shows one defendant's "greed for money and sexual gratification knows no bounds," a prosecutor said. Patrick Lakamp can be reached at plakamp@buffnews.com Get the latest in local public safety news with this weekly email. Andrell Montgomery became the third defendant to plead guilty in a robbery
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