Niagara Falls Crips member sentenced on drug charges
BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Michael Pryor, 27, of Niagara Falls, NY, was sentenced to serve 36 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.
Pryor was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, cocaine, and distribution of fentanyl within 1,000 feet of public housing property.
Between June and October 21, 2022, Pryor conspired with co-defendants Shawn Pryor, Cameron Lee, and others to sell cocaine. Pryor, Shawn Pryor, and Cameron Lee, identified as members/associates of the Crips Gang, assisted each other with the distribution of narcotics by selling drugs to one another when one of them needed some drugs to sell to a customer.
On October 7, 2022, Michael Pryor sold fentanyl to an undercover law enforcement officer within 1,000 feet of the Anthony Spallina Towers, a housing facility owned by the Niagara Falls Municipal Housing Authority, a public housing authority. He also sold cocaine, crack cocaine, and fentanyl to the undercover officer and an individual working with law enforcement during the course of the conspiracy.
On October 16, 2022, in furtherance of the conspiracy, Pryor, Shawn Pryor, and another individual drove to a convenient store on Ashland Avenue in Niagara Falls and beat up a rival drug dealer, who was selling drugs in their area. They later chased the victim into the convenience store before leaving the area. The victim was treated for a laceration to his right hand and a chip fracture of a wrist bone.
Shawn Pryor and Cameron Lee were previously convicted.
This effort is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach.
The sentencing is the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation Safe Streets Task Force, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Matthew Miraglia, the Niagara Falls Police Department, Superintendent Nick Ligammari, and the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office, under the direction of Sheriff Michael Filicetti.
According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy C. Lynch, who handled the case, Michael Pryor conspired with co-defendants to sell cocaine between June and October 21, 2022. Michael Pryor was sentenced to serve 36 months in prison for violating the following charges:
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, cocaine
Distribution of fentanyl within 1,000 feet of public housing property
City: Buffalo, New York
State: New York
Date: October 21, 2022
Sentence: 36 months in prison
This article is part of an ongoing series of investigations into organized crime and drug trafficking in the United States. The Grimy Times will continue to provide in-depth coverage of these cases as they develop.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime|Organized Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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