Elma Man Pleads Guilty to Marijuana Trafficking

BUFFALO—U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul,Jr. announced today that Carl Korzkowski, 30, of Elma, New York, pleaded guiltyto marijuana trafficking before Chief U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny.The charge carries a maximum penalty of 40 years in prison and a $5,000,000fine.
According to Assistant U.S. AttorneyMichael L. McCabe, who prosecuted the case, Korzkowski oversaw a long-runningdrug trafficking organization in the Buffalo area that distributed significantamounts of marijuana in 2010. The defendant helped to obtain the marijuana fromCanada through distribution centers in northern New York State in and aroundthe town of Massena and the Akwesasne Indian Reservation, which extends intoCanada. Korzkowski then distributed the marijuana to a network of customers inthe Buffalo area. The defendant also stored marijuana at commercial property onHarlem Road in West Seneca.
The plea is the culmination of aninvestigation on the part of special agents from the Federal Bureau ofInvestigation, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Christopher M.Piehota; the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Brian R.Crowell, Special Agent in Charge, New York Field Division; and Immigration andCustoms Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations, under the direction ofSpecial Agent in Charge James C. Spero; as well as officers from the Buffalo,Hamburg, West Seneca, and Lackawanna Police Departments and deputies from theErie County Sheriff’s Department.
Sentencing is scheduled for January 10,2013, at 9:00 a.m., before Judge Skretny.