New York Field Division
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Welcome to ATF’s New York Field Division. Our dedicated work force is comprised of special agents, investigators, auditors, technicians and support staff serving the entire state of New York.
ATF New York is committed to reducing violent crime in our communities by denying criminals access to firearms. Our criminal investigations routinely target specific criminal organizations and violent gangs. In the past year several criminal cases have been made against violent street gangs in New York City, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Albany and Long Island.
ATF New York also focuses significant attention towards violations of the federal arson and explosives laws and illegal tobacco diversion.
We also have the duty of regulating the firearms and explosives industry. Our goal is to ensure that all firearms and explosives are stored, handled and sold in a safe manner according to law.
We encourage all citizens to get involved and assist us in our goal of reducing crime in our neighborhoods. If you have any information regarding illegal firearms or explosives trafficking, arson or violent gangs or even illegal tobacco diversion, please give us a call and let us know. Our telephone number at the New York ATF NY Crime Gun Center is 646-335-9070. It is staffed 24 hours-seven days a week. We need to hear from you in order for us to know what we can do for you.
Joseph Anarumo
Division Management Team
- Joseph Anarumo
- Special Agent In Charge (SAC)
- Rory O’Connor
- Assistant Special Agent In Charge (ASAC)
- James Higgins
- Assistant Special Agent In Charge (ASAC)
- Adrian Gyuro
- Director of Industry Operations (DIO)
- Charles Mulham
- Public Information Officer (PIO)
Division Contact Information
Receive New York Press Release Updates
Buffalo Man Convicted of Drug Trafficking and Firearms Charges
February 14, 2013
BUFFALO, N.Y. — U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Harold Howard, 42, of Buffalo, N.Y., was convicted after a jury trial of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking crimes, possession of firearms and ammunition while being a convicted felon, and unlawful possession of a machine gun. The charges carry a mandatory minimum sentence of 35 years in prison. More »
Two Members of Manhattan Trinitarios Gang Sentenced in Manhattan Federal Court for Racketeering and Firearms Offenses
February 14, 2013
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that JONATHAN FELIZ, the former leader of the Manhattan branch of the Trinitarios,
a violent street and prison gang , and LOUINSKY MINIER, who was also a member of the Trinitarios, were sentenced today for racketeering and firearms offenses. MINIER was also sentenced for the murder of a rival gang member, Roy Abreu, in November 2006. FELIZ was charged with 41 others in March 2009, and MINIER was charged in June 2010. More »
Buffalo Man Sentenced in Firearm Possession Case
February 06, 2013
BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Marcus Adside, 24, of Buffalo, N.Y., who was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm, was sentenced to 37 months in prison and two years of supervised release by Chief U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny. More »
Buffalo Man Sentenced in Firearm Possession Case
January 18, 2013
BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Jimmy Lee Barner, 30, Buffalo, N.Y., who was convicted after a jury trial of being a felon in possession of firearm and ammunition, was sentenced a 100 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Bill Wilson. More »
Two Plead Guilty in Federal Court to Illegally Manufacturing Cigarettes on the St. Regis Hohawk Reservation
January 18, 2013
Richard S. Hartunian, United States Attorney, Northern District of New York, Eric T. Schneiderman, New York State Attorney General, and Joseph Anarumo, Jr., the Special-Agent-in- Charge of the New York Field Office of the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) announced today that Robert C. Oliver, Sr., 53, of Burke, New York, and Jody Swamp, 48, of Hogansburg, New York, pled guilty in U.S. District Court in Utica, New York, to federal charges relating .. More »
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Nine Members of Violent Armed Robbery Home Invasion Crew Operating in the Bronx
January 9, 2013
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Joseph Anarumo Jr., the Acting Special–Agent–in–Charge of the New York Field Division of the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and Raymond W. Kelly, the Police Commissioner of the City of New York (NYPD). More »