Federal government accused of misconduct in high-profile criminal case

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Defense attorneys accused federal prosecutors of misconduct Wednesday during a hearing for a high-profile case involving the suspicious overdose death of a government witness.

Prosecutors alleged in court papers that four men played a role in the death of Crystal Quinn, a government witness who planned to testify against Pharaoh's strip club owner Peter Gerace at his drug and sex trafficking trial, which ended in December 2024 with convictions on eight of the nine charges.