Northern Cambria Woman Sentenced To Prison For Conspiring To Distribute Heroin

Northern Cambria Woman Sentenced To Prison For Conspiring To Distribute Heroin

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on Aug. 21, 2014. It is reproduced in full below.

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Northern Cambria, Pa., has been sentenced in federal court to one year and one day in prison and four years supervised release on her conviction of conspiracy to distribute heroin, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.

United States District Judge Kim R. Gibson imposed the sentence on Casey Lex, 29.

According to information presented to the court, from April 2012 to March 8, 2013, Lex conspired with others to possess and distribute 100 grams or more of heroin.

Assistant United States Attorney John J. Valkovci, Jr., prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.

U.S. Attorney Hickton commended the Laurel Highlands Resident Agency of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Cambria County Drug Task Force for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Lex.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys

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