Judge Sentences Eastern Pennsylvania Man To 20 Years In Prison For Heroin Trafficking Scheme

Judge Sentences Eastern Pennsylvania Man To 20 Years In Prison For Heroin Trafficking Scheme

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on March 20, 2015. It is reproduced in full below.

PITTSBURGH - A resident of Nazareth, Pa., has been sentenced in federal court to 20 years imprisonment followed by 10 years supervised release on his conviction of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.

Chief United States District Judge Joy Flowers Conti imposed the sentence on Keith Eutsey, age 39.

According to information presented to the court, from on or about March 1, 2014 and continuing thereafter to on or about April 3, 2014, Eutsey conspired with others to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 1 kilogram or more of heroin, a Schedule I controlled substance.

Assistant United States Attorneys Amy L. Johnston and Cindy K. Chung prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.

A federally administered Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) conducted the investigation leading to successful prosecution of Eutsey. The task force is headed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and is comprised of members drawn from the FBI Greater Pittsburgh Safe Street Task Force including Wilkinsburg Police Department, Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office, Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General, Munhall Police Department, Duquesne Police Department, Monroeville Police Department, Allegheny County Police Department, West Mifflin Police Department, and the Pittsburgh Police Department. The OCDETF program supplies critical federal funding and coordination that allows federal and state agencies to work together to successfully identify, investigate, and prosecute major interstate and international drug trafficking organizations and other criminal enterprises.

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

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