PITTSBURGH - A resident of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotic laws, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
Jamal Eddings, age 36, pleaded guilty to one count before United States District Judge David C. Cercone. In connection with the guilty plea, the court was advised that from January 2010 to June 2015, in the Western District of Pennsylvania and elsewhere, Eddings conspired with others to distribute and possess with intent to distribute at least 100 grams of cocaine.
Judge Cercone scheduled sentencing for April 19, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. The law provides for a maximum total sentence of 20 years in prison, a fine of $1,000,000, or both. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed is based upon the seriousness of the offense and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.
Acting United States Attorney Song commended the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which led the multi-agency investigation of this case. The investigation also included the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Fayette County Drug Task Force, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office, the Pennsylvania State Police, and the United States Postal Inspection Service. Assistant United States Attorneys Heidi M. Grogan and Troy Rivetti prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.
The investigation was funded by the federal Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Program (OCDETF). 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
