PITTSBURGH, PA. - A New Jersey resident has been sentenced in federal court to two years in prison on her conviction of violating federal drug laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
United States District Judge Arthur J. Schwab imposed the sentence on Carolyn Spann, age 53, of Paterson, New Jersey.
According to information presented to the court, that from 2013 to September 2017, Spann conspired with others to possess with intent to distribute and distribute 100 grams or more of heroin.
Assistant United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation along with the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office, the Allegheny County Police Department, and the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, conducted the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Spann. 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
