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Judge Sentences Man to Three Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Cocaine

U.S. Attorney’s Office March 02, 2011
  • Western District of Pennsylvania

PITTSBURGH—A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has been sentenced in federal court to 37 months in prison, followed by three years’ supervised release, on his conviction of violating the federal drug laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.

United States District Judge Terrence F. McVerry imposed the sentence on Richard Coleman, age 34.

According to information presented to the court, from in or around October 2007, and continuing until in or around September 2008, in the Western District of Pennsylvania and elsewhere, Coleman conspired with others to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than 300 grams but less than 400 grams of cocaine.

Assistant United States Attorney Troy Rivetti prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.

U.S. Attorney David J. Hickton commended The Drug Enforcement Administration, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Richard Coleman. Other agencies participating in the investigation include the Pennsylvania State Police, the District Attorney's Office - Violent Crimes/Firearms Task Force, the Allegheny County Sheriff's Department, the Allegheny County Police Department, the Allegheny County Adult Probation, the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation, the United States Marshals Service, the West Mifflin Police Department, the Coraopolis Police Department, the Jefferson Hills Police Department, the Mount Lebanon Police Department, and the Pennsylvania State Parole.

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