Cambria County Woman Sentenced to Probation for Controlled Substances Distribution Scheme
| U.S. Attorney’s Office December 18, 2013 |
JOHNSTOWN, PA—A resident of Elmora, Pennsylvania has been sentenced in federal court to two years’ probation on her conviction of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
United States District Judge Kim R. Gibson imposed the sentence on Lori A. Weaver, 43.
According to information presented to the court, from July 2008 to May 9, 2011, Weaver conspired to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute quantities of oxycodone and methadone. Evidence presented to the court at the time of Weaver’s sentencing reflected that Weaver conspired with George M. Lowmaster and others in order to facilitate and promote Lowmaster’s drug distribution organization.
Assistant United States Attorney John J. Valkovci, Jr. prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.
A joint task force headed by the Laurel Highlands Resident Agency of the Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted the investigation that led to the prosecution of Weaver. Other agencies participating on the task force include the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation, Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office, Cambria County District Attorney’s Office, Carrolltown Police Department, Patton Police Department, Ebensburg Police Department, Portage Police Department, and Paint Township Police Department.