Monday, June 14, 2010

Pittsburgh Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Drug Offense

June 14, 2010 - Acting United States Attorney Robert S. Cessar announced today, June 11, 2010, that Richard Bruno Desimone, a resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court in Pittsburgh to 18 months' incarceration, followed by three years of supervised release, on his conviction of violating the federal drug laws.

United States District Judge Terrence F. McVerry imposed the sentence on Desimone, age 36.

According to information presented to the court by Assistant United States Attorney Troy Rivetti, from in or around October 2007, and continuing until in or around September 2008, in the Western District of Pennsylvania and elsewhere, Desimone conspired with others to distribute more than 100 grams but less than 200 grams of cocaine, a Schedule II Controlled substance.

Mr. Cessar 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 Bruno Desimone. 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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