PITTSBURGH – A resident of Pittsburgh’s Allentown
neighborhood has been sentenced in federal court to 120 months’ imprisonment
and eight years supervised release on his conviction of conspiracy and
possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl, United
States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
United States District Judge Mark R. Hornak imposed the
sentence on Khalifa Cochran, age 37.
According to information presented to the court, the charges
in this case resulted from a wiretap investigation conducted by the FBI and
other law enforcement partners. During the investigation, the defendant was
intercepted over a wiretapped phone discussing drug transactions. In connection
with the investigation, on April 18, 2017, officers recovered 105 grams of
fentanyl from the defendant’s car. Additional quantities of fentanyl were
recovered from the defendant’s house during the execution of a search warrant
on the same day.
Prior to imposing sentence, Judge Hornak stated that this
sentence was sufficient but not greater than necessary to achieve the goals of
sentencing.
Assistant United States Attorneys Tonya Sulia Goodman and
Caitlin A. Loughran prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.
U.S. Attorney Brady commended the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General, the
Pennsylvania State Police, the New Brighton Police Department, the Wilkinsburg
Police Department, and the Cranberry Police Department for the investigation
leading to the successful prosecution of Cochran.
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