PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A resident of Plum Borough, PA, pleaded
guilty in federal court today to charges involving heroin, fentanyl, and
cocaine trafficking, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
Brandon Winters, age 43, pleaded guilty before Senior United
States District Judge Nora Barry Fischer to the two-count Indictment charging
him at Count One with conspiring to possess with intent to distribute and to
distribute one kilogram or more of heroin and 400 grams or more of fentanyl;
and at Count Two, with possessing with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of
cocaine.
In connection with the guilty plea, the Court was advised
that on January 30, 2019, investigators with the Federal Bureau of
Investigation and Pennsylvania State Police Drug Law Enforcement Division
executed a search warrant at an apartment located in Pittsburgh, which was
utilized by Winters and his alleged co-conspirators, Eduard Rijo and Erick
Martinez. Upon entry into the apartment, case agents located Winters, Rijo, and
Martinez, approximately 1,500 "bricks" (the equivalent of roughly
75,000 individual dosage units) containing mixtures of heroin and fentanyl, and
more than 500 grams of cocaine. Additionally, case agents seized over $250,000
in U.S. Currency, which was found in and around Mr. Winters and his alleged
co-conspirators.
Judge Fischer scheduled sentencing for Feb. 6, 2020 at 9:00
a.m. The law provides for a total sentence of not less than 10 years up to life
in prison, a fine not to exceed $10,000,000, or both. Under the Federal
Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed is based upon the
seriousness of the offenses and the prior criminal history, if any, of the
defendant.
Pending sentencing, the Court revoked Winters’s bond and
remanded him to the custody of the United States Marshal.
Assistant United States Attorneys Jerome A. Moschetta and
Tonya Sulia Goodman are prosecuting this case on behalf of the government.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Pennsylvania
State Police conducted the investigation that led to the prosecution of
Winters.
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