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Description: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with drug trafficking.

Travis Williams, age 30, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possesses with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine before United States District Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand. Williams, a resident of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was investigated with the use of a Titleee wiretap. He was one of 47 defendants charged in six related indictments as part of the Return to Sender investigation.

In connection with the guilty plea, the court was advised that Williams was a methamphetamine distributor who obtained between 350 grams and 500 grams of methamphetamine as part of a large-scale methamphetamine distribution conspiracy and redistributed it to methamphetamine users.

Judge Wiegand scheduled sentencing for Williams on January 19, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. The law provides for a sentence of not less than five years to a maximum of forty years in prison, a fine not to exceed $5,000,000, or both. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed would be based upon the seriousness of the offense(s) and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.

The court ordered that the defendant remain on bond pending sentencing.

Assistant United States Attorneys Jonathan D. Lusty and Michael R. Ball are prosecuting this case on behalf of the government.

The Drug Enforcement Administration led the multi-agency investigation of this case, which also included the Homeland Security Investigations, United States Postal Service – Office of Inspector General, United States Postal Inspection Service, Internal Revenue Services, Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, Allegheny County Police, and Pennsylvania State Police. Also assisting were the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office, Clearfield County District Attorney’s Office, and the Clarion Borough Police Department.

This prosecution is a result of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles high-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten communities throughout the United States. OCDETF uses a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks.

21 U.S.C. 846 CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE 50 GRAMS OR MORE OF METHAMPHETAMINE, 500 GRAMS OR MORE OF MIXTURE AND SUBSTANCE CONTAINING A DETECTABLE AMOUNT OF METHAMPHETAMINE, 500 GRAMS OR MORE OF A SUBSTANCE CONTAINING A DETECTABLE AMOUNT OF COCAINE, AND A QUANTITY OF A MIXTURE AND SUBSTANCE CONTAINING A DETECTABLE AMOUNT OF MARIJUANA
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Outcome: Defendant pled guilty.

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