Hollidaysburg男子对贩运可卡因与洗钱认罪：车内查获5公斤可卡因，量刑定于明年2月25日
美国宾夕法尼亚西区联邦检察官办公室宣布，宾夕法尼亚州 Hollidaysburg 居民 Olubayo Mudada Mensah Ranger 已于10月20日在联邦法院认罪，罪名涉及毒品贩运与洗钱。联邦检察官 Troy Rivetti 公布了这一认罪。现年45岁的 Ranger 在联邦地区法官 Stephanie L. Haines 面前就八项罪名认罪。
据法庭在认罪程序中获悉的情况，约自2024年6月至2026年6月17日，Ranger 共谋持有并意图分销、分销五公斤或以上含可卡因的混合物。2024年9月至2025年10月初之间的四个日期，他以毒品共谋所得把现金存入银行账户，并用这些账户支付汽车贷款，构成洗钱；2025年12月29日，他还明知而从事并试图从事一笔金额逾1万美元、经金融机构进行的货币交易，资金来自上述非法活动。
检方称，自2025年10月起，探员与当地警员对 Ranger 持续监视，观察到他在 Altoona 一带与多人进行手对手毒品交易。2026年6月17日，执法人员依据数月调查中掌握的线索，对 Ranger 的车辆执行搜查令，查获五公斤可卡因。
法官 Stephanie L. Haines 定于2027年2月25日对 Ranger 量刑。法律规定其最高可面临终身监禁、最高1000万美元罚款，或两者并罚；实际刑期将由法庭依据联邦量刑指南、按罪行严重程度与被告的犯罪前科决定。Ranger 已被下令羁押，等候量刑听证。此案由联邦助理检察官 Arnold P. Bernard Jr. 起诉，调查由国土安全调查局、国税局刑事调查部门（IRS-CI）、Altoona 警察局与 Logan Township 警察局共同进行。
Hollidaysburg Man Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Trafficking and Money Laundering
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania announced that Olubayo Mudada Mensah Ranger, 45, of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court on October 20, 2026, to charges of drug trafficking and money laundering. U.S. Attorney Troy Rivetti announced the plea. Ranger pleaded guilty to eight counts before U.S. District Judge Stephanie L. Haines.
In connection with the guilty plea, the court was advised that, from in and around June 2024 to on or about June 17, 2026, Ranger conspired to possess with intent to distribute and distribute five kilograms or more of a mixture and substance containing cocaine. On four dates between September 2024 and early October 2025, Ranger committed money laundering by making cash deposits into bank accounts and issuing auto loan payments from those accounts using proceeds from the drug conspiracy. On December 29, 2025, he also knowingly engaged and attempted to engage in a monetary transaction greater than $10,000 through a financial institution using proceeds of the unlawful activity.
Beginning in October 2025, agents and local police officers regularly surveilled Ranger and observed him conducting hand-to-hand drug transactions in the Altoona area. On June 17, 2026, acting on information developed during the months-long investigation, officers executed a search warrant on Ranger's vehicle and seized five kilograms of cocaine.
Judge Haines scheduled sentencing for February 25, 2027. The law provides for a maximum sentence of up to life in prison, a fine of up to $10 million, or both; under the federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence will be based on the seriousness of the offenses and Ranger's prior criminal history, if any. Ranger has been ordered detained pending sentencing. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Arnold P. Bernard Jr. and was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations, IRS Criminal Investigation, the Altoona Police Department, and the Logan Township Police Department.
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图片来源：图：位于 Pittsburgh 的 William S. Moorhead 联邦大楼资料图，本案由美国宾夕法尼亚西区联邦法院审理。Cbaile19 摄，CC0，经维基共享资源。Photo: The William S. Moorhead Federal Building in Pittsburgh. The case was heard in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Cbaile19, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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