匹兹堡地区八人被联邦起诉：被控合谋贩运五公斤以上可卡因，15个月调查后七人落网
美国司法部宾夕法尼亚西区联邦检察官办公室宣布，匹兹堡一个联邦大陪审团已起诉宾夕法尼亚州西南部八名居民，指控他们违反联邦毒品法律。这份共八项罪名的起诉书源于国土安全任务组（Homeland Security Task Force）历时15个月的调查，指控各被告在2025年6月1日至2026年9月1日期间，合谋分销、持有并意图分销或分销不同数量的可卡因。起诉书在其中七名被告于10月21日上午被捕后解封。
被控合谋分销及持有并意图分销五公斤以上可卡因的五人是：45岁的 Terrance Bonner（Pittsburgh）、59岁的 Martin Langford（Pittsburgh）、53岁的 Roddell Smalls（Pittsburgh）、45岁的 Maurice Tinsley（Bellevue）与47岁的 Justin Rumble（Pittsburgh）。其中 Langford 另被控在两个不同日期分销500克以上可卡因，Smalls 与 Tinsley 另被控持有并意图分销500克以上可卡因；45岁的 Oscar Stokes（Uniontown）被控持有并意图分销500克以上可卡因，47岁的 Rashawdi Pugh（Aliquippa）被控持有并意图分销一定数量的可卡因。起诉书共列八名被告，检察官办公室公布的被捕名单列出上述七人。
联邦检察官 Troy Rivetti 表示，这份起诉书是各级执法部门协作捣毁其辖区内一个庞大可卡因贩运组织的又一例证，其办公室将继续与执法伙伴合作，调查和起诉危害社区的毒品分销者。缉毒局（DEA）费城分局特别探员主管 Timothy S. Flaherty 表示，此次国土安全任务组调查已有效瓦解该贩毒网络。宾夕法尼亚州总检察长 Dave Sunday 表示，被捕者是高层级可卡因贩运者，其行为助长毒瘾、危害社区。Pittsburgh 警察局长 Jason Lando 亦感谢联邦、州与地方伙伴的协作。
按法律规定，合谋罪名的最高刑罚为不低于10年、最高终身监禁，并可处最高1,000万美元罚款；持有500克以上可卡因的罪名可判5年至40年监禁及最高500万美元罚款；持有一定数量可卡因的罪名最高可判20年监禁及最高100万美元罚款。实际刑期将由法院依据联邦量刑指南、罪行严重程度与被告犯罪记录裁定。本案由助理联邦检察官 Katherine C. Jordan 负责起诉。起诉书仅为指控，被告在被法庭证明有罪之前推定无罪。
Eight Western Pennsylvania Residents Indicted on Large-Scale Cocaine Trafficking Charges After 15-Month Federal Investigation
Eight residents of southwest Pennsylvania have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal drug laws, United States Attorney Troy Rivetti for the Western District of Pennsylvania announced. The eight-count indictment follows a 15-month Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) investigation into a drug trafficking organization and charges the defendants with conspiring to distribute, possessing with intent to distribute, and/or distributing various quantities of cocaine between June 1, 2025, and September 1, 2026. The indictment was unsealed following the arrests of seven of the defendants on the morning of October 21, 2026.
Five defendants — Terrance Bonner, 45, of Pittsburgh; Martin Langford, 59, of Pittsburgh; Roddell Smalls, 53, of Pittsburgh; Maurice Tinsley, 45, of Bellevue; and Justin Rumble, 47, of Pittsburgh — are charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. Langford faces additional charges of distributing 500 grams or more of cocaine on two different dates, while Smalls and Tinsley face additional charges of possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine. Oscar Stokes, 45, of Uniontown, is charged with possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, and Rashawdi Pugh, 47, of Aliquippa, is charged with possession with intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine.
"This indictment is another great example of law enforcement at all levels collaborating to take down an extensive cocaine trafficking organization within our district," said U.S. Attorney Rivetti. Timothy S. Flaherty, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's Philadelphia Division, said the indictments and arrests effectively dismantled the trafficking network. Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday described the defendants as upper-level cocaine traffickers whose conduct fueled addiction and endangered neighborhoods, and Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Chief Jason Lando thanked federal, state, and local partners for their collaboration.
For the conspiracy charge, the law provides for a sentence of not less than 10 years and up to life in prison and a fine of up to $10 million. The possession charges involving 500 grams or more of cocaine carry five to 40 years in prison and a fine of up to $5 million, while possession of a quantity of cocaine carries up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $1 million. Any actual sentence would be determined under the federal Sentencing Guidelines. Assistant United States Attorney Katherine C. Jordan is prosecuting the case. An indictment is an accusation, and a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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