宾夕法尼亚州男子参与贩毒团伙分销冰毒与可卡因被判41个月监禁
美国司法部宾夕法尼亚中区检察官办公室宣布，宾夕法尼亚州 Wilkes-Barre 居民 Jonathan Bishop（42岁）于10月30日被联邦法官 Joseph F. Saporito, Jr. 判处41个月监禁，并处监管释放，罪名是共谋分销并持有意图分销可卡因碱与冰毒。
据联邦检察官 Brian D. Miller 介绍，Bishop 此前承认，2024年2月至2025年6月间，他与 Jerrod Curtis 贩毒组织的其他成员共谋，在宾夕法尼亚州 Luzerne County 及其他地方分销可卡因碱与冰毒。
同案另有7名同谋或已认罪、或在今年早些时候由 Saporito 法官主持的三周审判后被判有罪：组织头目 Jerrod Curtis（42岁）在2026年9月的三周审判后被判共谋分销受管制物质等贩毒罪名成立，目前等待量刑；Paul Daniel Chavis（57岁）与 Reneard Harris（68岁）同在该审判中被判有罪、等待量刑；Carlos Vasquez（36岁）此前认罪，2026年9月被判40个月监禁；Pamela Montano（61岁）此前认罪，被判9个月监禁；Leroy Scriven（56岁）与 Joshua Forrester-Westad（44岁）均已认罪、等待量刑。
此案是国土安全任务部队（HSTF）行动的一部分。该部队依第14159号行政令设立，汇集缉毒局（DEA）、Wilkes-Barre 市警局、Wilkes-Barre 镇警局、宾夕法尼亚州警与 Luzerne County 毒品任务部队等机构，由宾夕法尼亚中区检察官办公室主导起诉。联邦助理检察官 James M. Buchanan 负责起诉本案。（来源：美国司法部）
Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to 41 Months for Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine and Crack Cocaine
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jonathan Bishop, 42, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on October 30, 2026, to 41 months' imprisonment and a term of supervised release by United States District Judge Joseph F. Saporito, Jr. for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine base and methamphetamine.
According to United States Attorney Brian D. Miller, Bishop previously admitted that between February 2024 and June 2025, he conspired with other members of the Jerrod Curtis Drug Trafficking Organization to distribute quantities of cocaine base and methamphetamine in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, and elsewhere.
Seven additional co-conspirators either pleaded guilty or were found guilty following a three-week trial before Judge Saporito earlier this year. Jerrod Curtis, 42, of Wilkes-Barre, was found guilty of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and other drug trafficking crimes following the three-week trial in September 2026 and is awaiting sentencing. Paul Daniel Chavis, 57, and Reneard Harris, 68, were also found guilty at that trial and await sentencing. Carlos Vasquez, 36, previously pleaded guilty and was sentenced in September 2026 to 40 months' imprisonment. Pamela Montano, 61, previously pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 9 months' imprisonment. Leroy Scriven, 56, and Joshua Forrester-Westad, 44, have each pleaded guilty and await sentencing.
The prosecution is part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative established by Executive Order 14159. The task force includes agents and officers from the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Wilkes-Barre City Police Department, the Wilkes-Barre Township Police Department, the Pennsylvania State Police, and the Luzerne County Drug Task Force, with the prosecution led by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Assistant U.S. Attorney James M. Buchanan prosecuted the case. (Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
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