PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A former resident of Youngstown, Ohio, has been sentenced to 144 months in federal prison on his conviction of cocaine and methamphetamine trafficking, United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.
Senior United States District Judge Nora Barry Fischer imposed the sentence on Wade Shaw, 51, also ordering Shaw to serve six years of supervised release after his prison term.
According to information presented to the Court, on September 14, 2023, Shaw possessed with intent to distribute quantities of cocaine and methamphetamine. This conviction was Shaw’s third drug trafficking conviction since 2012, with Shaw having been incarcerated or under court supervision for nearly all of the past 14 years.
Assistant United States Attorney Craig W. Haller prosecuted this case on behalf of the United States.
United States Attorney Rivetti commended the Sharon Police Department, the Farrell Police Department, the Mercer County Drug Task Force, the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Shaw.
Source: U.S. Attorney’s Office — Western District of Pennsylvania — U.S. Department of Justice press release.