PITTSBURGH, PA — Albert Cummings pled guilty this week to trafficking fentanyl and heroin.
Cummings, age 43, of Cleveland, Ohio, pled guilty on Monday, November 6, 2023, before United States District Judge Cathy Bissoon. Cummings pled guilty to conspiring to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and 100 grams or more of heroin between June 2020 and June 2021. Judge Bissoon scheduled sentencing to occur on March 7, 2024, at 11:00 a.m.
The law provides for a sentence of at least five and up to 40 years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000,000. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed is to be based upon the seriousness of the offense and the prior criminal history of the defendant.
Assistant United States Attorneys Benjamin C. Dobkin and Craig W. Haller are prosecuting this case on behalf of the United States.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Pennsylvania State Police, the Lawrence County Drug Task Force, the Mercer County Drug Task Force, the New Castle Police Department, the Sharon Police Department, the Hermitage Police Department, and the Farrell Police Department led the investigation resulting in the conviction in this case.
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