The alleged ringleader of a Penn State University fraternity cocaine distribution ring is now in custody.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that Agostino Abbatiello, 24, from Westbury, New York, turned himself in Tuesday morning.
The suspect was arraigned by a judge on “numerous felonies” and was denied bail after the attorney general said he failed to appear for his scheduled arraignment on Monday.
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Abbatiello was among 13 other men who were charged with offenses in the case.
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The cocaine distribution ring allegedly occurred from 2023 through 2024 within off-campus fraternity houses belonging to Delta Upsilon and Sigma Chi.
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Court documents allege pledges within the fraternities were ordered to cut and pack kilos of drugs as part of “indoctrination” rituals.
Penn State students made up the majority of the alleged cocaine sales, Attorney General Sunday said. The drug was reportedly being trafficked from Philadelphia and New York.
“We are pleased to report that the most significant members of this cocaine-trafficking organization are accounted for, and will have their fair process in court. These are very serious charges and the next steps will be preliminary hearings,” Attorney General Sunday said.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Abbatiello’s attorney.
