Date: 10-04-2016

Case Style: United States of America v. Ryan Hunsinger

Case Number: 3:16-cr-00032-RDM

Judge: Robert D. Mariani

Court: United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvnaia

Plaintiff's Attorney: Francis P. Sempa

Defendant's Attorney: William J Watt

Description: Scranton, PA - Hazleton man pleads guilty to heroin trafficking

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a Hazleton man pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani in Scranton, to trafficking in large quantities of heroin in January 2016.

According to United States Attorney Bruce D. Brandler, the defendant, Ryan Hunsinger, age 27, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute in excess of 100 grams of heroin. Hunsinger admitted to traveling to Philadelphia where he obtained more than 700 grams of heroin. Agents and police seized more than 19,000 bags of heroin from Hunsinger’s vehicle on January 18, 2016, near Hazleton.

Hunsinger was indicted by a federal grand jury in Scranton in February 2016, as a result of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Hazleton Police.

Judge Mariani ordered a presentence investigation to be completed. Sentencing will be scheduled after the pre-sentence investigation is completed. Hunsinger is detained in prison pending sentencing.

Outcome: He faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison and a potential maximum sentence of 40 years in prison.

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