United States of America v. James Pearcy

Pittsburgh, PA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Cocaine Trafficking

Philadelphia Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Cocaine Trafficking

A resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was with engaging in a conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute cocaine.



From in and around January 2021 to in and around June 2021, in the Western District of Pennsylvania, James Pearcy, age 50, conspired with others to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine. Pearcy was intercepted on a federal wiretap obtaining quantities of cocaine that he distributed to others.



Assistant United States Attorney Maureen Sheehan-Balchon prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.



United States Attorney Olshan commended the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Laurel Highlands Resident Agency and Homeland Security Investigations for the investigation that led to the successful prosecution of Pearcy. Additional agencies participating in the investigation included the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation, United States Postal Inspection Service, Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, Pennsylvania State Police, Cambria County District Attorney's Office, Indiana County District Attorney's Office, Cambria County Sheriff's Office, Cambria Township Police Department, Indiana Borough Police Department, Johnstown Police Department, Upper Yoder Township Police Department, Richland Police Department, Ferndale Police Department, and other local law enforcement agencies.



This prosecution is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States by using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks.