Blair County man sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking in Central Pennsylvania
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WTAJ) — A federal judge sentenced a drug trafficker to federal prison after pleading guilty to distributing meth around Central Pennsylvania.
Douglass Hillegass, 62, of Duncansville, was sentenced in federal court to 33 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release after pleading guilty to one count of distributing meth in October 2024, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced.
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Hillegass' conviction came when he, along with nine others, were indicted by a grand jury in 2023 after a six-month-long wiretap investigation into drug trafficking around Blair Cambria, Centre and Clearfield counties.
According to information presented to the court, Hillegass obtained roughly six ounces of methamphetamine from a large-scale dealer to sell and distribute to others in the area.Acting United States Attorney Rivetti commended the Drug Enforcement Administration, United States Postal Service – Office of Inspector General, United States Postal Inspection Service, Homeland Security Investigations, Internal Revenue Service, Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, and Pennsylvania State Police for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Hillegass.
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