Damien Gibson, age 44, formerly of McKeesport, Pennsylvania
was convicted by a federal jury of conspiracy to distribute and possess with
intent to distribute 500 grams or less of cocaine. Keith Thomas, age 33,
Uniontown, Pennsylvania was convicted of conspiracy to distribute and possess
with intent to distribute 500 grams or less of cocaine, and one count of
possession with intent to distribute cocaine. The charges in the indictment
arose from a court authorized Title III wiretap investigation. Jury selection
began on August 20, 2018. United States District Court Judge Cathy Bissoon
presided over the trial.
The jury was advised that both defendants engaged in a drug
conspiracy that stretched from Fayette County to Allegheny County. The cocaine
source of supply was Domin Guerrero-Guerrero, a former resident of New York
City.
Judge Bissoon scheduled sentencing for January 16, 2018. The
law provides for a maximum total sentence of 30 years in prison, a fine not to
exceed $2,000,000, or both. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual
sentence imposed would be based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the
prior criminal history, if any, of the defendants.
Judge Bissoon ordered that both defendants be detained
pending sentencing.
Assistant United States Attorney Shanicka L. Kennedy is
prosecuting this case on behalf of the government.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Drug Enforcement
Administration, the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Department, and the Allegheny
County Police Department conducted the investigation leading to the Indictment
in this case. The investigation was funded by the federal Organized Crime Drug
Enforcement Task Force Program (OCDETF). The OCDETF program supplies critical
federal funding and coordination that allows federal and state agencies to work
together to successfully identify, investigate, and prosecute major interstate
and international drug trafficking organizations and other criminal
enterprises.
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