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(Pittsburgh, Pa.) Eugene Phillips pleaded guilty on Thursday to conspiring to distribute crack cocaine and to launder drug trafficking proceeds, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
Phillips, age 30 of Farrell, Pennsylvania, pled guilty before United States District Judge
Cathy Bissoon. Judge Bissoon scheduled sentencing to occur on Dec. 9, 2022, at 10:00 a.m.
As part of the factual basis for the guilty plea, the Court was informed that between March and June 2021, while Phillips was detained at the Mercer County Jail with pending state drug trafficking charges, he conspired to distribute crack cocaine and to launder drug trafficking proceeds.
The law provides for a sentence of at least 5 years and up to 60 years in prison and a fine of up to $5,500,000. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed is to be based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the prior criminal history of the defendant.
Assistant United States Attorney Craig W. Haller is prosecuting this case on behalf of the United States.