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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today that a former resident of Youngstown, Ohio, pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to a charge of cocaine and methamphetamine trafficking. Fifty-one-year-old Wade Shaw pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute quantities of cocaine and methamphetamine in September of 2023. Senior United States District Judge Nora Barry Fischer scheduled the sentencing for Shaw on May 28th, 2026. According to Revetti, Shaw could face a maximum total sentence of up to 30 years in prison, a fine of up to $2 million, or both, provided by the law.