Monroe County Man Sentenced To 24 Months In Prison For Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Charge

SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a Monroe County man was sentenced today to 24 months’ imprisonment by Senior United States District Judge Edwin M. Kosik, for his role in a methamphetamine-trafficking ring.

According to United States Attorney Peter Smith, Anthony Ianuale, age 43, of Sciota, Monroe County, pleaded guilty in July 2015 to the charge of aiding and abetting the distribution of methamphetamine.

Ianuale was one of seven individuals indicted by a federal grand jury in April 2014 after an investigation conducted jointly by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Pennsylvania State Police, the Pocono Mountain and the Stroud Regional Police Departments regarding methamphetamine trafficking in Monroe County.

Previously, Emmanuel Tucker, age 39, of Stroudsburg, was sentenced to 41 months in prison for participating in the same methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy.  In addition, defendants Scott Borushak, age 51, of Stroudsburg, and Fred Baumgartner, age 34, of Kresgeville, have entered guilty pleas and are awaiting sentencing. The charges against the remaining defendants are currently pending.

In addition to the prison term, Senior Judge Kosik also ordered that Ianuale be supervised by a probation officer for two years following his release from prison.

The cases are being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Robert J. O’Hara.

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