Ohio Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Burglarizing Bethel Park Pharmacy

PITTSBURGH – A former resident of Columbus, Ohio, has been sentenced in federal court to 108 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, on his convictions for burglary of a pharmacy and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a Schedule II controlled substance, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.

United States District Judge Arthur J. Schwab imposed the sentence yesterday on Dale E. Foughty, 38.

According to information presented to the court, on September 4, 2015, Foughty used a crowbar to break into the Spartan Pharmacy in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, and proceeded to steal more than 6,000 Schedule II pills from the pharmacy.

Assistant United States Attorney Timothy M. Lanni prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.

Acting United States Attorney Song commended the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Bethel Park Police Department for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Foughty.