Pittsburgh Cocaine Dealer Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison

PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to six years’ (72 months’) imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release on his conviction of federal narcotics charges, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.

Chief United States District Judge Mark R. Hornak imposed the sentence yesterday on Monty Grinage, 43, of the Swissvale area.

According to information presented to the court, Grinage sold powder cocaine in the Pittsburgh area between June and November of 2017.

United States Attorney Chung commended the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Pennsylvania State Police, with assistance from the South Strabane Police Department, the Elizabeth Borough Police Department, the Penn Hills Police Department, and the Perryopolis Police Department, for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Grinage.

This prosecution is a result of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles high-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten communities throughout the United States. OCDETF uses a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks.