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Pittsburgh Woman Sentenced to Probation, Fined for Drug Law Violation

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Pennsylvania

PITTSBURGH, PA- A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has been sentenced in federal court to one year of probation and to pay a fine of $1,000 on her conviction of violating federal drug laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.

United States District Judge Nora Barry Fischer imposed the sentence on Asonte Turner, 32.

According to information presented to the court, the defendant knowingly possessed cocaine and cocaine base from on or about July 1, 2017 through July 21, 2017. The court was further informed that on July 21, 2017, during a search of the residence she shared with her boyfriend and multiple children, law enforcement found drugs, supplies for manufacturing crack cocaine, drug packaging supplies, and several firearms spread throughout the home. Multiple packages of suspected drugs tested positive for cocaine and crack cocaine, and the defendant admitted to possessing those drugs.

Assistant United States Attorney Christy C. Wiegand prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.

The Drug Enforcement Administration and the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police conducted the investigation that led to the prosecution of Turner.

Updated January 24, 2020

Topic
Drug Trafficking