Williamsburg Man Sentenced for Possessing and Intending to Distribute Multiple Drugs

JOHNSTOWN, PA - A resident of Williamsburg, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 3 years of imprisonment on his conviction for possession with intent to distribute multiple Schedule I and II controlled substances, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.

Senior United States District Judge Kim Gibson imposed the sentence on Jesse Daniel Ginter, 40.

Previously, in connection with his guilty plea, the court was advised that on March 12, 2018, Homeland Security Investigations agents and other law enforcement executed a federal search warrant on Ginter’s residence and recovered quantities of numerous controlled substances, including furanyl fentanyl, methoxyacetyl fentanyl, cyclopropyl fentanyl, U-47700, AMB-Fubinaca, carfentanil, fentanyl, marijuana, cocaine, and methamphetamine.  The Court was further advised that investigators recovered firearms, ammunition, currency, a digital scale, stamp bags, and other indicia of drug trafficking from Ginter’s residence.

Assistant United States Attorney David Lew prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service; U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations; Federal Bureau of Investigation; and Pennsylvania State Police conducted the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Ginter.