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AG: 14 charged in connection to cocaine-trafficking ring involving two PSU fraternities
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Key Points:
- Pennsylvania authorities charged 14 individuals, including former Penn State fraternity members, in a drug trafficking investigation involving Sigma Chi and Delta Upsilon fraternities from 2023 to 2024.
- Agostino Abbatiello (Sigma Chi) and Thomas Michael Robinson (Delta Upsilon) are identified as alleged leaders who forced fraternity members to package kilos of cocaine supplied from Philadelphia and New York.
- Eight other students face misdemeanor drug charges, and Paul Robinson, Thomas Robinson's father, is charged with concealing evidence by providing a safe for drugs and cash.
- No drug packaging occurred on Penn State property; all activities took place off-campus, leading to the immediate interim suspension of the Delta Upsilon fraternity.
- Penn State condemned the criminal activity, emphasized cooperation with law enforcement, noted Sigma Chi is unrecognized by the university, and plans to enhance educational and hazing prevention efforts.
