Cedric Harrison, Cocaine Trafficking, Pennsylvania 2021

A Fayette County man is facing decades in prison after pleading guilty to cocaine trafficking charges in federal court.

Cedric Harrison, 35, of Isabella, PA, waived indictment and pleaded guilty to a two-count Information before United States District Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand in the Western District of Pennsylvania.

According to the plea agreement, Harrison possessed a quantity of cocaine with the intent to distribute it on or about July 9, 2021. He also conspired with others to possess with intent to distribute and distribute quantities of cocaine and heroin from June 2020 until July 2021.

Pursuant to the agreement, Judge Wiegand scheduled sentencing for July 7, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. The law provides a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison, a fine of not more than $2,000,000, or both.

Harrison was released pending sentencing on a $50,000 unsecured bond. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Yvonne Saadi and Jonathan Lusty.

The investigation that led to the prosecution was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Pennsylvania State Police, and the Perryopolis Police Department as part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF aims to identify, disrupt, and dismantle high-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten communities throughout the United States.

Cedric Harrison, Real full name: Cedric Harrison, Criminal charges: Violating federal narcotics laws, City, State: Pittsburgh, PA, Exact date: July 9, 2021, Sentence or outcome: To be determined, Dollar amounts: $2,000,000.

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