Jason Randazzo, Bath Salts Conspiracy, Pennsylvania 2019

SCRANTON—A Luzerne County man has been found guilty of participating in a massive ‘bath salts’ conspiracy that spanned multiple states and years.

Jason Randazzo, 46, of Mountaintop, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty on May 23, 2019, before Senior U.S. District Court Judge James M. Munley to conspiracy to import into the United States from China alpha-pvp, commonly known as ‘bath salts.’

According to United States Attorney David J. Freed, Randazzo admitted to participating in the conspiracy between March 2014 and January 2016. Randazzo was one of seven people indicted by a grand jury in August 2016 as part of a lengthy investigation into ‘bath salts’ importation and trafficking.

In all, 18 people were charged as a result of the investigation, including a Texas-based couple who shipped ‘bath salts’ to customers throughout the United States, including Pennsylvania. Other notable defendants include Todd Morgans, a major local supplier of ‘bath salts,’ who received a 135-month sentence, and David Folweiler, a Luzerne County sub-distributor, who was sentenced to 90 months’ imprisonment.

The investigation has resulted in the seizure and forfeiture of several firearms, thousands of dollars in cash, hundreds of silver coins, real property and bank accounts valued at more than $750,000.

Judge Munley ordered a pre-sentence investigation to be completed, and scheduled sentencing for August 26, 2019. The case was investigated by the Department of Homeland Security, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the United States Postal Inspection Service, and the Pennsylvania State Police. Assistant U.S. Attorney Francis P. Sempa is prosecuting the case.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.

The maximum penalty under federal law for this offense is 20 years’ imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine. The statutory maximum penalty for the offense is not an accurate indicator of the potential sentence for a specific defendant.

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