Joelle Hollis, Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy, Pennsylvania 2023
A North Carolina woman has been sentenced to one day in prison and three years of supervised release for her role in a cocaine distribution conspiracy.
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania - Joelle Hollis, age 31, of North Carolina, was sentenced in federal court to one day of incarceration followed by three years of supervised release on her conviction of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, announced United States Attorney Scott W. Brady.
Sentencing was imposed by Senior United States District Judge Arthur J. Schwab.
According to information presented to the court, in 2017, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration initiated a wiretap investigation, primarily targeting the GBK street gang and drug trafficking in and around an area known as the Greenway Projects, located in the West End of the City of Pittsburgh.
The wiretap investigation revealed that from in and around November 2017 through in and around June 2018, Joelle Hollis conspired, with her boyfriend, Jewell Hall, among others, to distribute cocaine, primarily in and around the Greenway Projects.
Assistant United States Attorneys Tonya Sulia Goodman and Yvonne M. Saadi prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.
United States Attorney Brady commended the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration jointly with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office, Pennsylvania State Police, Robinson Township Police Department, Stowe Township Police Department, Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office, Wilkinsburg Borough Police Department, and the McKees Rocks Police Department, for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Hollis.
The investigation was funded by the federal Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Program (OCDETF).
Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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