Kevin Livsey, Fentanyl Trafficking, Pennsylvania 2023

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Kevin Livsey, a 32-year-old Pittsburgh resident, was sentenced to 19 years and 2 months in federal prison for committing fentanyl and heroin trafficking and firearm crimes while on federal supervised release for heroin trafficking crimes.

The sentencing was handed down by United States Circuit Judge D. Michael Fisher. Livsey was also ordered to serve six years of supervised release following his prison sentence.

Livsey was convicted of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, carfentanil, and heroin on May 9, 2018, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime also on May 9, 2018, and distribution of fentanyl and heroin on April 11, 2018.

Livsey was on federal supervised release in 2018 following a prison sentence for prior federal convictions for distributing heroin. He was also previously convicted of heroin trafficking in 2010 in Pennsylvania state court.

Assistant United States Attorney Craig W. Haller prosecuted this case on behalf of the United States.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, and the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office conducted the investigation leading to the convictions and sentence in this case.

This case was prosecuted as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program aimed at reducing violent crime through partnerships with locally based prevention and reentry programs.

Defendant: Kevin Livsey

Criminal Charges: (1) possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, carfentanil, and heroin on May 9, 2018; (2) possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime also on May 9, 2018; and (3) distribution of fentanyl and heroin on April 11, 2018

City and State: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Exact Date: May 9, 2018 (crime date)

Sentence: 19 years and 2 months in federal prison, plus six years of supervised release

Defendant’s Age: 32

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdpa/pr/judge-sentences-pittsburgh-felon-19-years-prison-committing-drug-trafficking-and-gun