Laverne Schaeffer, Methamphetamine Conspiracy, Pennsylvania 2020

SCRANTON—A Schuylkill County woman has been sentenced to 28 months in prison for her role in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy.

Laverne Schaeffer, age 48, of Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on February 5, 2020 to 28 months’ imprisonment by U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani for participating in the drug trafficking conspiracy.

According to United States Attorney David J. Freed, Schaeffer previously pleaded guilty to participating in the drug trafficking conspiracy between July 2016 and May 2017 that operated in Schuylkill and Berks Counties.

The conspiracy, led by Anibal Rodriguez, also involved Schaeffer’s husband, Ernest Schaeffer, who was previously sentenced to 15 years in prison. Rodriguez himself was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Judge Mariani also ordered Schaeffer to forfeit to the United States more than 105 acres of property in Schuylkill County that was used by her, her husband, and other members of the drug conspiracy to store methamphetamine and firearms.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Pennsylvania State Police, and local police in Schuylkill County. Assistant U.S. Attorney Francis P. Sempa prosecuted the case.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, 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.

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