‘White Boy Pat’ Admits to Drugs, Sex, & Millions Laundered

Columbus, OH – Patrick M. Saultz, a man known on the streets as “White Boy Pat,” finally admitted what the feds have known for years: he ran a brutal, decade-long criminal enterprise that pumped poison into Ohio and exploited vulnerable women. Saultz pleaded guilty to drug trafficking, sex trafficking, and money laundering charges, a confession that all but guarantees he’ll spend the next 27 to 30 years in a federal prison.

The operation, spanning from January 2008 to 2022, wasn’t just about moving weight. Saultz and his crew flooded Columbus, and parts of northern Ohio and West Virginia, with a cocktail of deadly narcotics – fentanyl, cocaine, crack, heroin, meth, and more. But the greed didn’t stop there. They ran a parallel sex trafficking ring, preying on women struggling with addiction, turning their desperation into profit. The feds say Saultz personally oversaw both operations, maximizing profits with callous disregard for human life.

Saultz didn’t just deal drugs; he invested the dirty money. He and a co-conspirator used illicit proceeds to buy real estate, laundering the funds to further conceal their criminal activity. One property, chillingly, was located directly across the street from Burroughs Elementary School – a blatant disregard for the community and a prime location for pushing poison. The scale of the operation became clear when investigators began seizing assets, uncovering a hoard of ill-gotten gains.

The raid turned up two cars, a motorcycle, dozens of firearms, a Rolex watch, and a staggering $1.7 million in cash. All of it will be forfeited. The initial indictment in July 2022 named Saultz and ten others, but a superseding indictment in October expanded the net to thirteen defendants and added 28 new charges, including firearms offenses and a particularly disturbing charge: causing serious bodily injury through an overdose. The cases against the remaining defendants are still active.

This takedown wasn’t the work of one agency. The Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force, spearheaded by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission, coordinated a massive effort involving the Columbus Division of Police, Homeland Security Investigations, and other federal and state agencies. The collaborative approach demonstrates a growing determination to dismantle these complex criminal networks, and the feds are sending a clear message: no amount of money or layers of deception will shield you from accountability.

Saultz isn’t just facing prison time. As part of his plea agreement, he’s also on the hook for full restitution to the victims of his sex trafficking operation. While money can’t undo the damage he inflicted, it’s a small measure of accountability for a man who built his empire on exploitation and misery. The Grimy Times will continue to follow this case as the remaining defendants face prosecution and the full extent of Saultz’s criminal network is exposed.