A former resident of New Philadelphia, Ohio has been sentenced in federal court to 70 months of imprisonment and four years of supervised release on his conviction of conspiring to distribute and distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced recently.
Facing charges are Phillip Bonanno, 54, of New Philadelphia and Cody Bonanno, 25, of Uhrichsville.
According to U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady, the indictments are a part of an ongoing investigation into members and associates of the Pagans Motorcycle Club (PMC or Pagans) operating in and around western Pennsylvania engaging in illegal activity, including federal violations of drug and firearm laws.
The related Indictments are the result of an investigation that began in August 2018, and ultimately led to a Title III wire investigation with intercepted communications over several telephones from August through November of this year. The defendants are alleged to have conspired to distribute controlled substances including cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin.