A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy involving fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and crack cocaine.
53-year-old George Mazey of Johnstown received the sentence from United States District Judge Marilyn J. Horan on January 13th, 2025. In addition to the 96-month prison term, Mazey will also serve four years of supervised release.
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According to testimony in court, Mazey conspired with others to distribute significant quantities of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and crack cocaine in the Western District of Pennsylvania between February 2021 and April 2021.
He was intercepted on a federal wiretap obtaining drug supplies that he then distributed to others.
United States Attorney Olshan commended the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Laurel Highlands Resident Agency and Homeland Security Investigations for the investigation that led to the successful prosecution of Mazey.
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This prosecution is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States by using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks.
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