BUFFALO – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Carlo D’Angelo, 45, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to possession with intent to distribute alpha-pyrrolidinopentiophenone (a-PVP), which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of $1,000,000.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Franz M. Wright, who is handling the case, stated that in May 2021, D’Angelo possessed approximately 6.1 grams of a-PVP, which he intended to sell, when he was located at a hotel in Amherst, NY. Also, located in D’Angelo’s vehicle were glass pipes with burnt residue, multiple plastic containers consistent with the manufacture of aPVP, and $5,100.00 in cash, proceeds of drug trafficking.
The plea is the result of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Frank Tarantino, III, New York Field Division.
Sentencing is scheduled for October 9, 2024, before Judge Sinatra.
