Former Trumbull County Clerk of Courts Employee Pleads Guilty to Distributing Cocaine

CLEVELAND – Lisa Crusan, 41, of Warren, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to selling approximately four ounces of cocaine in transactions conducted by law enforcement authorities.

Crusan, a former employee of the Trumbull County Clerk of Courts, pleaded guilty to three counts of distribution of cocaine before U.S. District Judge Pamela A. Barker in Cleveland.  Crusan is scheduled to be sentenced on March 15, 2023.

According to court documents, on three separate occasions in June and July 2022, Crusan sold a total of approximately four ounces of cocaine in controlled purchases conducted by the Mahoning Valley Law Enforcement Task Force (MVLETF).  Crusan was arrested in September 2022.

This case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the MVLETF.  This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Peter E. Daly.