Penn Hills Woman Pleads Guilty to Participating in Gang’s Drug Distribution Scheme

PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of suburban Pittsburgh pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.

Shania Wilson, age 40 of Penn Hills, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to one count of participating in a conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute a quantity of fentanyl before United States District Judge Marilyn J. Horan.

In connection with the guilty plea, the court was advised that Wilson is a part of an indictment that charged approximately 20 other individuals who operated a drug trafficking organization using the moniker Hustlas Don’t Sleep. Intercepted communications revealed that Wilson was a regular customer of the Hustlas Don’t Sleep drug trafficking organization who distributed portions of the fentanyl she received from the organization, provided provide feedback on the quality of the products being sold by the organization, and referred drug user customers to the organization.

Judge Horan scheduled sentencing for June 28, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. The law provides for a total sentence of 20 years in prison, a fine of $1,000,000, or both. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed is based upon the seriousness of the offense and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.

Assistant United States Attorney Brendan T. Conway is prosecuting this case on behalf of the government.

This prosecution is a result of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles high-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten communities throughout the United States. OCDETF uses a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks.