A Pittsburgh resident has admitted guilt in federal court for his role in a drug trafficking operation involving fentanyl and cocaine. Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti made the announcement.
DeVaughn Faulk, aged 28, from Pittsburgh’s Bon Air neighborhood, entered a guilty plea before United States District Judge Marilyn J. Horan. The charges included conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine.
The court learned that between March 2024 and July 2024, Faulk was involved in a conspiracy to distribute these Schedule II controlled substances by acting as a redistributor of street-level amounts.
Judge Horan has set the sentencing date for November 12, 2025. The law stipulates a potential sentence of up to 20 years imprisonment, a fine of up to $1 million, or both. The actual sentence will depend on the seriousness of the offenses and any prior criminal history.
Faulk will remain in custody until sentencing.
Assistant United States Attorneys Katherine C. Jordan and Kelly M. Locher are prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. The investigation leading to Faulk’s prosecution was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
This prosecution is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation aimed at identifying, disrupting, and dismantling high-level drug traffickers and other criminal organizations threatening the United States through a multi-agency approach leveraging federal, state, and local law enforcement resources.
