Former Pa. police chief sentenced in meth pill case
Shawn Denning, 44, was sentenced to 15 months in prison following his guilty plea last year to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine. He will also have to pay a $2,000 fine and be on parole for two years when he gets out.
Prosecutors say that during the time that Denning was the Greensburg police chief, he was involved in a nationwide drug conspiracy and had helped numerous people buy narcotics from suppliers in California. Those narcotics included cocaine and methamphetamine disguised as counterfeit Adderall pills.
One of the people Denning conspired with was former Greensburg police officer Regina McAtee, who also pleaded guilty to the drug conspiracy and will be sentenced later this month.
McAtee admitted to ordering fake Adderall pills online with Denning, which really contained meth, and then sold the pills to Denning for him to distribute along with other dealers.
The DEA, United States Postal Inspection Service, IRS – Criminal Investigation and FBI conducted the investigation leading to the indictment in this case.
Drew Miller contributed to this report.
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