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Penn State fraternity cocaine ring: inside the supply chain prosecutors say collapsed from the outside in

8/23/2026

Tiered distribution networks rely on separation between layers to contain exposure when the lower rungs are compromised.

Pennsylvania's Office of the Attorney General alleges the cocaine operation running through Penn State's Greek community failed on that count.

Individual complaints released this week name 14 defendants across Sigma Chi, Delta Upsilon, and Acacia fraternities, with Agostino Abbatiello, 24, an accounting major from Westbury, New York, placed at the top of the alleged hierarchy.

All defendants are innocent until proven guilty. Alleged supply chain structure Prosecutors describe the operation in tiers. At the procurement level, Abbatiello faces numerous felony charges.