Five Area Drug Suspects Are Named in RICO-Related Indictment

Former Cambria County Prison employees, inmates indicted on racketeering charges; contraband smuggling scheme alleged

A federal grand jury has indicted two former Cambria County Prison employees, inmates and others on charges of violating racketeering laws related to activities inside the jail, authorities said Monday.

Five area drug suspects are named in RICO-related indictment

Five people previously named in federal drug indictments also now are linked to a RICO-related indictment out of Cambria County.

Cambria County Prison staff and inmates charged in drug trafficking scheme

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WTAJ) — Racketeering charges have been brought against 10 residents of Pennsylvania and Arizona following a multi-year investigation into a contraband operation inside the Cambria County Prison. A federal grand jury indictment was unsealed Monday, outlining the charges brought against inmates and prison staff accused of bringing illegal drugs into the prison and trafficking it to other inmates. Those named by the grand jury are: …

Ten Indicted in Racketeering Scheme at Cambria County Prison Involving Staff, Inmates, and Outside Accomplices

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (EYT) — A federal grand jury has indicted ten individuals from Pennsylvania and Arizona on racketeering-related charges connected to a smuggling and bribery scheme at Cambria County Prison, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Troy Rivetti. The indictment, unsealed Monday, charges correctional officer Lakesha Stith, 45, and prison nurse Asiah Young-Atwell, 30, both of Johnstown, with accepting bribes from inmates to bring in drugs, p…