Buffalo man pleads guilty to drug charge

BUFFALO – United States Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Carlo D’Angelo, 45, of Buffalo, New York, pleaded guilty before United States District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to possession with intent to distribute alpha-pyrrolidinopentiophenone (a-PVP), punishable by a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of $1,000,000.

Assistant United States Attorney Franz M. Wright, who is handling the case, said that as of May 2021, D’Angelo possessed approximately 6.1 grams of a-PVP, which he had l intending to sell, while at a hotel in Amherst, New York. Additionally, in D’Angelo’s vehicle were glass pipes containing burnt residue, several plastic containers consistent with the manufacture of aPVP, and $5,100.00 in cash, proceeds of drug trafficking.

This plea is the result of an investigation conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Frank Tarantino, III, New York Field Division.

Sentencing is scheduled for October 9, 2024, before Judge Sinatra.