Ga. man surrenders to face charges he had role in cocaine ring
A former Mon Valley man turned himself in to authorities Tuesday to face charges stemming from his alleged involvement in what federal prosecutors claim is a major interstate cocaine-trafficking ring.
Todd Moses, 33, who previously lived in Donora and now lives in Decatur, Ga., traveled from his home state to Pittsburgh to surrender himself, said Margaret Philbin, spokeswoman for Scott Brady, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Moses was one of 39 people charged in two superseding indictments handed down last week. He made his initial appearance before Magistrate Judge Cynthia Reed Eddy Tuesday afternoon.
Federal prosecutors are seeking to detain Moses while his case is pending.
Based on a nearly two-year investigation, federal prosecutors allege Moses conspired with other members of the alleged trafficking network – including Jamie Lightfoot Jr., 25, of Penn Hills and his brother, Deaubre Lightfoot, 27, of Monessen – to bring cocaine into the region.
Investigators found 52 kilograms of cocaine, 85 pounds of marijuana and two firearms during a search of a recreation vehicle they said brought the drugs from Los Angeles to Jamie Lightfoot’s home in November.
Philbin said the Lightfoots’ half-brother John Duchi Jr., 29, of Donora is the only accused member of the network whom authorities haven’t located.