Pittsburgh Woman Sentenced for Money Laundering Conspiracy
PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, PA has been sentenced in federal court to one day in the custody of the United States Marshals Service, followed by three years of supervised release, on her conviction of conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
Senior United States District Judge David S. Cercone imposed the sentence on Holly Shrum, age 30.Â
According to information presented to the court, the Drug Enforcement Administration and other agencies conducted a multi-year investigation of the marijuana trafficking conspiracy of Shrum’s codefendants. From 2012 through 2017, Shrum’s codefendants arranged for marijuana to be supplied from the West Coast and mailed to the Pittsburgh area through the United States Postal Service. Shrum’s codefendants would then distribute the marijuana in the Western District of Pennsylvania, primarily on college campuses, such as Indiana University of Pennsylvania. During the operation of the conspiracy, Shrum conspired to launder proceeds from her codefendants’ marijuana trafficking operations.
Assistant United States Attorney Tonya Sulia Goodman prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.
United States Attorney Brady commended the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation, the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, and the Indiana Borough Police for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Shrum.
This case is part of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force program, known as OCDETF. OCDETF was established in 1982 to support comprehensive investigations and prosecutions of major drug trafficking and money laundering organizations. It is the keystone of the drug reduction strategy of the Department of Justice. By combining the resources and expertise of federal agencies and their state and local law enforcement partners, OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the most serious drug trafficking, money laundering, and transnational criminal organizations.
Department of Justice
Office of the U.S. Attorney
Western District of Pennsylvania
Source: Justice.gov