Dad charged in alleged Penn State cocaine ring is managing attorney in Pittsburgh - CBS News
A Pittsburgh-based managing attorney has been charged with tampering with evidence in connection to a cocaine trafficking ring operating out of Penn State fraternities. His son, a former student, is also among those facing felony charges.
Why it matters
The involvement of a legal professional in a drug trafficking case involving university students highlights the intersection of white-collar crime and campus safety issues.
The father charged in connection with the alleged cocaine trafficking ring based out of two fraternities at Penn State University is a managing attorney at a law firm in Pittsburgh. Paul Robinson, an attorney at Meyer, Darragh, Buckler, Bebenek, and Eck, P.L.L.C., is charged with felony tampering and hindering apprehension for trying to conceal evidence. He is the father of Thomas Robinson, who investigators said was one of the leaders of the drug trafficking ring involving the Delta Upsilon and Sigma Chi fraternities. The other alleged leader, Agostino Abbatiello, surrendered to authorities on Tuesday. The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General said the cocaine was cut and packaged at the Delta Upsilon and Sigma Chi houses. It was then allegedly distributed mostly to other students at the university.
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