Delta Upsilon Fraternity Member Sells Cocaine Out of Fraternity House

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Delta Upsilon Fraternity Member Sells Cocaine Out of Fraternity House
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  1. A confidential informant reportedly told authorities that Thomas Robinson, a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity, was selling cocaine out of the fraternity house under the name “T-Rob.” He was accepting payments for the drugs via Venmo — under the name Tom-Robinson, according to court documents filed in 2024.

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    New York Post

    Authorities were told by a confidential informant that “a male, using the nickname ‘T-Rob’ is selling large amounts of cocaine from the Delta Upsilon Fraternity House,” the outlet reported.

  2. Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday said the leader of a cocaine-trafficking ring involving fourteen Penn State University students and two student fraternities surrendered to authorities on Tuesday, Aug. 18.

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    The Daily Wire

    The alleged multi-state drug ring operated out of the Delta Upsilon and Sigma Chi fraternity houses and moved large amounts of cocaine on the Pennsylvania college campus in 2023 and 2024, state Attorney General Dave Sunday’s (R-PA) office announced on Monday.

  3. Robinson and Agostino Abbatiello, 24, allegedly served as the operation’s main suppliers, making numerous trips throughout 2023 and 2024 to New York City and Philadelphia to buy large quantities of cocaine, according to Sunday’s office. They allegedly brought the drugs back to the Sigma Chi and Delta Upsilon houses, where the cocaine was cut and packaged for resale, mainly to Penn State students.

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    Breitbart

    In a press statement announcing charges against the suspects, Sunday’s office said two of the accused, Agostino Abbatiello and Thomas Robinson, were the alleged suppliers who made trips to Philadelphia and New York to pick up large batches of cocaine.

  4. Abbatiello, 24, was arraigned on numerous felonies, including multiple counts of possession with intent to deliver (cocaine) and conspiracy. He was denied bail after failing to appear a day earlier in court.

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    The Daily Wire

    Magisterial District Judge Kelley Gillette-Walker arraigned Abbatiello on a number of felonies — including possession with intent to deliver and conspiracy. Abbatiello was denied bail at arraignment.

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  1. 01 New York Post

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  2. 02 The Hill

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  3. 03 The Daily Wire

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  4. 04 Breitbart

    The case centered around the Delta Upsilon and Sigma Chi fraternity houses and included the father of one student.

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