Cocaine Trafficking Case Connects 14 to Penn State Fraternities

Fourteen individuals, including Penn State students, were charged in a cocaine trafficking investigation linked to two off-campus fraternities (Delta Upsilon and Sigma Chi). Authorities allege cocaine moved from Philadelphia and New York to State College in 2023–2024, was packaged at the fraternity houses, and distributed locally; key figures Abbatiello and Thomas Robinson are central to the operation. Charges include felony corrupt organizations and conspiracy, with some defendants arraigned and others facing arrest warrants. The university says it will handle student cases through conduct processes while the investigation continues, and investigators note that packaging allegedly occurred off campus with pledges involved in initiation.