Snapchat, Venmo and Cocaine: Penn State Frat Drug Ring Unfolds in Court Docs

Court documents reveal a Penn State fraternity cocaine ring used Snapchat to coordinate deliveries and cash-transfer apps like Venmo and Cash App to move thousands of dollars, with 24-year-old Agostino Abbatiello named as the alleged ringleader; deals included roughly 100 grams for $4,000 and other transactions totaling tens of thousands. Other frat members testified or were charged, including payments made under real names on Venmo. Abbatiello turned himself in and is being held without bail as investigators describe how social apps facilitated campus drug trafficking.