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Fraternity Drug Ring Exposed | Harrisburg News

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A Penn State fraternity is at the center of a booming drug operation dubbed “Drugs Unlimited,” with key players like Thomas Robinson and Agostino Abbatiello allegedly running a multi-campus cocaine ring. Robinson testified drugs were openly stashed in the Delta Upsilon house, and he met Abbatiello — who called himself “the godfather” — to pick up supplies. Witnesses say Abbatiello flaunted wealth, offered free coke, and even pressured one to stay silent during a July 4th bar visit. The crew made trips to Philly and NYC to source product, cutting and selling it on campus. Abbatiello’s bail? $250K with strict conditions. Robinson’s father, a lawyer, now faces charges for allegedly hiding cash and drugs. Both men are headed to trial together.

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So, a Penn State fraternity case is heating up in court. One of the accused, Thomas Robinson, testified that drugs were just out in the open in the flat house. He even dropped that one of the alleged ring leaders, Agostino Abatillo, used to call himself the Godfather. Abatillo was actually granted bail this week, said at $250,000, but he's got some strict conditions. Robinson admitted he started slaying cocaine back in the spring of 2023, talking supply and profits with another accused leader. Thomas Robinson, he said he stashed the product in his own room at the Delta Upsilon flat house, moving ounces to other students. He also claimed he met Abatillo in February of this year to pick up a shoebox full of the stuff. The testimony painted a picture of a fraternity, Delta Upsilon, that was apparently known as drugs unlimited. Another witness, Lars Zeefot, backed up the idea that Abatillo was a major supplier, even claiming Abatillo offered him free cocaine.

Zeefot said Abatillo would sometimes put a bag of coke on the table at his place for people to use, and that Abatillo flaunted his money. Zeefot also testified that Abatillo allegedly asked him not to testify while they were at a bar in New York on 4 July. During cross examination, Zeefot was pressed on who the biggest dealers were at Penn State, and he pointed to Abatillo. The investigation suggests these guys were making trips to Philly and New York to grab cocaine, and then cutting and packaging it at flat houses for. Distribution The whole operation allegedly ran between 2023 and 2024, mostly hitting Penn State students. Thomas Robinson and Abatillo are set to be tried together. Meanwhile, Thomas Robinson's father, who's a lawyer, is still facing charges for allegedly hiding drugs and cash. What Raps Harrisburg News today brought to you with AI.

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