{"id":6935,"date":"2026-08-19T15:08:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T15:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=6935"},"modified":"2026-08-19T15:08:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T15:08:33","slug":"dad-busted-in-penn-state-frat-bro-cocaine-trafficking-ring-case-is-prominent-pittsburgh-lawyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=6935","title":{"rendered":"Dad busted in Penn State frat bro cocaine trafficking ring case is prominent Pittsburgh lawyer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A prominent Pittsburgh lawyer has been implicated in the\u00a0Penn State frat brother drug trafficking\u00a0scandal \u2014 with his son among the alleged ringleaders.<\/p>\n

Read more \u2018Top of the chain\u2019 alleged ringleader behind Penn State frat bro cocaine trafficking ring turns himself in<\/a><\/p>\n

Paul Robinson, an attorney with the firm of Meyer, Darragh, Buckler, Bebeneck & Eck\u00a0and onetime frat member,\u00a0is charged with helping to\u00a0hide evidence\u00a0from an alleged multi-state cocaine-trafficking ring in the Sigma Chi and Delta Upsilon fraternities at Penn State run by his son, Thomas, and other current and former students.<\/p>\n

In all, 14 people were charged, with Thomas Robinson and Agostino Abbatiello described as the alleged ringleaders of the operation.<\/p>\n

Paul Robinson is charged with felony tampering, hindering apprehension for taking steps to conceal evidence in the case, including a safe stuffed with cash and drugs and obstructing the investigation,\u00a0state prosecutors\u00a0said.<\/p>\n

The elder Robinson earned a bachelor\u2019s degree from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and a law degree from New England School of Law in 1992, according to his company profile, which also lists Thomas as one of his children.<\/p>\n

He was treasurer for Delta Sigma Phi as an undergrad, and a member of Phi Alpha Delta while in law school, according to his\u00a0LinkedIn profile.<\/p>\n

He was admitted to the bar in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and specializes in transportation, commercial, construction and insurance law.<\/p>\n

He is currently a managing attorney at Meyer, Darragh, Buckler, Bebeneck & Eck based in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n

In a statement, the law firm told The Post it is aware of the charges filed against Robinson.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe allegations concern Mr Robinson individually and do not involve the Firm, its clients, or the legal services provided by the Firm,\u201d the statement continued. \u201cThe Firm is reviewing the circumstances surrounding the matter.\u201d<\/p>\n

Penn State announced Monday that it is placing Delta Upsilon on interim suspension while an investigation is conducted, but said Sigma Chi operates outside of the university\u2019s oversight.<\/p>\n

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Prosecutors claim Thomas Robinson, a member of the Delta Upsilon fraternity, and Nassau County resident Agostino Abbatiello, a Sigma Chi frat brother, were the alleged ringleaders of the drug-trading enterprise.<\/p>\n

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