{"id":6957,"date":"2026-08-19T20:39:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T20:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=6957"},"modified":"2026-08-19T20:39:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T20:39:30","slug":"accused-ringleader-of-penn-state-coke-crew-used-spring-break-debt-to-force-frat-bro-to-sell-drugs-court-docs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=6957","title":{"rendered":"Accused ringleader of Penn State coke crew used spring break debt to force frat bro to sell drugs: court docs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The accused ringleader of a cocaine trafficking operation at Penn State University called in unpaid debt to force his frat brother to peddle drugs for him, according to a criminal complaint.<\/p>\n

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Agostino Abbatiello, a 24-year-old alum from Long Island, recruited his Sigma Chi frat bro to sell coke for him by calling in a $1,500 loan for a spring break trip that he couldn\u2019t repay, court papers filed by the Pennsylvania Attorney General\u2019s Office this week claimed.<\/p>\n

Larz Zeepvat, one of more than a dozen current and former Penn State students charged in the conspiracy, told investigators that Abbatiello allegedly trapped him into joining the scheme.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe stated that Abbatiello would boast about how much money he was making from selling cocaine,\u201d . \u201cZeepvat explained Abbatiello loaned him $1,500 so that he and other fraternity brothers could attend a spring break trip.<\/p>\n

\u201cZeepvat stated that Abbatiello then made him deliver cocaine for him when he couldn\u2019t pay back the loan,\u201d the document claims.<\/p>\n

Zeepvat also claimed that another individual who owed Abbatiello \u201cthousands of dollars after taking a loan from him\u201d was selling coke for the alleged ringleader, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n

During 2023 and 2024, Abbatiello was \u201cthe largest distributor of cocaine at Penn State University,\u201d Zeepvat told investigators, according to the complaint. <\/p>\n

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Abbatiello turned himself in to Pennsylvania authorities on Tuesday morning \u2014 one day after his frat brothers were arraigned on a conspiracy indictment \u2014 and is being held without bail. <\/p>\n

Here is the latest on the Penn State frat cocaine ring:<\/h2>\n