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Penn State frat coke ring's alleged ringleader denied bail after missing arraignment, turning himself in
By Kelsie Cairns
Published August 18, 2026
The alleged ringleader of a Penn State University fraternity cocaine distribution ring is now in custody.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that Agostino Abbatiello, 24, from Westbury, New York, turned himself in Tuesday morning.
The suspect was arraigned by a judge on "numerous felonies" and was denied bail after the attorney general said he failed to appear for his scheduled arraignment on Monday.
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Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that Agostino Abbatiello, 24, turned himself in Tuesday morning, was arraigned and denied bail. He is the accused Penn State coke kingpin. (Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General Dave Sunday)
Abbatiello was among 13 other men who were charged with offenses in the case.
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The cocaine distribution ring allegedly occurred from 2023 through 2024 within off-campus fraternity houses belonging to Delta Upsilon and Sigma Chi.
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Court documents allege pledges within the fraternities were ordered to cut and pack kilos of drugs as part of "indoctrination" rituals.
The Delta Upsilon fraternity house in State College. Pa., April 2025. The Penn State University frat house is one of two at the center of an alleged cocaine trafficking ring which was announced in a press conference by state Attorney General Dave Sunday on Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. (Google Maps)
Penn State students made up the majority of the alleged cocaine sales, Attorney General Sunday said. The drug was reportedly being trafficked from Philadelphia and New York.
"We are pleased to report that the most significant members of this cocaine-trafficking organization are accounted for, and will have their fair process in court," Attorney General Sunday said. (Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday)
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"We are pleased to report that the most significant members of this cocaine-trafficking organization are accounted for, and will have their fair process in court. These are very serious charges and the next steps will be preliminary hearings," Attorney General Sunday said.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Abbatiello's attorney.
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