SCRANTON, PA (WENY) -- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has announced that Robert M. Lutz, a 42-year-old resident of Bradford County, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 11-years in federal prison for his role in distributing crystal methamphetamine. The sentencing took place on January 31, 2025, and was handed down by United States District Court Chief Judge Matthew W. Brann.

According to Acting United States Attorney John C. Gurganus, Lutz was involved in a drug distribution conspiracy that operated from September 2019 through February 2020. Lutz, along with two co-conspirators who were also indicted, participated in the importation and distribution of methamphetamine across Bradford, Columbia, and Lackawanna counties in Pennsylvania.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) conducted controlled purchases of crystal methamphetamine from Lutz on at least two occasions. These transactions involved approximately $4,000 in exchange for the drugs. 

The case was investigated by the FBI, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Luisa Honora Berti is prosecuting the matter.