SCRANTON – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Brian Buglio, 45, of Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, was charged with civil rights violations in a criminal complaint on May 27, 2021.
Acting US American Bruce D. Brandler said the information alleged that Buglio, the chief of police for the West Hazleton Police Department, threatened a private individual with criminal charges in retaliation for social media posts made by private individuals. the critical ones were Buglio and the West Hazleton Police Department.
The case was investigated by the Scranton Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Public Corruption Task Force, composed of members of the Pennsylvania State Police and the Pennsylvania Attorney General, as well as federal agents from the FBI and the Internal Revenue Service. U.S. Assistant Attorney Phillip J. Caraballo is pursuing the case.
Criminal information is just accusation. All accused persons are presumed innocent unless and until they have been found guilty in court.
A judgment after a guilty party has been determined is imposed by the judge taking into account the applicable federal condemnation laws and the federal condemnation guidelines.
The maximum sentence under federal law for this offense is one year imprisonment, a period of supervised release after imprisonment, and a fine. The federal sentencing guidelines also require the judge to consider and weigh a number of factors, including the nature, circumstances, and gravity of the crime. the history and characteristics of the accused; and the need to punish the accused, protect the public, and care for the accused’s educational, professional, and medical needs. For these reasons, the maximum legal penalty for the offense is not an accurate indicator of the possible penalty for a particular defendant.
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