Monroe County Man and Lehigh County Woman Indicted for Drug Offenses

SCRANTON - The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Michael Creft, 39, of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, and Amanda Daniels, 27, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, were indicted by a federal grand jury for drug offenses.

According to U.S. Attorney Brian D. Miller, the indictment alleges that between March 13, 2026, and July 8, 2026, Creft and Daniels possessed with intent to distribute 50 grams and more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine and fentanyl. The indictment also alleges that Creft sold a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine.

The FBI Philadelphia's Scranton Area Resident Agency, the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office, and the Stroud Area Regional Police Department investigated the case. Assistant United States Attorney Gerard T. Donahue is prosecuting the case.

For Creft, the maximum penalties upon conviction for the charged offense are life imprisonment, a lifetime term of supervised release following imprisonment, a fine, and the imposition of a special assessment. Daniels faces maximum penalties of up to forty years of imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, a fine, and the imposition of a special assessment. A sentence following the finding of guilt is imposed by a court after consideration of the applicable federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

Indictments are only allegations. All persons charged are presumed to be innocent unless and until found guilty in court.

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