Penn State cocaine trafficking ring: Agostino Abbatiello of Westbury, NY accused of being largest distributor in operation

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What happenedAgostino Abbatiello of Westbury, New York, was identified in a criminal complaint as the largest distributor in the alleged cocaine ring at Penn State.

What changedThe left frames it as "Penn State frat house at center of cocaine trafficking ring revealed on Tik Tok hours aft...". The center frames it as "Penn State coke bust news: Agostino Abbatiello of Westbury, New York accused of being lar...".

ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.

Archive healthLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

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Still Watching. The left frames it as "Penn State frat house at center of cocaine trafficking ring revealed on Tik Tok hours aft...". The center frames it as "Penn State coke bust news: Agostino Abbatiello of Westbury, New York accused of being lar...".

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Aug 18, 9:54 PM: ABC7 New York joined the source map.

Aug 19, 12:08 AM: The Independent joined the source map.

Aug 19, 12:39 AM: ABC7chicago.com joined the source map.

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ABC7 New York1h ago

Penn State cocaine trafficking ring: Agostino Abbatiello of Westbury, NY accused of being largest distributor in operation

Agostino Abbatiello of Westbury, New York, was identified in a criminal complaint as the largest distributor in the alleged cocaine ring at Penn State

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ABC7chicago.com5m ago

Penn State coke bust news: Agostino Abbatiello of Westbury, New York accused of being largest distributor in drug trafficking ring

Agostino Abbatiello was arrested in connection with the Penn State drug bust. Officials say his former fraternity Sigma Chi was involved in the cocaine trafficking ring.

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The Independent23m ago

Penn State frat house at center of cocaine trafficking ring revealed on Tik Tok hours after bust

State officials accused current and former Penn State students of packaging cocaine at fraternity houses and then selling it to their peers

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