3 New Castle men plead guilty in Oxycodone ring


PITTSBURGH — Three New Castle, Pa., men pleaded guilty in federal court to a conspiracy charge in a major Oxycodone distribution ring, the U.S. Attorney announced.

Christopher Klingensmith, 38, of Vine Street; his brother, Thomas Klingensmith Jr., 40, of Bellair Drive; and James Cracraft, 39, of Randolph Street, entered their pleas Tuesday before U.S. District Judge Arthur J. Schwab, who will sentence them in October.

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