Binghamton Woman Pleads Guilty to Escaping Federal Custody and Possessing with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine

ALBANY, NEW YORK - Jade A. Pittsley, age 34, of Binghamton, New York, pled guilty today to escaping from federal custody, and possessing and intending to distribute methamphetamine.

United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman; Matthew Scarpino, Special Agent in Charge of the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Buffalo, New York Field Office; and United States Marshal David L. McNulty made the announcement.

Pittsley admitted that in November 2023, while she was serving a federal term of imprisonment for a drug offense involving methamphetamine, she was under the supervision of a halfway house. Pittsley was directed to return to the halfway house but never did. Days later, law enforcement found Pittsley carrying methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia in her purse.

At sentencing, scheduled for December 30, 2024, before United States District Judge Mae A. D'Agostino, Pittsley faces a minimum term of 5 years and up to life in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, and a term of supervised release of at least 4 years. A defendant's sentence is imposed by a judge based on the particular statute the defendant is charged with violating, the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, and other factors.

The case was investigated by HSI and the U.S. Marshals Service with assistance from the Broome County Sheriff's Office. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Mikayla Espinosa and Kristen Grabowski are prosecuting this case.