A McKees Rocks drug rehabilitation center owner has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being convicted of conspiracy to distribute heroin and helping to prepare false income tax returns.
According to U.S. Attorney Scott Brady's office, 69-year-old David Francis conspired to distribute heroin while operating the Next Step Recovery Housing drug rehabilitation center in McKees Rocks.
Francis obtained the drugs from New York City suppliers.
In addition, he owned All Personal Matters - a tax preparation business through which he aided in preparing and filing false federal tax returns.
The false returns caused a loss of more than $1.6 million to the IRS.
The heroin trafficking was partially funded by the tax fraud.