ALLENTOWN, Pa. (WPVI) — A Lehigh County commissioner is facing more than 100 new charges in connection with a large-scale drug investigation.
Zach Cole-Borghi is accused of selling cocaine from multiple locations, including his home and Bethlehem City Hall, where he was employed.
Cole-Borghi was one of 22 suspects arrested last year after investigators uncovered a widespread drug operation.
On Wednesday, the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office detailed the additional charges stemming from search warrants. A forensic review of Cole-Borghi’s cellphone allegedly revealed drug transactions dating from November 2023 through August 2025.
Authorities say text messages identified several locations where the alleged deals took place, including Cole-Borghi’s Bethlehem home, a relative’s residence, and Bethlehem City Hall.
According to the district attorney’s office, Cole-Borghi even facilitated a drug transaction during a Lehigh County Board of Commissioners meeting, as well as during a “Peace and Justice Symposium” at Northampton County Community College that he attended.
The new charges include 89 counts of criminal use of a communication facility, 14 counts of delivery of a controlled substance (cocaine), and one count of delivery of a controlled substance (psilocybin mushrooms).
Cole-Borghi was taken into custody on Wednesday and is being held on $500,000 bail.
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