{"id":148448,"date":"2026-03-25T21:44:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T21:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/148448\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T21:44:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T21:44:20","slug":"zach-cole-borghi-arrest-new-charges-allege-lehigh-county-commissioner-sold-cocaine-at-city-hall-event-at-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/148448\/","title":{"rendered":"Zach Cole-Borghi arrest: New charges allege Lehigh County commissioner sold cocaine at city hall, event at college"},"content":{"rendered":"

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (WPVI) — A Lehigh County commissioner is facing more than 100 new charges in connection with a large-scale drug investigation.<\/p>\n

Zach Cole-Borghi<\/a> is accused of selling cocaine from multiple locations, including his home and Bethlehem City Hall, where he was employed.<\/p>\n

Cole-Borghi was one of 22 suspects arrested last year<\/a> after investigators uncovered a widespread drug operation.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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).<\/p>\n

Cole-Borghi was taken into custody on Wednesday and is being held on $500,000 bail.<\/p>\n

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