Press Coverage October 29, 2026

Feds Cut Raymond Horsch a Deal in Exchange for Information in 2009 Drug Case, but Details Remain Sealed

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Richard J. Zack

Richard J. Zack, a partner in Troutman Pepper Locke’s White Collar Litigation + Investigations Practice Group, was quoted in the October 28, 2026, The Philadelphia Inquirer article, “Feds Cut Raymond Horsch a Deal in Exchange for Information in 2009 Drug Case, but Details Remain Sealed.”

  • Exactly what Horsch told the federal prosecutors to secure his lighter sentence is not publicly available. Richard Zack, a former assistant U.S. attorney in Philadelphia, said it should have resulted in a significant arrest or conviction for the prosecution to justify such a generous plea deal, particularly since Horsch had recently been convicted of corrupting a minor.
  • Even though the child-luring charges fell apart on retrial, Zack said, the government should have considered those allegations when weighing Horsch’s credibility and his role in providing information in exchange for a reduced sentence.
  • “I think there are two questions: Was he vetted properly as a cooperator, and secondly, is the cooperation they got worth the bargain?” said Zack, now a partner at the Troutman Pepper Locke law firm. “It’s a very sordid tale, and the government should look at it with a lot of scrutiny.”
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