Overview
- Lehigh County prosecutors announced the arrest of Commissioner Zachary Cole Borghi on 104 counts tied to an alleged cocaine trafficking scheme.
- New charges list 89 counts of criminal use of a communications facility, 14 counts of cocaine delivery, and one count involving psilocybin, with the communications charge alleging he used a phone to help commit felony drug crimes.
- Investigators say search warrants for his cellphone and Apple iCloud produced texts from 2021 through August 2025 that show drug transactions from November 2023 to August 2025.
- Alleged activity spans his Bethlehem home, a relative’s home, Bethlehem City Hall where he worked, and Upper Saucon Township, with investigators also citing conduct at public events.
- WFMZ reports he was arraigned with bail set at $500,000 straight, while CBS notes he was in custody pending a preliminary arraignment, and the broader grand-jury probe remains active.