Four suspects in a four-year-long Ecstasy investigation waived their preliminary hearings yesterday, two of whom might now plead guilty to lesser charges, according to court documents.

Andrew Goldberg, Yasin Abdulla, Nicole Taylor and Alan Trub — all charged with possession with intent to deliver and criminal conspiracy — were allegedly involved with a 12-person drug ring that distributed millions of dollars of Ecstasy and other drugs in the State College area.

A note on Trub and Goldberg's files waiving their preliminary hearings said: "Commonwealth has agreed to recommend probation on misdemeanor possession charge and to drop all other felony charges, subject to approval by D.A. Gricar."

But Gricar did not say he would agree to the deal, which also would require a judge's approval.

"They're in big trouble and they obviously want to cooperate," Gricar said. "After all is said and done, then I will decide what to give them."

The four were arraigned earlier this semester. Taylor, who left the courthouse with a jacket covering her entire head, is being charged with 24 counts of possession with intent to deliver in connection with her alleged involvement with Ecstasy distribution.

Assistant District Attorney Karen Kuebler said she could not discuss whether plea agreements were taking place for the four suspects.

She did say that additional counts might be filed against another suspect, Georges Moussa, whose charges were withdrawn earlier in the case.

Moussa, along with Abdulla, Goldberg and Trub, were allegedly receiving deliveries of Ecstasy and cocaine at Penn State fraternities during the 1998 to 1999 school year, according to police reports.

According to police, these drugs were supplied by Oleg "Alex" Logatchev and Jeremy Crouse, who are allegedly responsible for supplying 98,000 pills of Ecstasy and 56 ounces of cocaine to the State College area.

Through her then-boyfriend Logatchev, Taylor began selling Ecstasy in the Altoona area, where she sold about 1,000 pills each week. Taylor later began supplying in the State College area as well, police said.

If trials are held for these suspects, Kuebler said she does not think their trials will be consolidated.

"I anticipate they will all be separate," she said.

As for their preliminary hearings, Drug Task Force Coordinator Scott Merrill said it's common for a suspect to waive a hearing.

"A lot of people do away with preliminary hearings because number one, deals are being made and number two it saves money," Merrill said.

Trub's attorney, Joseph Amendola, said that in waiving yesterday's hearing he "worked out a lot of the wrinkles.

"By doing what I did on behalf of Alan Trub today we haven't really waived any more than the preliminary hearing," Amendola said.

Of the allegations of Trub's involvement with the drug ring, he said, "a lot of it may be inflated."

Goldberg's attorney could not be located for comment.

Anyone with information pertaining to this investigation can call the Centre County Drug Task Force at (877) 898-DRUG.

Associated Press contributed to this article.