Owner of Drug Testing Lab Sentenced in Medicare Kickback Scheme

ABINGDON, Va. – A Las Vegas, Nevada-based laboratory owner, who paid another lab owner to direct urine samples to his lab for testing and then billed the federal government for that testing,…

May 19, 2022

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Longtime Employee of a Harford County, Maryland Manufacturer Pleads Guilty to Leading a $29 Million Kickback Scheme

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Baltimore, Maryland – Eugene Andrew DiNoto, age 51, of Bel Air, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, engaging in an illegal monetary transaction, and filing a false tax…

May 4, 2022

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Wytheville Pair Sentenced to Federal Prison for Large-Scale Mail Theft

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ABINGDON, Va. – A pair of Wytheville, Virginia residents were sentenced yesterday to federal prison time for possessing stolen mail, including letters from the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Social Security Administration,…

April 27, 2022

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Police Find Fentanyl, Guns During Motor Vehicle Crash Investigation

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ABINGDON, Va (POLICE REPORT) – A Wise County, Virginia man, who was found to be in possession of over 40 grams of fentanyl and a pair of firearms at the scene of…

April 25, 2022

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Longtime Employee of a Harford County, Maryland Manufacturer Pleads Guilty to Participating in a $20 Million Kickback Scheme

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Baltimore, Maryland – Elliott Dennis Kleinman, age 68, of Bel Air, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and tax evasion, in connection with a kickback scheme that defrauded…

April 20, 2022

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Wise County Man Sentenced For Possession of Fentanyl, Guns Following Single-Vehicle Crash

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ABINGDON, Va. – A Wise County, Virginia man, who was found to be in possession of over 40 grams of fentanyl and a pair of firearms at the scene of a single-vehicle…

April 20, 2022

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Defendant Who Ordered Fentanyl Through SnapChat Sentenced to Prison

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ABINGDON, Va. – A Marion, Virginia man, who ordered hundreds of fentanyl-laced pills through Snapchat from a supplier in California, was sentenced yesterday to 42 months in federal prison. Kobe Malik Woods,…

April 20, 2022

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Woman Pleads Guilty to Pandemic Related Fraud

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ABINGDON, Va. – A Southwest Virginia woman, who collaborated with more than 30 others in a scheme to cheat the government out of more than $499,000 in unemployment benefits, pleaded guilty this…

April 13, 2022

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Bristol, Tennessee Woman Sentenced to 13 Years For Role in Large-Scale Meth Trafficking Conspiracy

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ABINGDON, Va. – A Tennessee woman, who was part of a conspiracy that trafficked methamphetamine from Mexico into Southwest Virginia, was sentenced last week to 156 months in federal prison. Jessica Nicole…

April 11, 2022

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USP Lee Inmate Sentenced to 188 Months for Attempted Murder of Fellow Inmate

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ABINGDON, Va. – Moris Alexis Flores, 33, an inmate at United States Penitentiary Lee County (USP Lee), was sentenced yesterday to over 15 years in prison for conspiring to murder a fellow…

April 7, 2022

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Fentanyl Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Federal Distribution Charge for 30,000 ‘Pressed Pills’

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ABINGDON, Va. – A Smyth County man, who ordered approximately 30,000 fentanyl pills from California and sold them in Southwest Virginia, pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court. Zachary Ryan Hutton, 21,…

March 31, 2022

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Castlewood Man Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Government in Pandemic Unemployment Scheme

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ABINGDON, Va. – One of the 33 individuals charged with defrauding the federal government of more than $499,000 in pandemic unemployment benefits was sentenced this week to 30 months in federal prison.…

March 30, 2022

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Member of Meth Conspiracy Sentenced to 25 Years for Narcotics Trafficking and International Money Laundering

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ABINGDON, Va. – A Bristol, Tennessee man was sentenced yesterday to 25 years in federal prison for conspiring with others in Virginia, Tennessee, Texas, and South Carolina to traffic methamphetamine from Mexico…

March 18, 2022

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Clintwood Man Pleads Guilty to Bankruptcy Fraud

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ABINGDON, Va. – A Clintwood, Virginia man, who concealed his ownership interest in a waste management company and failed to report his employment and income from that business on his Chapter 7…

March 17, 2022

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Sexual Predator Used Snapchat, Grindr to Solicit Teenagers at Boarding School in Southwest Virginia

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ABINGDON, Va. – A North Carolina man, who used the social media platforms Snapchat and Grindr to target teenage boys from Southwest Virginia, pleaded guilty today to federal charges. Jonathan Avery Shumate,…

March 16, 2022

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MS-13 Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Kill Rival Mexican Mafia Inmate

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ABINGDON, Va. – The last of five federal prisoners charged with conspiring to kill a fellow inmate at United States Penitentiary – Lee, a high-security federal prison for male inmates, pleaded guilty…

March 14, 2022

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Southwest Virginia Man Sentenced in Unemployment Benefits Scam

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ABINGDON, Va. – A Southwest Virginia man, who conspired with more than 30 others in a scheme to illegally obtain pandemic unemployment benefits, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud…

March 14, 2022

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Two Harford County Cocaine Dealers Convicted After Federal Trial for Their Participation in a Drug Distribution Conspiracy

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Baltimore, Maryland – A federal jury convicted Che Jaron Durbin, age 43, of Aberdeen, Maryland and Terrell Darnell Walton, age 36, of Delaware, yesterday on federal charges related to their participation in…

March 11, 2022

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Southwest Virginia Man Sentenced for Role in Unemployment Benefits Scam

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ABINGDON, Va. – A Southwest Virginia man, who conspired with more than 30 others in a scheme to defraud the government of more than $499,000 in unemployment benefits, was sentenced this week…

March 3, 2022

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U.S. Marshals Up Reward for Major Case Fugitive

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Abingdon, VA – The U.S. Marshals are now offering up to $15,000 for information leading to the arrest of a major fugitive charged with killing his ex-wife five years ago. Eric Monroe…

March 2, 2022

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