Maryland Man Ordered to Pay $90,000 for Role in Romance Fraud Scheme

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Oluwabamishe Awolesi, 29, of Beltsville, Maryland, was sentenced today to five years of federal probation, including 60 days on home detention, and ordered to pay $90,000 in restitution for…

KHOSHBIN: Here’s How Nuclear Energy Can Save Coal Communities

KHOSHBIN: Here’s How Nuclear Energy Can Save Coal Communities Benjamin Khoshbin on September 17, 2022 The decline of the coal industry has left tens of thousands of Americans in rural mining communities…

Final Member of Multi-State Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Federal Prison

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Robert Sanders Jr., 30, of Ashland, Kentucky, was sentenced today to 10 years and one month in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for his…

CRU Opens Location 16 in Memphis, Tennessee

(PRESS RELEASE) CRU Lounge, owned by Atlanta-based entrepreneur Dennis McKinley, already the largest black-owned nightlife chain and largest hookah lounge chain in the United States is now open in Memphis, Tennessee. To…

Ohio Sex Offender Pleads Guilty to Sex Offense Against Minor

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Jeffrey Lee Ward Jr., 31, of Bellaire, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to traveling in interstate commerce to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor. According to court documents…

Five Physicians Plead Guilty to Federal Drug Crimes in Connection with HOPE Clinic

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Five physicians pleaded guilty in connection with prescription practices at HOPE Clinic, a purported pain management clinic that operated in Beckley, Beaver and Charleston, West Virginia, and Wytheville, Virginia.…

Mingo County Woman Ordered to Pay Restitution For Federal Fraud Crimes

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Diana Cisco, 70, of Delbarton, was ordered today to pay $46,356 in restitution for theft of government benefits and making materially false statements to federal agents. Cisco was also…

Boone County Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in Damage to Energy Facility

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Danny Griffy, 57, of Sylvester, was sentenced today to one year in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for aiding and abetting the destruction of…

United States Attorney Announces $907,074.64 Health Care Fraud Settlement

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – United States Attorney Will Thompson and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services-Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) announced today that Dr. Craig M. Morgan and Eye Consultants of…

Mass Shootings Sweep Democrat-Run Cities During Labor Day Weekend

Mass Shootings Sweep Democrat-Run Cities During Labor Day Weekend Justine Brooke Murray on September 5, 2022 At least 11 mass shootings have occurred across mostly Democrat-run cities nationwide during Labor Day weekend…

West Virginia Sex Offender Sentenced to Prison for Violating Federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – James Robert McKinney, 37, of Logan, was sentenced today to one year and nine months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for failing to…

Parkersburg Woman Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Crime

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Toni Johnson, 58, of Parkersburg, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in court, on April 27, 2021, law…

Ghanaian National Ordered to Pay $156,073 in Restitution for Role in Romance Fraud Scheme

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Banabas Ganidekam, 25, of Ghana, was sentenced today to three years of federal probation, including eight months on home detention with electronic monitoring, and ordered to pay $156,073 in…

First of Five Defendants Sentenced to Over 8 Years in Federal Prison for his Role in Nationwide Grandparent Scam

INDIANAPOLIS – Jasaun Pope a/k/a “Biz”, 31, of Valley Stream, New York, was sentenced to 97 months in federal prison late yesterday for mail fraud and money laundering offenses related to his…

Indiana Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Fraud Crimes

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Stefanie Marie Wells, 37, of Jasonville, Indiana, pleaded guilty today to bank fraud and aggravated identify theft, after obtaining or attempting to obtain $17,550 using stolen checkbooks and driver’s…

Kentucky Man Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Homeowners in Three States

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – William T. Hurst, 45, of Morehead, Kentucky, was sentenced today to eight months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for wire fraud. Hurst was…

Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Structuring Financial Transactions

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – An Ohio man pleaded guilty today to structuring financial transactions to evade reporting requirements. According to court documents and statements made in court, Gary McComas, 26, of Chesapeake, Ohio,…

Huntington Man Sentenced to More Than 18 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Crime

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Joseph Ira Patterson III, 38, of Huntington, was sentenced today to 18 years and four months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for possession…

Kanawha County Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in Multi-State Methamphetamine Conspiracy

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –A Kanawha County man was sentenced today to seven years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for intent to distribute methamphetamine and being a felon…

Federal Jury Finds Man Guilty in Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – After three days of trial, a federal jury convicted Abdul Inusah, 31, of Ghana, for his role in a Huntington-based scheme that defrauded individuals in multiple states through the…

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