Thirteen charged for Fentanyl distribution during Akron anti-drug operation

By Akron Police Department AKRON, Ohio – Acting U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that a federal grand jury returned an eighteen-count superseding indictment charging 13 individuals as part of a drug…

Thirteen in Akron Charged with Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

Acting U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that a federal grand jury returned an eighteen-count superseding indictment charging 13 individuals as part of a drug trafficking conspiracy that sought to distribute approximately…

Parkersburg Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearm Charge

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Parkersburg man pleaded guilty today to a federal firearm charge. According to statements made in court, on or about January 26, 2021, Shawn Mackenzie Tant, 43, was in…

Coles County Man Resentenced to Fourteen Years and Three Months in Prison for Armed Robbery of Team Wireless Store

URBANA, Ill. – Alfred E. Jerry, 30, of Charleston, lllinois, was sentenced today to fourteen years and three months’ imprisonment, to be followed by an aggregate five-year term of supervised release, for…

U.S. Attorney’s Office Announces New Court Guide for Mass Violence Trials

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA — The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina announced today the launch of a Planning and Implementation Guide designed to provide a framework to assist those who…

Akron Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Multi-State Methamphetamine Ring

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – An Akron man who participated in a multi-state methamphetamine conspiracy was sentenced today to ten years in federal prison. Dennis Deire Mosely, Jr., 35, previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy…

Logan Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Logan man pleaded guilty today to a federal drug crime. According to court documents, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant on January 26, 2021, at the residence…

Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty to Sex Offense Involving Minor

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – James Russell Loar, Jr., 40, of Washington, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty today to traveling in interstate commerce to engage in sexual activity with a minor. According to court documents and…

Parkersburg Man Pleads Guilty to Escape

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Parkersburg man pleaded guilty today to escape from a federal halfway house. According to court documents, Joshua Dowler, 39, admitted that he walked away from Dismas Charities on…

Roane County Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Gun Crime

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Foster Allen Ray, 72, of Gandeeville, was sentenced today to two years in prison and three years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of a firearm. …

Huntington Woman Pleads Guilty to Role in Nigerian Fraud Scheme

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A Huntington woman pleaded guilty today in connection with her role as a money mule in a Nigerian fraud scheme that scammed money from individuals, many of whom were…

Nigerian National Pleads Guilty to Role in Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Nigerian national who was indicted in April 2021 in connection with a large fraud and money laundering scheme pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering. According to…

Fentanyl Traffickers Appear in Federal Court

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Two fentanyl traffickers appeared before U.S. District Judge Robert C. Chambers in Huntington this week, announced United States Attorney Will Thompson. According to court documents, James Lennon Pace, 33,…

“Long Time Coming” Update: Parkersburg Man Pleads Guilty in Connection with His Role in Methamphetamine Conspiracy

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Carlo Ramsey, 56, of Parkersburg, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, Ramsey admitted to assisting Ambera Roberts and…

Associate of Violent Walterboro Gang Sentenced to More than 23 Years in Federal Prison on Gun Charges

Charleston, South Carolina — United States Attorney Corey F. Ellis announced today that Quentin John Fishburne, a/k/a “Q”, 40, of Walterboro, was sentenced to more than 23 years in federal prison after…

“Long Time Coming” Update: Three Defendants Plead Guilty in Connection with Their Roles in Methamphetamine Conspiracy

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Ambera Roberts, 34, Matthew Edward Depew, 31, and Era Dawn Corder, 46, all of Parkersburg, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements…

Rapper SME Buddha busted with 2 kilos of heroin pleads guilty in court

Charleston, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Edmund Dechane Holmes, a/k/a “Buddha SME,” 30, of Georgetown, has pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute…

Ripley Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Pipe Bomb

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Ripley man pleaded guilty today to possessing a pipe bomb. According to statements made in court, on October 6, 2019, Nicholas Boggess, 26, was pulled over by a…

Federal Jury Convicts Organizer of $4.3 Million Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – After a three-day trial, a federal jury convicted James Pinson, 46, of Pritchard, Wayne County, West Virginia, of three counts of wire fraud, six counts of mail fraud, one…

Parkersburg Man Sentenced to Prison for Making False Statements on Loan Application

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Parkersburg man was sentenced today to two years in prison and ordered to pay $490,000 in restitution for making false statements on a loan application. According to court…

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