Chinese National Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Apple Inc.
WASHINGTON – Haiteng Wu, 32, of the People’s Republic of China, was sentenced today to serve 26 months in prison for participating in a three-year conspiracy…
Joe Manchin says Build Back Better Is ‘Dead’
Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin told reporters Tuesday that President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better bill was “dead” when asked about the status of renewed negotiations. Manchin preceded his remark by…
Problems Within The Loudoun County Attorney’s Office Run Deeper Than Its Handling Of Sexual Assault
Loudoun County Commonwealth’s Attorney is facing criticism that extends beyond her handling of sexual assault allegations in Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS), Fox 5 DC reported. A county supervisor said the office,…
Two Huntington Men Appear in Federal Court in Connection to Roles in Multi-State Drug Ring
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Two men who participated in a drug ring and distributed various drugs in Huntington appeared today in federal court. William Raeshaun Byrd, 31, of Huntington, was sentenced to 15…
Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Gun and Drug Crimes
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – An Ohio man pleaded guilty today to federal gun and drug crimes he committed while he was an inmate at the Western Regional Jail in Barboursville. According to court…
Culloden Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Methamphetamine
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Travis Lee Hanshaw, 49, of Culloden, pleaded guilty today to distribution of methamphetamine. According to the plea agreement and statements made in court, on June 15, 2018, Hanshaw sold…
Bluefield Man Admits Distributing Pound of Methamphetamine
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. – Eric Lee Flack, 43, of Bluefield, pleaded guilty today to a federal drug crime. According to court documents, Flack admitted that on July 28, 2020 he sold approximately one…
Teachers Unions ‘Hold The Education Of Kids Hostage,’ Worker Rights Group Says
A worker rights group is calling out two powerful teachers unions, claiming that they “hold the education of kids hostage” in a press release. Mark Mix, president of the National Right to…
25 States Urge Biden To Rescind Fed Nominee Over ‘Radical’ Climate, Social Views
A large coalition of state financial officers announced their opposition to one of President Joe Biden’s top nominees for the Federal Reserve over her “radical” policy positions. Sarah Bloom Raskin would put…
Illinois woman sentenced for to drug charge
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Joanna Masias, of Cicero, Illinois, was sentenced today to 30 months of incarceration for attempting to smuggle suboxone into FCI Gilmer in Glenville, West Virginia, United States Attorney…
Clarksburg woman sentenced for carjacking charge
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Courtney M. Oliverio, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 121 months of incarceration for a carjacking charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Oliverio, 40, pleaded…
Ohio man admits to drug charge
WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Nathan D. Smith, of Bridgeport, Ohio, has admitted to a methamphetamine charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Smith, 36, pleaded guilty today to one count of “Distribution…
Detroit man sentenced for drug charge
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Patrick Collins, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced today to 15 months of incarceration for a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Collins, 31, pleaded guilty in…
High Court of Scotland Denies Appeal of Child Kidnapping Fugitives
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The High Court of Justiciary in Scotland has denied the appeal of three individuals and determined there is no bar to their extradition back to the United States to…
Bristol Man Sentenced to 19 Years for Role in Trafficking Methamphetamine
ABINGDON, Va. – A Bristol, Virginia man, was sentenced on January 21, 2022 to nineteen years in federal prison for distributing more than 50 grams of methamphetamine and for using a firearm…
American Woman Who Led ISIS Battalion Charged with Providing Material Support to a Terrorist Organization
A criminal complaint filed in 2019 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, which is now unsealed, alleges that Allison Fluke-Ekren, a United States citizen, organized and led…
One dead in tractor trailer crash on I-95 in Newark
Newark, DE- Delaware State Police are investigating a fatal motor vehicle crash involving a tractor trailer that occurred early Sunday morning. On January 30, 2022, at approximately 4:04 a.m., a 2017 Ford Focus…
American Woman Who Led ISIS Battalion Charged with Providing Material Support to a Terrorist Organization
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A criminal complaint filed in 2019 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, which is now unsealed, alleges that Allison Fluke-Ekren, a United States citizen, organized and led…
Preston County man admits to wire fraud
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Markitta Miller, of Reedsville, West Virginia, has admitted to wire fraud, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Miller, 28, pleaded guilty today to one count of “Conspiracy to…
Maryland man admits to role in drug trafficking and firearms conspiracy
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Charles Grant, of Waldorf, Maryland, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Grant, 61, pleaded guilty today to one count of “Conspiracy to…
