International Drug Trafficking Organization Member Sentenced for Trafficking Over a Thousand Kilograms of Cocaine

RICHMOND, Va. – A Guatemalan national was sentenced today to 172 months in prison for his role as a maritime transportation manager in a large-scale Guatemalan drug trafficking organization (DTO). According to…

Felon Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Firearms and Witness Tampering

NORFOLK, Va. – A Norfolk man was sentenced today to 17.5 years in prison for illegally possessing firearms as a felon, four counts of witness tampering and obstruction of justice, and one…

Bogalusa Rapper Indicted After Violating the Federal Gun Control Act

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JAVORIOUS SCOTT, aka JAYDAYOUNGAN, age 23, a Bogalusa resident and rapper was charged in a one-count indictment with possession of a firearm while under indictment for a felony,…

U.S. Law Enforcement Targets Fraud Facilitators, Doubling Last Year’s Enforcement

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Department of Justice, FBI, U.S. Postal Inspection Service and five other federal law enforcement agencies announced the completion of the fourth annual Money Mule Initiative, which targeted networks…

Manchin Comes Out Against Biden’s Vaccine Mandate For Large Companies

West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin came out against President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for large businesses late Thursday, saying he would vote against the measure when it likely comes up next…

Toms River to pay $212,000 to demolish remnants of Surf Club, 9 years later

ORTLEY BEACH, NJ – The Toms River Township council approved a $212,000 contract for the demolition of the scarred remnants of the former Joey Harrison’s Surf Club. After a nearly decade-long blight…

CIA Covered Up Staff Sex Crimes Committed Against Minors

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was aware that at least 10 members of its staff committed alleged sex crimes against children, though only one employee was ever prosecuted, according to released documents…

Georgia man sentenced for drug charge

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Kaleb Joseph Beals, of Silver Creek, Georgia, was sentenced today to 92 months of incarceration for a drug charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Beals…

Randolph County man sentenced for a drug charge

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Joshua Derek Raines, of Elkins, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 60 months of incarceration for a firearms charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Raines,…

Baltimore man admits to drug trafficking charge

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Dontaz Lavan Brandon, of Baltimore, Maryland, has admitted to a drug a charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Brandon, 23, pleaded guilty today to one…

Marshall County man admits to drug trafficking charge

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Luke Colton Cunningham, of Cameron, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug a charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Cunningham, 27, pleaded guilty today to…

Wholesale Distributor of Medical and Dental Supplies to Pay $500,000 to Resolve Controlled Substance Act Violations

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Henry Schien, Inc., (“HSI”) a wholesale medical distributor based in Long Island, New York, has entered into a settlement agreement with the United States to resolve civil penalty claims…

Cedar Grove Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crimes

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Cedar Grove man pleaded guilty today to federal drug crimes. According to court documents, between May 29, 2018 and November 7, 2018, Danny Allen Hudson, 62, sold quantities…

Raleigh County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Federal Gun and Drug Crimes

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Raleigh County man was sentenced today to 10 years in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for possession of 100 grams or more of heroin and…

Dunbar Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Local Nonprofit

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Walter Greenhowe, 72, of Dunbar, pleaded guilty today to defrauding a community improvement nonprofit for the Dunbar, Pinewood and Institute areas. According to the plea agreement and statements made…

Consumer Group Warns Governors About BlackRock Retirement Funds Relying On Chinese Companies

A consumer group has sent letters to multiple governors warning them about their states’ pension funds relying on an investment corporation with strong ties to China. Consumer’s Research distributed a report to…

Inmate Sentenced for Having Weapon at FCI McDowell

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. – An inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) McDowell was sentenced today for possessing a weapon at the correctional facility. Rondale Faulkner, 34, from Virginia, was sentenced to one…

Pair Sentenced to More than 10 Years for Distributing Methamphetamine, Heroin, Cocaine, and Fentanyl in Roanoke Area

ROANOKE, Va. – A pair of Roanoke men, who conspired with others to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine, at least 100 grams of heroin, and 40 grams or more of…

Roanoke Woman Sentenced for Misusing Official Government Seal

ROANOKE, Va., – A Roanoke woman was sentenced this week to two years’ probation, the first 90 days of which must be spent on home detention, for creating a document misusing the…

Ms-13 Gang Member Sentenced to 51 Years in Federal Prison for His Role in the Commission of a Murder and a Series of Armed Robberies

Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Luis Antonio Cruz-Hernandez, a/k/a “Paniquiado “, age 27, of Silver Spring, Maryland to 51 years in federal prison, followed by five years…

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