Canal Winchester drug dealer gets 5 years in prison

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Kenyatta Banks, Jr., of Canal Winchester, Ohio was sentenced today to 57 months of incarceration for his role in a drug conspiracy that spanned several states, U.S. Attorney…

YouTube Video Leads to Prison Sentence for Convicted Felon

ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA – A previously convicted felon was sentenced today to 18 months in prison and three years of supervised release after he appeared in a video posted to YouTube while in…

U.S. Attorney Gives Statement on the shooting death of Charleston Police Officer Cassie Johnson

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – U.S. Attorney Bill Powell expressed sorrow and offers his heartfelt sympathy to family and friends of Officer Cassie Johnson, as well as the Charleston Police Department. Johnson, 28,…

Tammy Murphy: New Jersey needs more climate literate policy makers like Christie Todd Whitman

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey isn’t good enough for Virginia Beach native Tammy Murphy. Murphy today criticized New Jersey and the nation saying the nation needs more “climate literate” people running the…

Mo Hill gets his $8,000,000.00 to buy long abandoned Oceanfront property in Ortley Beach

TOMS RIVER, NJ – In the end, everyone is happy. Toms River Mayor Mo Hill and Maria Maruca are able to spend $8,000,000 of taxpayer money to purchase the long-abandoned Joey Harrison’s…

Dre Frame of Greenbelt Indicted for Sex Trafficking in Maryland

Greenbelt, Maryland – A federal grand jury today returned an indictment charging Ryan Odell Oliver, a/k/a Dre, Fame, and Foreign, age 38, of Baltimore, Maryland, on federal charges for conspiracy to commit…

Wheeling woman admits to methamphetamine distribution

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Kathleen Everly, of Wheeling, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced. Everly, also known as “Katie,” 38, pled guilty today to one…

Illegal Alien with Numerous Criminal Convictions Pleads Guilty

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. – An El Salvadorian national previously convicted of sexual battery, extortion, and larceny charges pleaded guilty today to illegally reentering the United States. According to court documents, Francisco Edgardo Palacios-Arias,…

North Carolina man admits to ginseng violation

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – David Changhyub Lee, of Raleigh, North Carolina, has admitted to aiding and abetting the illegal transportation of ginseng across state lines, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced. Lee, 35,…

Davisville man indicted for trying to coerce teen girl into sex, sending obscene material

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Steven Lockhart, of Davisville, West Virginia, is facing charges involving a minor, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced. Lockhart, 56, was indicted on one count of “Attempted Coercion and…

Valley Grove meth dealer facing 20 years in federal prison

VALLEY GROVE, WEST VIRGINIA – Mark Joseph Dobrzynski, of Valley Grove, West Virginia, is facing drug trafficking charges, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced. Dobrzynski, 58, was indicted on three counts of “Distribution…

Man arrested for selling meth Wheeling Central Catholic High School

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – David Elroy Bradshaw, of Cincinnati, Ohio, is facing drug charges, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced. Bradshaw, 36, was indicted on two counts of “Distribution of Methamphetamine within 1000…

Physician Gets 7 Years for “Pill Mill” Scheme

ALEXANDRIA, VA – A former Fairfax doctor was sentenced today to seven years in prison for leading and organizing an extensive and illegal prescription distribution conspiracy and a related health care fraud…

Illegal Alien, Felon Kicked out 4 Times Arrested in Hanover County

RICHMOND, VA – An illegal alien who has been deported from the U.S. at taxpayer expense on four occasions, pleaded guilty yesterday to once again illegally entering the United States. According to…

Clarksburg Drug Dealer Gets 7 Years In Federal Prison

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Juwan Floyd, of Tallahassee, Florida, was sentenced today to 87 months of incarceration for distributing methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced. Floyd, age 28, pled guilty to one…

Huntington Felon Pleads Guilty to Possessing a Firearm

HUNTINGTON, WV – United States Attorney Mike Stuart today announced that Kevin Holmes, Jr., 31, of Huntington, pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. On December 22, 2019,…

Operation Shutdown Corner Update: Two More Defendants Sentenced for Federal Drug Crimes

BECKLEY, W.VA – United States Attorney Mike Stuart today announced that two more defendants were sentenced for their participation in an extensive drug trafficking organization (DTO) operating between California and the Southern…

Sierra Club Says Fishy $8M Haines-Hill Oceanfront Real Estate Deal to Sell Protected Land to Buy Surf Club is a Bad Idea

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Usually the Sierra Club is all for purchasing land to preserve open spaces, but when that land is already preserved and politicians are trying to play shell games…

Freeholder Haines Says Joe Vicari Opposed Her Since Her Backroom Political Appointment in 2016

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Freeholder Virginia Haines said she feels like her fellow Freeholder, Joseph Vicari doesn’t like her and opposes her out of principle since her appointment to the Board of…

Watch: Resident Calls Out Toms River Councilwoman Maruca’s Personal Ties to Family of $8,000,000 Potential Land Sale

TOMS RIVER, NJ – I don’t personally know the owner of the former Ortley Beach Surf Club Joey Barcellona personally and I’ve lived in Ocean County nearly my entire life. You probably…

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