Ohio woman sentenced for role in drug trafficking operation

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Brookelyn Myers, of Bellaire, Ohio, was sentenced today to 12 months of incarceration for her role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.…

Ohio County woman sentenced for fentanyl distribution

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Paula Blake, of Wheeling, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 18 months of incarceration for drug distribution, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Blake, age 45, pled…

‘I’m Happy To Show My Cards’: Progressives Double Down, Vow To Tank Infrastructure Bill If Budget Gets Delayed

Progressives are doubling down against the bipartisan infrastructure bill unless it accompanies Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget as its path to becoming law becomes more complex given moderates’ objections to its size and…

Florida Man Sentenced to Prison on Federal Drug Charge

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Christopher Michael Adkins, 37, was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute heroin and methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in…

Ohio Man Sentenced to Prison on Heroin Charge

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Jacob Benjamin Loper, 20, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute heroin. According to court documents and statements made in court, law…

Ohio County man sentenced for a drug charge

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Mark Joseph Dobrzynski, of Valley Grove, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 31 months of incarceration for a drug charge, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Dobrzynski,…

Monongalia County woman admits to drug charge

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Kelsey McClung, of Westover, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. McClung, 28, pleaded guilty today to one count of…

Internal Defections Over Democrats’ Plan To Lower Drug Prices Puts Long-Sought Goal In Major Peril

Arizona Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is reportedly opposed to her party’s proposed drug pricing reforms, joining multiple House Democrats who have already objected to it and creating another obstacle to the long-sought…

Manchin Reportedly Calls On Democrats To Push Budget Back To 2022

Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin reportedly said in private that the “strategic pause” he has pushed for regarding his party’s budget should last through the end of the year. Manchin’s remarks,…

Michigan man admits to drug charge

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Donovan Swift, of Shelby Township, Michigan, has admitted to a drug charge, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Swift, 31, pleaded guilty today to one count…

Grant County woman sentenced for drug charge

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Melissa Dawn Bailey, of Cabins, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 41 months of incarceration for a drug charge, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Bailey,…

Washington County man charged with crimes related to bringing minor across state lines to engage in sex acts

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Lower Salem, Ohio, man was arrested today on federal charges that he produced child [censored]ography and brought a West Virginian minor to his cabin in Washington County to…

Wood County Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Possession of Methamphetamine and Multiple Firearms

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Wood County man found last year to be in possession of methamphetamine and multiple firearms, including a machine gun, was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for…

37,000 Afghan refugees ready to resettle in states across America, here’s where

Afghan refugees evacuated from the country after it fell to Taliban militants will head to 46 states across the U.S., the Biden administration announced on Thursday, Axios reported. An initial group of…

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…

Charleston Woman Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Local Businesses

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Misty Brotherton-Tanner, 41, of Charleston, was sentenced to 33 months in prison for the felony offenses of wire fraud and money laundering and was also ordered to pay restitution in…

Fayette County Woman Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Trafficking Charge

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A woman from Fayette County pleaded guilty today to an offense related to sex trafficking a 17-year-old minor female. Kristen Naylor-Legg, 28, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to engage in…

Marion County man sentenced for firearms charge

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – James Joshua Hardesty, of Rivesville, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 63 months of incarceration for a firearms charge, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Hardesty, 40,…

Attorney General Alan Wilson joins 20-state push to protect 2nd Amendment

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) — South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lower court ruling that, if left intact, inappropriately permits federal regulators to outlaw a…

Democrats Introduce Another Voting Bill, But Odds Of Becoming Law Are Slim

Senate Democrats are set to release their new, trimmed down voting bill, but despite unanimous support from their caucus it faces a steep climb to become law. The bill, titled the Freedom…

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