Charleston Man Ordered to Pay Restitution for COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Malik Breckenridge, 26, of Charleston, was ordered today to pay $41,666 in restitution and sentenced to five years of federal probation, including eight months on home detention, for wire…

More Results Announced in Beckley-to-Philadelphia Firearms Trafficking Conspiracy

BECKLEY, W.Va. – Denise Johnson, 25, of Beckley, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to travel interstate with the intent to engage in dealing firearms without a license while Terri Lawhorn, 28, of…

Charleston Woman Sentenced to Prison for Role in Multi-State Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Denise Marie Cottrill, 64, of Charleston, was sentenced today to two years and nine months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possession with…

Raleigh County Woman Sentenced to Prison for Federal Drug Crime

BECKLEY, W.Va. – Brenda Crewey, 49, of Harper, was sentenced today to four years and nine months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for distribution of a…

Indiana Woman Sentenced to Prison for Federal Fraud Crimes

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Stefanie Marie Wells, 37, of of Jasonville, Indiana, was sentenced today to two years and six months in prison, to be followed by two years of supervised release, for…

Warnock, DSCC Sue To Allow For Extra Day Of Early Voting In Georgia Senate Runoff

Warnock, DSCC Sue To Allow For Extra Day Of Early Voting In Georgia Senate Runoff Arjun Singh on November 15, 2022 Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia, along with party allies, have…

U.S. Attorney Will Thompson to Help Mark National Adoption Month

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – United States Attorney Will Thompson will join Mission West Virginia and other officials to help celebrate National Adoption Month on Thursday, November 17, 2022, at 11 a.m. at Bible…

Tennessee Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Crime

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Jeremy Crumbley, also known as “Memphis,” 30, of Memphis, Tennessee, pleaded guilty today to distribution of fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in court, on April 25,…

Mercer County Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Crime

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. – Jermaine Antwon Jones, 34, of Bluefield, pleaded guilty today to distribution of fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in court, on January 11, 2022, Jones sold a…

Inmate Pleads Guilty to Possessing Weapon at FCI McDowell

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. – Artemas Roberts, 42, an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) McDowell, pleaded guilty today to possession of a weapon by an inmate of a federal prison. According to…

Mercer County Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Gun Crime

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. – Bobby Glen Trent, 37, of Princeton, was sentenced today to five years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession…

U.S. Attorney, Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney form new partnership

CHARLES TOWN, WEST VIRGINIA — A new partnership between state and federal prosecutors has been formed to enhance public safety in the Eastern Panhandle. United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld and Jefferson County…

Ohio Man Sentenced to Prison for Evading Financial Reporting Requirements

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Gary McComas, 27, of Chesapeake, Ohio, was sentenced today to five months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for structuring financial transactions to evade…

Lincoln County Man Sentenced to Prison for Fentanyl Crime

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Randall Jim Hughes, 38, of Alkol, was sentenced today to four years and nine months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possession with…

North Carolina Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Gun Crime

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Calvin Moore, 33, of Silver City, North Carolina, was sentenced to five years and three months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for being…

Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun, Drug Crimes

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Austin Bruce Jeffreys, 28, of Chesapeake, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to crimes arising from a drug-related June 2021 shootout in Huntington. According to court documents and statements made in…

University Pushes Proposal That Would Terminate Professors For Failing To Meet Social Justice, Diversity Standards

University Pushes Proposal That Would Terminate Professors For Failing To Meet Social Justice, Diversity Standards Reagan Reese on November 11, 2022 West Virginia University is considering a proposal that would terminate professors…

Martinsburg woman sentenced for firearms charge

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Kristin Leanne Price, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 87 months of incarceration for her role in a firearms trafficking conspiracy, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld…

Here Are The States Deploying National Guard Cyber Units To Secure Elections

Here Are The States Deploying National Guard Cyber Units To Secure Elections Micaela Burrow on November 8, 2022 National Guard cyber units in at least 14 states are deployed in an attempt…

‘It Was … Hard To Hear’: Jean-Pierre Tries To Clean Up Biden’s Coal Plant Comments

‘It Was … Hard To Hear’: Jean-Pierre Tries To Clean Up Biden’s Coal Plant Comments Jennie Taer on November 7, 2022 White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre claimed Monday that President Joe…

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