Baltimore Fentanyl Dealer Admits to Selling Narcotics to Customers Across Four States

Baltimore, Maryland – Devin Cunningham, age 26, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances and possession with intent to distribute controlled…

Martinsburg man sentenced to more than 12 years for drug charge

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA –Ian Andre Carr, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 151 months of incarceration for a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Carr, 50, pleaded guilty…

Marshall County woman admits to drug charges

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Brooke Janine Hayes, of Moundsville, West Virginia, has admitted to methamphetamine charges, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Hayes, 39, pleaded guilty today to one count of “Conspiracy…

Wheeling woman admits to drug conspiracy

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Samantha Frost, of Wheeling, West Virginia, has admitted to her involvement in a drug trafficking conspiracy, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Frost, age 38, pleaded guilty today…

Berkeley County man admits to drug charge

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Edson Velasquez-Lopez, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Velasquez-Lopez, 51, pleaded guilty today to one count of “Unlawful…

Wheeling man admits to drug charge

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Edgar Eugene Hatten, of Wheeling, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Hatten, 41, pleaded guilty today to one count of…

Hardy County man admits to drug charge

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Scott Allen Greenwalt, of Moorefield, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Greenwalt, 49, pleaded guilty today to one count of…

M&T Bank Corporation Receives Regulatory Approval from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for People’s United Merger

BUFFALO, N.Y., March 4, 2022 — M&T Bank Corporation (NYSE: MTB) (“M&T”) announced today receipt of regulatory approval from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to complete the previously announced…

Beckley Man Sentenced to Prison for Possession of a Firearm

BECKLEY, W.Va. – James David Morris, Jr., 43, of Beckley, was sentenced today to two years and 11 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, and violating…

Massive Bipartisan Coalition Introduces Legislation Banning Russian Oil Imports

A group of bicameral Republican and Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation Thursday that would prohibit the U.S. from importing Russian oil and petroleum products. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Joe Manchin unveiled…

Thirteen Individuals Indicted in Connection with Their Roles in Conspiracy to Traffic Firearms from Beckley to Philadelphia

BECKLEY, W.Va. – United States Attorney Will Thompson and Special Agent in Charge Shawn Morrow, Louisville Field Division for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) announced today that a…

Grant County man sentenced for drug and firearms charges

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Jay Dean Hall, of Petersburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 106 months of incarceration for drug and firearms charges, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Hall, 56,…

Detroit man admits to his role in a drug conspiracy

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Derek David Henderson of Detroit, Michigan, has admitted to his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Henderson, 42, pleaded guilty today to…

Dunbar Man Ordered to Pay Over $70,000 for Defrauding Local Non-profit

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Dunbar man was sentenced to two years of federal probation and ordered to pay over $70,000 in restitution for defrauding a community caretaking non-profit that serves the West…

Two Men Sentenced to Prison for Roles in $4.3 Million Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – James Pinson, 46, of Wayne County, and Frank Russo, 69, of North Carolina, were sentenced today for their roles in defrauding Toyota of over $4.3 million in connection with…

Charleston Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Crime

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – James Edward Bennett III, 30, of Charleston, pleaded guilty today to a federal gun crime. According to court documents and statements made in court, on July 4, 2021, the…

Sex Offender Sentenced to Over Five Years in Federal Prison for Failure to Register in Maryland

Baltimore, Maryland – Chief U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar today sentenced Lawrence A. Marvitz, age 44, of Hagerstown, Maryland, to 69 months in federal prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for…

Hancock County woman admits to money laundering

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Jacque Phillips, of Weirton, West Virginia, has admitted to money laundering, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Phillips, also known as “Jacque Phillips-Brown,” 33, pleaded guilty today to…

Detroit man indicted for methamphetamine and fentanyl distribution

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Cedrick Dion Tyron Griffin, of Detroit, Michigan, was indicted today on a methamphetamine charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Griffin, also known as “Tay,” 23, was indicted…

Inmate indicted for assault charge

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Billy Moore, a former inmate at USP Hazelton in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, was indicted today on an assault charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Moore, 24,…

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