Martinsburg woman admits to role in drug trafficking enterprise

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Bonnie Lou Breeden, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, has admitted to her role in a drug distribution enterprise, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Breeden, 53, pleaded guilty today to…

Baltimore Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Trafficking Charges

Baltimore, Maryland – Juawan Davis, age 25, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise and possession of a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking…

Maryland Nuclear Engineer Pleads Guilty to Espionage-Related Offense

WASHINGTON – A Maryland man pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to communicate restricted data related to the design of nuclear-powered warships to a person he believed was a representative of a foreign…

Ohio man admits to firearms charge

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Joshua Anthony Doty, of Steubenville, Ohio, has admitted to a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Doty, 35, pleaded guilty today on one count of “Unlawful…

Manchin Blasts Biden’s FDA Pick, Alleges He Shares ‘A Great Deal Of Responsibility’ For The Opioid Epidemic

West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin blasted Dr. Robert Califf, President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration, in a speech on the Senate floor Monday, saying that he…

Charleston Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug and Gun Crimes

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Curtis Givens, 52, of Charleston, pleaded guilty today to federal drug and gun crimes. According to court documents, Givens admitted selling fentanyl to a confidential informant on two separate…

Beckley Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug and Gun Crimes

BECKLEY, W.Va. – Michael Bryant, 62, of Beckley, pleaded guilty today to federal drug and gun crimes. According to court documents, Bryant admitted selling fentanyl to a confidential informant on three separate…

Tennessee Man Admits Distributing Fentanyl

BECKLEY, W.Va. – Mario Lavonta Ward, 46, of Tennessee, pleaded guilty today to a federal drug crime. According to court documents, Ward admitted that on June 8, 2021 he sold a quantity…

Marion County man sentenced for meth charge

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – James Charles Costello, of Fairmont, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 60 months of incarceration for distributing methamphetamine, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Costello, 53, pleaded guilty…

Michigan man admits to drug and firearms charge

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Alante Martel Nelson, of Detroit, Michigan, has admitted to drug and firearms charges, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Nelson, 29, pleaded guilty today to one count of…

Hancock County man admits to drug charge

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Samuel Anthony Spilios, of Newell, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Spilios, 39, pleaded guilty today to one count of…

Thirteen charged for Fentanyl distribution during Akron anti-drug operation

By Akron Police Department AKRON, Ohio – Acting U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that a federal grand jury returned an eighteen-count superseding indictment charging 13 individuals as part of a drug…

Thirteen in Akron Charged with Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

Acting U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that a federal grand jury returned an eighteen-count superseding indictment charging 13 individuals as part of a drug trafficking conspiracy that sought to distribute approximately…

Georgia Man Convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

ABINGDON, Va. – A federal jury in Abingdon convicted a Georgia man yesterday for conspiring to traffic methamphetamine from Georgia into Southwest Virginia. Jerada “Rod” Henderson, 40, of Locust Grove, Georgia, was…

‘Get Serious’: Manchin Says ‘Severe Economic Pain’ Cannot Be ‘Ignored’

Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin ripped into the Biden Administration on Thursday after a Labor Department report showed a key inflation measure setting a fresh, 40-year record in January. “For months,…

Texas AG Ken Paxton Launches Investigation Into GoFundMe Over Removal Of Freedom Convoy Fundraiser

Texas AG Ken Paxton Launches Investigation Into GoFundMe Over Removal Of Freedom Convoy Fundraiser…

Delaware man sentenced for drug charge

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Durrion Joshua Morrison, of Wilmington, Delaware, was sentenced today to time served for a cocaine charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Johnson, also known as “Nephew,” age…

Barbour County woman admits to drug and firearms charges

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Kayla Lynn Jenkins, of Philippi, West Virginia, has admitted to drug and firearms charges, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Jenkins, 27, pleaded guilty today to one count…

Berkeley County man sentenced to nearly 20 years for drug conspiracy

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Orville Darby, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 235 months of incarceration for drug distribution, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Darby, age 36, pled guilty…

Parkersburg Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearm Charge

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Parkersburg man pleaded guilty today to a federal firearm charge. According to statements made in court, on or about January 26, 2021, Shawn Mackenzie Tant, 43, was in…

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