Clarksburg man admits to drug charge
ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Gary Roudolph Loy, Jr., of Clarksburg, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Loy, 48, pleaded guilty today to…
Ohio man sentenced for methamphetamine distribution
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Victor Ramel Chancler Witcher, of Copley, Ohio, was sentenced today to five years of probation for methamphetamine distribution, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Witcher, age…
Jefferson County man sentenced for sex offender registry violation
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Frederick M. Hilliard, of Charles Town, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 18 months of incarceration for a sex offender registry charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld,…
Amtrak Employee Admits Defrauding Amtrak of More Than $76,000 Worth of Chainsaws and Chainsaw Parts
NEWARK, N.J. – An Ocean County, New Jersey man today admitted to fraudulently obtaining chainsaws and chainsaw parts from his employer Amtrak and then selling this equipment for personal profit, Acting U.S.…
Two Polls Show Growing Fear That Biden’s Spending Will Make Inflation Worse
Two polls conducted in West Virginia and New Hampshire show that Americans believe President Joe Bident’s spending plans will drive up inflation. A Remington Research Group poll conducted in West Virginia found…
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Take Migrants At Their Word’: Republicans Criticize Process Allowing Illegal Immigrants To Get Through Airport Security Without ID
Republican lawmakers are raising concerns over illegal migrants without identification traveling on commercial flights throughout the country, according to an email exclusively obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. The email revealed…
Operation Shutdown Corner Update: Last of 17 Defendants Sentenced to More than 16 Years in Prison for Federal Drug Crime
BECKLEY, W.Va. – The last of 17 defendants was sentenced for his participation in an extensive drug trafficking organization (DTO) operating between California and the Southern District of West Virginia. Oyontikeyta V.…
Prison Consultant Sentenced to 6 Years for Defrauding BOP Substance Abuse Treatment Program
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TONY TUAN PHAM, also known as “Anh Nguyen,” 52, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, was sentenced today by U.S.…
Nicholas County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Fraud Charge
BECKLEY, W.Va. – James Woods, Jr., 48, of Craigsville, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud. At the plea hearing, Woods admitted that in May of 2016, he applied for a line of…
Ripley Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Pipe Bomb
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Ripley man pleaded guilty today to possessing a pipe bomb. According to statements made in court, on October 6, 2019, Nicholas Boggess, 26, was pulled over by a…
Beckley Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime
BECKLEY, W.Va. – A Beckley man pleaded guilty today to a federal drug crime. According to court documents, on June 17, 2021, Rashad Lewis Morris, 29, was contacted by a confidential informant…
Pennsylvania man guilty of traveling across state lines to engage in sex with a minor
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Mark Sassak, Jr., of Monessen, Pennsylvania, was found guilty today of charges involving a minor, United States Attorney William J, Ihlenfeld, II announced. After a three-day trial, Sassak,…
Charleston Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Gun Crime
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Charleston man was sentenced today to three years and two months in prison for a federal gun crime. According to court documents and statements made during the plea…
Raleigh County Man Pleads Guilty to Child Exploitation Offense
BECKLEY, W.Va. – A Raleigh County man plead guilty today to the sexual exploitation of a child. According to the plea agreement and statements made in court, Thomas John Mills, 36, of…
Federal Jury Convicts Organizer of $4.3 Million Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – After a three-day trial, a federal jury convicted James Pinson, 46, of Pritchard, Wayne County, West Virginia, of three counts of wire fraud, six counts of mail fraud, one…
Key Climate Provision In Biden’s Spending Package In Limbo
Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, the likely deciding vote for Democrats’ massive spending package, expressed concerns with the bill’s central climate provision on Wednesday. The West Virginia senator suggested that a…
Parkersburg Man Sentenced to Prison for Making False Statements on Loan Application
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Parkersburg man was sentenced today to two years in prison and ordered to pay $490,000 in restitution for making false statements on a loan application. According to court…
Senate Passes Measure Nullifying Biden’s Vaccine Mandate On Large Companies
The Senate on Wednesday passed a resolution that would block President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for large private companies from taking place after two Democrats joined Republicans in backing the bill. The…
Pennsylvania man guilty of threatening federal, circuit court judges
HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA – Keith Thomas Dougherty, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was found guilty last week of threatening federal and state judges, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. After a three-day trial,…
St. Albans Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A St. Albans man pleaded guilty today to a federal drug crime. According to statements made in court, on August 14, 2021, Austin Nathaniel Miller, 24, was stopped by…