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…
South Charleston Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Trafficking Crime
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A South Charleston man pleaded guilty today to a federal drug trafficking crime. According to statements made in court, Marquise Culbreath-Claytor, 26, was a passenger in a vehicle stopped…
Charleston Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Crime
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Richard Daniels Jr., 39, of Charleston, pleaded guilty today to a federal gun crime. Based upon statements made in court, Daniels possessed a Springfield, Model XD 9mm handgun on…
Hundreds Of Local Papers Are Suing Facebook And Google For Alleged Ad Monopolies
Small-town and local newspapers across the country are suing Google and Facebook, alleging that the tech giants hold a monopoly in digital advertising. Over two hundred publications have sued the tech companies…
Judge blocks vaccine requirement for federal contractors
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – A federal judge has again sided with Attorney General Alan Wilson and today blocked the vaccine requirement for federal contractors. This is the third time courts have agreed with…
Pittsburgh man sentenced for drug charge
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Raimonte Gordon Gaston, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 15 months of incarceration for a drug charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Gaston, also…
Hampshire County woman sentenced for role in drug trafficking operation
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Jessica Lee Lynch, of Augusta, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 12 months of incarceration for her role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, United States Attorney William J.…
Detroit man sentenced for his role in a drug conspiracy
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – William D. Charleston, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced today to 57 months of incarceration for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld,…
Berkeley County man sentenced for role in drug trafficking enterprise
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Maxwell Edward Sanderlin, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to eight years of probation for his role in a drug distribution enterprise, United States Attorney William J.…
Jefferson County man sentenced for firearms charge
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Warren Long, of Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 37 months of incarceration for a firearms charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Long,…
Tucker County man admits to firearms charge
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Gregory L. Coontz, of Parsons, West Virginia, has admitted to a firearms charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Coontz, 21, pleaded guilty today to one…
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