Berkeley County man admits to drug charge

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Caleb Sinclair, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Sinclair, 35, pleaded guilty today to one count…

Pair Plead Guilty to Distributing Eutylone in Winchester

HARRISONBURG, Va. – A pair of Winchester, Virginia men, pleaded guilty this week to possessing and distributing Eutylone, a Schedule I controlled substance primarily used for its psychoactive, stimulant effects. Eutylone emerged…

Harrison County men sentenced for roles in bank robbery

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Two Harrison County men were sentenced today for their roles in the robbery of Summit Community Bank in November 2020, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.…

Democrats’ Plan To Pass $1.75T Spending Package Collapses Amid Intraparty Disagreements

House Democrats’ plan Friday to pass both the bipartisan infrastructure package and President Joe Biden’s social-safety net bill collapsed after a handful of moderates refused to vote on the $1.75 trillion budget…

Kentucky Man Sentenced in Methamphetamine Distribution Case

ABINGDON, Va. – A Jenkins, Kentucky man was sentenced yesterday to 147 months in prison for trafficking methamphetamine from Kentucky into Wise County, Virginia. From February to April 2021, James Orlin Little,…

Fayette County Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Theft of Mine Equipment

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Fayette County man, Stuart Dotson, pleaded guilty today to aiding and abetting the destruction of an energy facility. According to court documents and statements made in court, Stuart…

Dunbar Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Gun Crime

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Dunbar man was sentenced today to three years and six months in prison for a federal gun crime. David Wayne Watson, 37, previously pleaded guilty to being a…

Morgantown woman admits to tax fraud

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Diann Carol Clark, of Morgantown, West Virginia, has admitted to a payroll tax fraud charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Clark, 59, pleaded guilty today…

House Democrats Tee Up Final Votes On Infrastructure And $1.75 Trillion Spending Bill

The House on Thursday scheduled final passage votes on President Joe Biden’s sweeping social-safety net package and the bipartisan infrastructure bill for Friday morning after a flurry of last-minute intraparty negotiations led…

Martinsburg man admits to role in drug trafficking and firearms conspiracy

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Antoine Paul Brown, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Brown, 38, pleaded guilty today to one…

Marshall County man admits to drug charge

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Alex R. Lee, of Moundsville, West Virginia, has admitted to a methamphetamine charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Lee, 35, pleaded guilty today to one…

Preston County residents indicted on charges involving insurance fraud

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Four Preston County residents are facing wire fraud charges, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. The four are charged in eight-count indictment involving wire fraud. Those…

Jury Convicts Winchester Man of Distribution of Heroin Resulting in an Overdose

HARRISONBURG, Va.– A federal jury convicted a Winchester, Virginia man yesterday for conspiring with others to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin as well as distributing heroin that resulted in serious…

Akron Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Multi-State Drug Conspiracy

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – An Akron, Ohio man who helped lead a multi-state drug conspiracy entered a guilty plea today in federal court. George Devonte Langford, 29, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute…

Lincoln County Man Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Crime

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Lincoln County man was sentenced today to 15 years and eight months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and…

Ohio men indicted on drug charges

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – A Grand Jury in Clarksburg, West Virginia, indicted two Ohio men on drug charges, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Reuben Jahmell Dauntez Donald, of Akron,…

Preston County woman sentenced for role in drug distribution operation

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Tiffany Groves, of Kingwood, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 100 months of incarceration for her role in methamphetamine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin drug distribution operation, United…

Manchin Doubles Down Against Paid Family Leave Being Put Back Into Dems’ Budget

West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin Wednesday doubled down against the inclusion of a paid family leave provision in his party’s spending package after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that it would…

Wetzel County woman sentenced for heroin distribution

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Jane Grace Dawson, of New Martinsville, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 30 months of incarceration for a drug charge, United States Attorney William J Ihlenfeld, II announced.…

Felon Pleads Guilty to Escape

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – An Alabama man pleaded guilty today to an escape charge. According to court documents, Jonathan Felts, 32, admitted he left Dismas Charities, Inc., a Bureau of Prisons residential reentry…

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