U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia
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Mexican national admits role in trafficking cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl in West Virginia
Jose Alberto Camarena Rocha, a 31-year-old Mexican national, has admitted his involvement in a drug trafficking operation, which sold cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. -
Wheeling man pleads guilty to unlawful firearm possession
Jakob Barnes, a 39-year-old resident of Wheeling, West Virginia, has confessed to unlawfully possessing a firearm. -
Sentencing marks end to major drug operation in West Virginia
Four individuals have received sentences for their involvement in a drug trafficking conspiracy in Berkeley, Morgan, and Hampshire Counties. -
Maryland man sentenced for drug conspiracy in West Virginia
Charles Edward Scott from Damascus, Maryland, has been sentenced to a prison term of 156 months following his involvement in a drug conspiracy distributing the drug "boot" in West Virginia. -
Maryland man gets 10-year sentence for evidence fabrication
John Austin Perkins, III, a 45-year-old resident of Hagerstown, Maryland, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for fabricating evidence during a federal investigation. -
Seven sentenced in West Virginia fentanyl trafficking operation
Seven individuals involved in a drug trafficking operation running from Baltimore to the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia have been handed down sentences. -
West Virginia prosecutors and task force honored for dismantling drug trafficking opera
Members of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of West Virginia, alongside the Eastern Panhandle Drug & Violent Crimes Task Force, have been recognized for their work on a significant drug trafficking investigation. -
Michigan man sentenced to 9 years for drug trafficking offenses
Jason T. Scruggs, a 42-year-old resident of Clinton, Michigan, has been sentenced to nine years in prison following his involvement in a drug trafficking operation. -
Philadelphia man sentenced to 188 months for drug trafficking
Rodney Johnson, a 48-year-old from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 188 months in federal prison for leading a drug trafficking organization in North Central West Virginia. -
New Jersey woman sentenced for $300,000 investment fraud scheme
Diana Mae Fernandez, aged 38, from Bergenfield, New Jersey, has been sentenced to 33 months in federal prison following her involvement in an investment fraud scheme. -
Hardy County man pleads guilty to federal firearms violation
Justin Ray Guessford, a 40-year-old resident of Fisher, West Virginia, has pleaded guilty to the illegal possession of a firearm. -
Morgantown business owner admits guilt in harboring illegals and tax fraud
Hetzon Marroquin Reyes, the owner of A&M Homes, LLC in Morgantown, West Virginia, has confessed to harboring illegal aliens for financial benefit and interfering with tax processes. -
Grant County woman pleads guilty to drug charge
Theresa Marie Lipkey, a 43-year-old resident of Petersburg, West Virginia, has pleaded guilty to charges related to the possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. -
Georgia man pleads guilty to $1 million wire fraud scheme
Prince Boateng Adjei, a 31-year-old resident of Lawrenceville, Georgia, has admitted to committing wire fraud that resulted in the theft of over $1 million from a business located in Gilmer County, West Virginia. -
West Virginia residents sentenced for roles in drug trafficking operation
Two residents of Monongalia County, West Virginia, have been sentenced for their involvement in a drug trafficking conspiracy. -
Michigan man sentenced for role in drug trafficking organization
Davonta D. Brogdon, a 32-year-old from Detroit, Michigan, has been sentenced to 150 months in federal prison for his involvement in a drug trafficking operation centered in Harrison County. -
Parkersburg man sentenced to over 12 years for firearm offense
Michael McHenry, a 23-year-old resident of Parkersburg, West Virginia, has been sentenced to 155 months in federal prison for unlawful possession of a firearm. -
Two men convicted for drug trafficking in North Central West Virginia
A federal jury has convicted two men involved in a drug trafficking organization that distributed illegal drugs in North Central West Virginia. -
Morgantown business owner sentenced for broadband funding fraud
Timothy Chad Henson, the owner of Clearfiber, Inc., an internet service provider in Monongalia County, West Virginia, has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for money laundering. -
Georgia woman admits guilt in $1 million wire fraud case
Chisom Okonkwo, a 28-year-old resident of Lawrenceville, Georgia, has confessed to wire fraud that led a business in Gilmer County to transfer over $1 million through fraudulent wires.