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West Virginia schools official pleads guilty to $3.4M fraud scheme using COVID-19 funds
Michael David Barker, a former maintenance supervisor for Boone County Schools, admitted on April 7, 2025, to being involved in a $3.4 million fraud scheme. -
Huntington resident admits to fentanyl trafficking; sentencing set for July 28
Robert Lee Glover, 43, known by the alias "Chopz," has pled guilty to fentanyl distribution charges in Huntington, West Virginia. -
Huntington man sentenced to 12 years for child pornography and probation violation
Ampless Ray Lilly, a 52-year-old man from Huntington, West Virginia, has been sentenced to 12 years and nine months in prison, followed by 15 years of supervised release. -
Beckley man sentenced to over 11 years for drug trafficking crimes
Ronald Lavaughn Mason, a 46-year-old resident of Beckley, has been sentenced to 11 years and eight months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. -
Fayette County man sentenced to prison for federal gun crime
Bryson J. England, a 43-year-old resident of Oak Hill, has been sentenced to two years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for possessing a firearm as a felon. -
Charleston resident sentenced for fentanyl distribution while on parole
Charles Eugene Moore, a 37-year-old resident of Charleston, has been sentenced to three years and five months in prison. -
Med-Surg Physician Group settles false claims allegations with $152,382.70 payment
Acting United States Attorney Lisa G. Johnston has announced a resolution concerning allegations against Med-Surg Physician Group Inc. and its owner Oluyemisi Sangodeyi, M.D. They will pay $152,382.70 to settle claims of violating the federal... -
Michigan man pleads guilty to drug charges in West Virginia and Montana
Jardan Donaldson, a resident of Mount Clemens, Michigan, has pleaded guilty to federal drug crimes in both West Virginia and Montana. -
Thompson Construction settles for $191,070 after allegations of false claims
Thompson Construction Group Inc., based in Sumter, South Carolina, has agreed to a settlement of $191,070 with the United States government. -
Beckley resident sentenced for role in meth, fentanyl, cocaine trafficking scheme
Demetrius Terrell Burns, a 32-year-old resident of Beckley, was sentenced to 10 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release. -
Putnam County man sentenced for federal gun crime, violating legal firearm possession prohibition
Edward Leon Sowards, a 35-year-old resident of Hurricane, West Virginia, has been sentenced to 15 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for possessing a firearm despite a prior conviction for a misdemeanor crime of... -
Huntington man receives probation for unlawful firearms dealing
Timothy Ryan Wolfe, aged 39, from Huntington, has been sentenced to three years of federal probation with one year of home detention. -
Drone contraband scheme leads to guilty plea by Pennsylvania man
Gamalier Rivera, a 33-year-old from Allentown, Pennsylvania, has pled guilty to aiding and abetting the introduction of contraband into a federal prison. -
New York man receives 18-year sentence for methamphetamine distribution conspiracy
Brian Ellis Jones, a 44-year-old resident of Freeport, New York, has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetamine. -
Charleston man sentenced for firearm possession as a felon
Ijaz Oliver, a Charleston resident, has been sentenced to one year and six months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for the charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm. -
Dunbar man pleads guilty to federal drug charges
Donald Renard Taylor, a 49-year-old resident of Dunbar, Kanawha County, entered a guilty plea to charges related to the distribution of methamphetamine. -
Two plead guilty in COVID-19 PPP loan fraud case
William Powell and Jasmine Spencer have pleaded guilty to charges related to a COVID-19 fraud conspiracy involving Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. -
Wayne County man sentenced for illegal timber theft on public land
Jeff Allen Parsons, a 28-year-old resident of Genoa, has pleaded guilty to unlawful destruction of timber and received a 90-day incarceration sentence. -
Huntington man admits intent to distribute fentanyl and crack
Semaj Markes Leondre Figg, a 33-year-old resident of Huntington, West Virginia, has pleaded guilty to federal drug charges involving fentanyl and cocaine base, commonly known as crack. -
Charleston man sentenced for failing to comply with sex offender registration act
Casey Thomas Judd, a 37-year-old resident of Charleston, West Virginia, has been sentenced to two months in prison.