U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia
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Detroit man receives eight-year sentence for federal drug distribution
Robert Earl Cureton Jr., known as "Black Rob," has been sentenced to eight years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for distributing methamphetamine. -
Beckley man receives nine-year sentence for role in drug trafficking conspiracy
Deona’tre Capri Dowell, a 31-year-old resident of Beckley, West Virginia, has been sentenced to nine years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his involvement in a drug trafficking organization. -
Ohio man receives five-year prison term for federal drug offense
Gary Neal Abbott, a 52-year-old resident of Chesapeake, Ohio, has been sentenced to five years in prison followed by five years of supervised release. -
Kanawha County man receives three-year sentence for federal gun crime
Jason Douglas MaComber, a 52-year-old resident of St. Albans, West Virginia, was sentenced to three years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for possessing a firearm as a felon. -
Beckley man receives nearly eight-year sentence for drug distribution
Devin I. Cresce, a 28-year-old resident of Beckley, West Virginia, has been sentenced to seven years and eleven months in prison for distributing methamphetamine. -
Kanawha County man receives prison sentence for federal gun crime
Larry Joe Chapman, a 44-year-old resident of St. Albans, has been sentenced to three years and one month in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. -
Registered sex offender pleads guilty to possession of child pornography
Robert M. Harvey, a 48-year-old registered sex offender, entered a guilty plea for possession of child pornography in Charleston, West Virginia. -
Justice Department announces arrests in nationwide crackdown on child sexual abuse
The Department of Justice has announced the outcomes of Operation Restore Justice, a nationwide effort to combat child sexual abuse. -
Charleston man sentenced to prison for fentanyl-related crime
Tyrece Ramone Phillips, a 39-year-old resident of Charleston, West Virginia, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release. -
Fayette County man pleads guilty to federal drug crime
Daemien Thompson, a 39-year-old resident of Oak Hill, West Virginia, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. -
Barboursville man pleads guilty to federal drug crime
Henry Rogers, a 65-year-old resident of Barboursville, has entered a guilty plea to charges of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. -
Inmate at FCI McDowell pleads guilty to possessing weapon
Demetrius McKinney, a 45-year-old inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) McDowell, has pleaded guilty to possessing a weapon while incarcerated in a federal prison. -
Georgia man pleads guilty to federal gun crime after multi-state chase
Jeremiah Clinton Gray, a 42-year-old resident of Blue Ridge, Georgia, has entered a guilty plea to the charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm. -
Raleigh County man convicted as felon in possession of firearm
After a brief trial, a federal jury has found Alfred Leslie Pittman guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm. -
Huntington man receives six-year sentence for fentanyl distribution
Beecher Lee Shuler, a 43-year-old resident of Huntington, West Virginia, has been sentenced to six years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for distributing fentanyl. -
Detroit man sentenced for fentanyl distribution
Devontay Brian Johnson, a 29-year-old resident of Detroit, Michigan, has been sentenced to four years and nine months in prison. -
Parkersburg man receives probation for false firearm acquisition
Laikin Williams of Parkersburg was sentenced to three years of federal probation for making a false statement in the acquisition of a firearm. -
Greenbrier County man receives prison sentence for federal gun crime
Richard Shawn Owens, a 39-year-old resident of Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, was sentenced in Beckley, West Virginia, to one year and three months' imprisonment. -
Kanawha County man sentenced for firearm possession and supervised release violation
Eddie Wayne Chapman Jr., a 39-year-old resident of St. Albans, has been sentenced to five years and ten months in prison, with an additional three years of supervised release. -
Cross Lanes woman pleads guilty to COVID-19 relief fraud
Krista Marie Menchaca, aged 32 and a resident of Cross Lanes, has pleaded guilty to the charge of receiving stolen money.