U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia
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Joel Galen Patton, a 40-year-old resident of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, has been sentenced to 150 months in federal prison for attempted coercion and enticement of a minor.
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Travis Jackson Latta, a 38-year-old resident of Martinsburg, West Virginia, has been sentenced to 235 months in federal prison after being convicted of unlawful possession of a firearm and possession with intent to distribute eutylone.
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A federal jury in Wheeling, West Virginia has convicted Joseph William Alfred, also known as “Chris,” of multiple drug and firearms offenses.
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A former teacher at the Federal Corrections Institution (FCI) Gilmer has admitted to smuggling methamphetamine and other contraband into the prison for an inmate.
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Two individuals have been sentenced in federal court for their involvement in a drug trafficking organization operating in West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle.
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Jon Talkington, a 36-year-old resident of New Martinsville, West Virginia, has pleaded guilty to soliciting child pornography.
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Jennifer Ann Miller, a 38-year-old resident of Colliers, West Virginia, has been sentenced for methamphetamine-related offenses.
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Ryan Bobby Schnettler, a 34-year-old resident of Benwood, West Virginia, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possession of child pornography.
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Demarcus R. Brown, a 22-year-old from Akron, Ohio, has been sentenced to 100 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
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James Leonard Bailey, III, a 41-year-old resident of Stonewood, West Virginia, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.
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A Wheeling attorney, Paul J. Harris, has been indicted on charges of mail fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, and unlawful monetary transactions.
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Donald McDuffin Williams, a 50-year-old resident of Baltimore, Maryland, has been sentenced to 104 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.
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Eight individuals involved in a drug trafficking operation in the Eastern Panhandle have received sentences.
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Three individuals have confessed to their involvement in a drug trafficking operation in Berkeley and Jefferson Counties, West Virginia.
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Joshua Ray Vanreenan, a 37-year-old resident of Hillsboro, West Virginia, has been sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for methamphetamine distribution.
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Wesley Shane Haggerty, a 37-year-old resident of Cabins, West Virginia, has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison for illegal firearm possession.
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Darrel Keith McHoney, a 55-year-old resident of Fairmont, West Virginia, has been sentenced to 110 months in federal prison.
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Four labor organizations have agreed to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by applying for and obtaining loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for which they were ineligible.
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Daniela Marie Giancoli, a 35-year-old resident of Baltimore, Maryland, has been sentenced to 150 months in federal prison for her role in distributing fentanyl to dealers in West Virginia.
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Steven Sharps, a 45-year-old resident of Kingwood, West Virginia, has been sentenced to 100 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.