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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Over the past year, drug task forces in the Northern District of West Virginia have seized significant quantities of illegal drugs, including more than 27 kilograms of fentanyl, 22 kilograms of methamphetamine, and 13 kilograms of cocaine.
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James Mansfield Davis, a 68-year-old resident of Morgantown, West Virginia, has been sentenced to an additional 12 months in prison after failing to surrender for a previous federal sentence.
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LaShawn Monroe, a 30-year-old resident of Morgantown, West Virginia, has pleaded guilty to possessing with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
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William Joseph Russell, 51, from Clarksburg, West Virginia, has pleaded guilty to distributing fentanyl and p-Fluorofentanyl in Harrison County.
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Tomez Faulkner, a 38-year-old resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to unlawfully possessing a firearm.
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A former correctional officer at the Federal Corrections Institution Gilmer has pleaded guilty to accepting bribes from inmates in exchange for smuggling contraband into the facility.
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Chad William Mullooly, a 40-year-old resident of Clarksburg, West Virginia, has pleaded guilty to distributing p-Fluorofentanyl.
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A Martinsburg resident has admitted involvement in a drug trafficking organization that distributed significant amounts of fentanyl in Berkeley County, 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.