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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Michael Vernon Pinson Jr., a 30-year-old from Huntington, West Virginia, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, on charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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Michael David Enoch, a 33-year-old resident of Parkersburg, admitted guilt in a federal court for the charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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On April 28, 2025, Robert Lee Taylor, a 44-year-old resident of Huntington, West Virginia, entered a guilty plea in federal court for the possession of heroin with intent to distribute.
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Mark Leslie Lively, a 58-year-old from Kenna, West Virginia, has been sentenced to a decade in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for his involvement in a methamphetamine trafficking organization.
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Alex Kai Tick Chin, 40, of San Francisco, California, was sentenced to 37 years in prison for child exploitation crimes.
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James Lomax, a 33-year-old resident of Hurricane, West Virginia, has admitted to fraudulently obtaining unemployment funds, including COVID-19 supplementary benefits.
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Charleston, W.Va. – Acting U.S. Attorney Lisa G. Johnston is urging residents of West Virginia to participate in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
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Cameron Drake Newsome, a 25-year-old resident of Williamson, West Virginia, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the production of child pornography.
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Khali Marquise Barnes, a resident of Huntington, has pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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Joe Dante Townsend, a 32-year-old from Detroit, Michigan, has been sentenced to three years and ten months in federal prison, with an additional three years of supervised release following his prison term.
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Mark Lowe, a 24-year-old from Detroit, Michigan, has pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting the possession with intent to distribute significant quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl.
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A Parkersburg man, Anthony Michael Mowery, 48, has been sentenced to nine years in prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for his involvement in a methamphetamine trafficking organization in Charleston, West Virginia, and violating...
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Phillip Gray, a 41-year-old resident of Oak Hill, has entered a guilty plea to charges related to a conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
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Horne LLP, a company based in Ridgeland, Mississippi, has agreed to pay the United States $1,207,600 to settle allegations of receiving improper payments from federal disaster recovery funds.
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Four Mexican nationals have been detained following their arrest in the Southern District of West Virginia.
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A federal court has sentenced Nathaniel Martin, 50, of Fenwick, to a year in prison for the crime of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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Anthony Broadnax, a resident of Beckley, West Virginia, entered a guilty plea for failing to register as a sex offender after moving from Virginia, as mandated by the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA).
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Two Wayne County men have admitted guilt and received sentencing for their involvement in the removal of timber from public land.
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Antwaun Winbush, a resident of Charleston, West Virginia, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute a substantial quantity of methamphetamine.
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Ampless Ray Lilly, aged 52 from Huntington, has been sentenced to 12 years and nine months in prison, followed by 15 years of supervised release.