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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John Robert Coe, a 66-year-old resident of Parkersburg, has paid $54,740 in restitution and a $500 fine after admitting to continuing to employ a known illegal alien at his business.
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A Putnam County veterinarian has been ordered to pay $956,709 in civil penalties after failing to account for nearly 10,000 dosage units of controlled substances, including oxycodone and hydrocodone/acetaminophen.
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia will participate in National Night Out on Tuesday, August 5, 2025.
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Rakai Travall Hawkins, 30, of Detroit, Michigan, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and 40 grams or more of fentanyl.
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Mark Lawrence Lowe, also known as “Cell,” 24, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced to 18 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for aiding and abetting the possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of...
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Daviontae Lately, a 32-year-old from Detroit, Michigan, has pleaded guilty to distributing fentanyl.
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Jason K. Hairston, a 27-year-old resident of Charleston, West Virginia, has pleaded guilty to distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
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Maximino Montalvo Salas, a 20-year-old Mexican citizen residing illegally in Charleston, pleaded guilty to possessing a fraudulent Permanent Resident Card.
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Charleston, W.Va. – Ronald Edward Tinsley, 52, from Charleston, has admitted guilt to the charge of escape after not returning to a federal reentry facility.
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Carey Ann Trotter, 41, from Crab Orchard, West Virginia, has pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting possession with intent to distribute over 5 grams of methamphetamine.
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Antwaun Winbush, a 45-year-old resident of Charleston, has been sentenced to 12 years and seven months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
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Today, two brothers from Logan County, West Virginia, have pleaded guilty to federal drug charges.
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After a two-day trial, a federal jury has convicted Kisha Sutton, 44, from Jersey City, New Jersey, on charges of aiding and abetting bank fraud and laundering of monetary instruments.
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Shamiese Wright, a 32-year-old resident of Charleston, has pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting money laundering in connection with a COVID-19 fraud scheme.
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Semaj Markes Leondre Figg, a 33-year-old resident of Huntington, West Virginia, has been sentenced to five years in prison followed by three years of supervised release.
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A former correctional officer from the Southern Regional Jail in Beaver, West Virginia, has been sentenced for his involvement in an assault that led to the death of an inmate.
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Michael Reynard Penn, a 44-year-old resident of Beckley, West Virginia, has been sentenced to two years and five months in prison.
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Jesse Robert Phillips, a 40-year-old man from Detroit, Michigan, has been sentenced to nine years and seven months in prison.
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Jason Allen Rhule, a 45-year-old resident of Charleston, West Virginia, has been sentenced to six years and five months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.
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Three Raleigh County residents have been sentenced to prison for their involvement in a drug trafficking organization that distributed methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine base in Beckley and other areas within the Southern District of West...