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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On April 29, 2025, Hector Luis Gomez DeJesus from Sanford, North Carolina, and Raymond Luis Saez Aviles from Poinciana, Florida, entered guilty pleas for aiding and abetting the introduction of contraband into a federal prison.
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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.