U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia
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A former senior partner at McKinsey & Company, Martin Elling, has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for obstructing justice related to his work on Purdue Pharma matters.
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The final defendant in a 17-member conspiracy involving fraudulent pandemic unemployment claims has pled guilty in U.S. District Court in Abingdon, Virginia.
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A federal jury in Roanoke has convicted Richard Elijah Jacobs, a 27-year-old from South Boston, Virginia, on charges related to drugs and firearms.
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A significant development in the fight against drug trafficking in Southwest Virginia has occurred with the sentencing of a major supplier and two related dealers.
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A Roanoke man received a 35-year federal prison sentence for the actions taken against his drug supplier, including robbery, shooting, and setting the body on fire to cover up the crime.
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A California man has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine from California to Virginia.
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Josef Ludwig Brown has been sentenced to 35 months in federal prison for his involvement in a conspiracy to defraud the United States through fraudulent pandemic unemployment claims.
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Michael Tibbs, a 24-year-old resident of Carroll County, Virginia, has been arrested by FBI agents on charges of sexual exploitation of children.
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Coby Brummett has been sentenced to serve 30 days in prison after pleading guilty to illegally harvesting ginseng at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park.
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A federal case has concluded with a significant sentence for a Roanoke resident involved in methamphetamine distribution.
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A significant development occurred last week in the fight against methamphetamine distribution in Southwest Virginia, as a major supplier and two related dealers received substantial federal prison sentences.
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An Ohio woman has been sentenced to a federal prison term of 98 months for drug trafficking and weapon charges.
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Todd Stewart Williams, the former Vice Chairman of the Smyth County School Board, has admitted to using at least six minor male victims to create child pornography.
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A Lynchburg man has been sentenced to 106 months in federal prison for trafficking pressed fentanyl pills and oxycodone while possessing a firearm.
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The final defendant in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy linked to the murder of Big Stone Gap Police Officer Michael Chandler has been sentenced.
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A former sheriff of Culpeper County, Virginia, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for accepting over $75,000 in bribes.
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A Charlottesville man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for child pornography charges.
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A federal grand jury has indicted Justin Johiah Curtright, 40, and Christin Marie Curtright, 32, from Springfield, Missouri.
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An additional five individuals involved in a pandemic unemployment benefit fraud scheme have been sentenced in the U.S. District Court in Abingdon, Virginia.
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A Gate City, Virginia man has been convicted of making a threat in interstate commerce.