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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Three residents of Welch, West Virginia—Terry Headen, Charles “Chuck” Williams, and Taylor Headen—were arrested last week on federal charges alleging their involvement in a methamphetamine distribution network operating in the Western District of...
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A Bristol, Virginia resident has pleaded guilty to charges related to failing to register as a sex offender after spending two years evading authorities in Mexico.
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Three former employees of 1st Adult N Pediatric Healthcare, including the director of nursing, pleaded guilty in federal court to healthcare fraud and related charges.
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A Roanoke home health care attendant has admitted to billing Medicaid for services she did not provide.
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A man from Fries, Virginia, has been sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for mailing threats to harm several federal officials.
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A Wise County man has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine, fentanyl, and heroin into Southwest Virginia and for illegal firearm possession.
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A Danville woman has been sentenced to five years of probation, including 12 months of home detention, after pleading guilty to health care fraud that resulted in more than $116,000 in losses to the Virginia Medicaid program.
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A Maryland woman has admitted to participating in a scheme to defraud Medicaid through her leadership role at a Virginia-based home health agency.
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A former acting director of the Lynchburg Community Corrections & Pretrial Services Department (LCCPS) has admitted in federal court to accessing a protected law enforcement computer system and providing privileged information to her...
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A Catawba, Virginia resident was arrested in North Carolina on charges related to the attempted coercion and enticement of a minor.
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A Danville woman has been sentenced to probation and home confinement after admitting she failed to pay more than $600,000 in employment taxes related to her home health care business.
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A Roanoke man has been sentenced to 150 months in federal prison for his involvement in a conspiracy to commit robbery that resulted in the death of a drug supplier.
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A Texas man has pleaded guilty to federal charges related to a kidnapping and ransom scheme that resulted in a fatal shooting in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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A Buchanan, Virginia man has been sentenced to 24 years in federal prison for child sexual exploitation and possession of child pornography.
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A Lynchburg store owner, Rajan Babbar, 59, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Charlottesville on charges related to food stamp and wire fraud.
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A Bristol, Virginia man has been sentenced to 96 months in federal prison after being convicted of conspiring to distribute methamphetamine.
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A Roanoke man has admitted to robbing multiple Truist Banks in October 2022.
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The former chief operating officer of several pain clinics in southwest Virginia has been sentenced to 36 months in federal prison.
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A Bristol, Virginia resident has admitted to lying under oath during a federal court hearing related to her boyfriend's supervised release revocation.
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A Texas man has admitted guilt in a federal court for his involvement in a kidnapping and alien smuggling conspiracy that led to a deadly incident in Charlottesville, Virginia.