CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Three individuals were convicted of heroin trafficking today in federal court, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
Billy Cunningham, Sr., 62, of Clarksburg, sold heroin in January 2015 near an elementary school and a playground in Harrison County, West Virginia. He pled guilty today to one count of “Distribution of Heroin within 1,000 feet of a Protected Location - Aiding and Abetting." He faces between one and forty years in prison and a fine of up to $2,000,000.
Robert Goy Emerson, 40, and Waneta K. Cunningham, 35, both of Clarksburg, sold heroin in Harrison County, West Virginia throughout 2014. Emerson pled guilty today to one count of “Distribution of Heroin." Cunningham pled guilty today to one count of “Aiding and Abetting Distribution of Heroin." They each face up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $1,000,000.
Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed will be based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendants.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah Montoro prosecuted Billy Cunningham and Assistant U.S. Attorney Zelda Wesley prosecuted Emerson and Waneta Cunningham on behalf of the government. The Greater Harrison County Drug and Violent Crime Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated each of the defendants.
U.S. District Judge Irene M. Keeley presided.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
