CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - James Michael Conley, 38, of Clarksburg, was convicted of morphine trafficking today in federal court, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
Conley sold morphine in September 2014 near Pierpont Community and Technical College in Harrison County, West Virginia. He pled guilty today to one count of “Distribution of Morphine within 1,000 feet of a Protected Location." He faces between one and forty years in prison and a fine of up to $2,000,000. 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 defendant.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Shawn Adkins and Stephen Warner prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Greater Harrison County Drug and Violent Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael John Aloi presided.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
