WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Jennifer Vensel, 38, of Wheeling, was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for cocaine trafficking, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
Vensel was discovered in possession of cocaine base in late 2014 in Ohio County, West Virginia. Following an investigation by the Ohio Valley Drug and Violent Crime Task force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, she pled guilty in May 2015 to one count of “Aiding and Abetting Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine Base."
Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Vogrin prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.
Senior U.S. District Judge Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. presided.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
