WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Brent M. Gorshe, 27, of Martins Ferry, Ohio, was convicted of distributing oxycodone, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen, announced.
Gorshe pled guilty to one count of “Conspiracy to distribute and to possess with the intent to distribute oxycodone." The crime took place in Ohio County and elsewhere from 2013 to 2016. He faces up to twenty 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 defendant.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert H. McWilliams, Jr. prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Ohio Valley Drug & Violent Crime Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.
U.S. Magistrate Judge James E. Seibert presided.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
