MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Bonnie Bishop of Bloomery, West Virginia, was convicted today of heroin distribution, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen, announced.
Bishop, age 31, pled guilty to one count of “Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance." Bishop admitted to conspiring with others to distribute heroin in Hampshire County in July 2015.
Bishop faces up to 20 years incarceration 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 Anna Z. Krasinski prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Eastern Panhandle Drug & Violent Crime Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.
An indictment is merely an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
