Ohio woman admits to trafficking heroin and cocaine

Ohio woman admits to trafficking heroin and cocaine

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on Aug. 11, 2017. It is reproduced in full below.

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - An East Liverpool woman pled guilty to heroin and cocaine trafficking, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.

Michelle Green, age 48, pled guilty to one count of “Distribution of Heroin within 1,000 Feet of a Protected Location." Green admitted to distributing heroin near Allison Elementary School in Hancock County. The crime occurred in March 2017.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen L. Vogrin prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Hancock/Brooke/Weirton Drug & Violent Crime Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.

Senior U.S. District Judge Frederick P. Stamp, Jr., presided.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys

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