MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Corey Robert Clark Ford, of Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia, has admitted to distributing fentanyl, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
Ford, age 29, pled guilty today to one count of “Aiding and Abetting Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl." Ford admitted to distributing fentanyl in Jefferson County in January 2017.
Ford 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 defendant.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara Omps-Botteicher is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. The Drug Enforcement Administration and the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert W. Trumble presided.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
