Monongalia County woman sentenced for drug charge

Monongalia County woman sentenced for drug charge

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on Sept. 11, 2020. It is reproduced in full below.

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Sandra Riggleman, of Granville, West Virginia was sentenced today to 33 months of incarceration for her involvement in a drug distribution operation, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.

Riggleman pled guilty to one count of “Aiding and Abetting Distribution of Cocaine Base" in April 2019. Riggleman, age 60, admitted to selling cocaine base in Monongalia County in April 2018.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Zelda E. Wesley prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Mon Metro Drug & Violent Crimes Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.

U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh presided.

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

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