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Federal Tipoffs Involving West Virginia Newsletter for Tuesday April 23, 2024 ( 5 items )  

U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia: Ohio Man Sentenced for Fentanyl and Firearms Charges
CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, April 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: Tyler Jordan Sands, age 23, of Akron, Ohio, was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for fentanyl and firearms offenses. Sands pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and unlawful possession of a firearm in November 2023. According to court documents and statements made in court, Sands was under investigat  more

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime
HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, April 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: David Dwayne Moore, also known as "B," 47, of Huntington, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine base, also known as "crack." According to court documents and statements made in court, on January 4, 2024, law enforcement officers searched Moore's Huntington apartment and seized approxima  more

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Huntington Man Sentenced to Prison for Fentanyl Crime
HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, April 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: Frank W. Basenback, 37, of Huntington, was sentenced today to eight years and four months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for distribution of fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in court, on August 8, 2023, Basenback sold approximately 56 grams of fentanyl to a confidential i  more

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Operation Smoke and Mirrors Update - Charleston Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: Robert Dewayne Miller, 36, of Charleston, was sentenced today to six years and six months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, admitting to his role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that operated in the Charleston area. According to court documents a  more

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Ringleader Pleads Guilty in Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization Case
HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, April 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Derrell Cashawn Massey, also known as "Rell," and "Fat Rell," 34, of Detroit, Michigan, pleaded guilty to distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Massey admitted to a leading role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) responsible for distributing large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl in the Southern District of West Virgi  more