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Federal Tipoffs Involving West Virginia Newsletter for Thursday April 04, 2024 ( 3 items )  

SBA Offers Economic Assistance to Mid-Atlantic Small Businesses Affected by the Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse
WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: * * * Small Businesses in Maryland, D.C., and Some Counties in Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia Eligible for Loans * * * Today, SBA Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman announced that Mid-Atlantic small businesses affected by the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse on March 26, 2024 may apply for low-interest, long-term Economic Injury   more

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Charleston Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Willie Charles Sanders, also known as "Disco," 51, of Charleston, pleaded guilty yesterday, April 2, 2024, to distribution of methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, on August 23, 2022, Sanders sold a quantity of methamphetamine to a confidential informant at Sanders' Charleston residence. Sande  more

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Huntington Woman Pleads Guilty to Role in Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization
HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, April 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Today, Kyla Smith, also known as "Flaca," 29, of Huntington, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Smith admitted to her role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) responsible for distributing large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl in the Southern District of West Vi  more