Friday - November 29, 2024
Federal Tipoffs Involving West Virginia Newsletter for Saturday June 29, 2024 ( 2 items )  

DEA-Louisville Division: Kanawha County Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Crime
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 28 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Louisville Division issued the following news release: Timothy Brian Jackson, 44, of South Charleston, was sentenced to 14 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl. Jackson admitted that he created and intended to distribute fake oxycodone pills that actually contained fentanyl or other opioids. According to cour  more

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: National Enforcement Action Results in 193 Individuals Charged, Including 2 in West Virginia, for Over $2.75 Billion in False Claims and Controlled Substance Abuse Schemes
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: United States Attorney Will Thompson announced criminal charges today against a Logan County physician and a Kentucky registered nurse in connection with separate alleged controlled substance abuse schemes. The charges filed in federal court are part of the Justice Department's 2024 National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action. "I  more