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Federal Tipoffs Involving West Virginia Newsletter for Tuesday July 23, 2024 ( 2 items )  

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Kanawha County Man Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Fraudulently Obtain Unemployment and COVID-19 Benefits
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on July 22, 2024: Joshua Lambert, 36, of St. Albans, was sentenced today to six months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $10,616 in restitution for conspiring to steal public money, property or records. Lambert admitted that he fraudulently obtained $10,616 in unemployment benefits, including COVID-19   more

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Operation Smoke and Mirrors Update - California Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Role in Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on July 22, 2024: Ildiberto Gonzalez Jr., 30, of San Bernadino, California, was sentenced today to 14 years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute a quantity of methamphetamine. Gonzalez admitted to his role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that operated in the Charleston area. According   more