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Federal Tipoffs Involving West Virginia Newsletter for Wednesday September 11, 2024 ( 5 items )  

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: $5.2 Million in Department of Justice Funding Awarded in West Virginia
WHEELING, West Virginia, Sept. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Department of Justice grants totaling more than $5.2 million have been awarded to law enforcement, higher education, and service agencies in West Virginia, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants Program (Byrne JAG) grants were announced, supporting various programs and initiatives in t  more

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Charleston Woman Sentenced to Prison for Fentanyl Crime
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2024: Alexis Nicole Davis, 26, of Charleston, was sentenced today to two years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in court, on June 21, 2023, Davis possessed 10 grams of fentanyl that was arranged to be sold a  more

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Mineral County Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Charge
MARTINSBURG, West Virginia, Sept. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2024: Shawn Douglas Oates, 30, of Burlington, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 110 months in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in court, Oates' residence was searched and officers seized nearly 70 grams of fentanyl. Oates   more

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime
HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Sept. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2024: Adrian Horton, also known as "Big Guy" and "Fat Boy," 23, of Toledo, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute 40 or more grams of fentanyl and a quantity of cocaine base, also known as "crack." According to court documents and statements made in court, on March 28, 2022, law enforcement officers executed   more

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Virginia Woman Sentenced for Role in Drug Trafficking Operation
MARTINSBURG, West Virginia, Sept. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2024: Hailey Lynn Oliff, 28, of Mount Jackson, Virginia, was sentenced today to 66 months in federal prison for her role in a drug trafficking operation in Berkeley, Hampshire, and Morgan Counties. According to court documents and statements made in court, Oliff was one of the distributors of the organization, selling methamphetamine,   more