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Federal Tipoffs Involving West Virginia Newsletter for Wednesday October 16, 2024 ( 3 items )  

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: McDowell County Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Drug Crime
BLUEFIELD, West Virginia, Oct. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2024: Lansen Sharif Waugh, 44, of Kyle, was sentenced today to two years and six months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for distribution of cocaine and methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, on June 15, 2021, Waugh sold controlled substances that contained cocaine and me  more

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: North Carolina Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Federal Drug Crime
BLUEFIELD, West Virginia, Oct. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2024: Keith Deshon Adams, 39, of Statesville, North Carolina, was sentenced today to 13 years in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute 5 grams or more of methamphetamine and a quantity of fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in court, on September 7, 2022  more

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Ringleader Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Key Role in Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization
HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Oct. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2024: Derrell Cashawn Massey, also known as "Rell" and "Fat Rell," 34, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced today to 20 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Massey admitted to a leading role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) responsible for dist  more