ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2025: A Dumfries man pled guilty today to wire fraud in connection with his fraudulent application for and receipt of funds through a COVID-19 relief program. According to court documents, in 2021, Kingsley Apenteng, 40, was the registered owner of Pioneers Real Estate LLC (Pioneers). From at least 2017 through 2021, Pioneers had no employees, transa  more

ROANOKE, Virginia, Feb. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia issued the following news release: A Martinsville, Virginia man, who distributed cocaine that was laced with fentanyl to a pair of individuals that later died from overdoses, was sentenced yesterday to 18 years in federal prison. Okoyte Devon Gaston, 31, pled guilty in September 2024 to one count of distributing fentanyl. According to court documents, in February 2023 Gaston, a known drug dealer   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2025: * * * Defendant to Forfeit Medical License and Chapmanville Medical Clinic * * * After four days of trial, a federal jury convicted Brian McDevitt, D.O., 61, of Chapmanville, today of four counts of distribution of a controlled substance and also found that McDevitt shall forfeit his West Virginia medical license and the Chapmanvil  more