CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: * * * Charleston Woman Pleads Guilty to Role in COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Wendy Ann Thomas, 47, of Charleston, pleaded guilty today to aiding and abetting money laundering. Thomas admitted that $20,833 in proceeds from a criminally derived Paycheck Protection Plan (PPP) loan, guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release: * * * Dominican national, deported six times previously, sentenced to over 15 years in prison for trafficking fentanyl and heroin RICHMOND, Va. - A national of the Dominican Republic was sentenced today to 15 years and eight months in prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and heroin and illegally reentering the United States after a felony  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas issued the following news release: * * * Former Fort Cavazos Soldier Sentenced to More Than 16 Years in Federal Prison for Attempted Murder DEL RIO, Texas - A former soldier was sentenced in a federal court in Del Rio to 200 months in prison for the attempted murder of another soldier while he was stationed at Fort Hood (now Fort Cavazos) in June 2000. According to court documents, Allen Houston   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: * * * Kentucky Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Scheme to Defraud Boone County Schools Out of $3.4 Million CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Jesse Marks, 65, of Rush, Kentucky, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit mail fraud. Marks admitted to conspiring with Michael David Barker to overbill the Boone County Schools system while Barker was its maintenance d  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release: * * * Members of Newport News mail theft and bank fraud ring sentenced to prison NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Four people have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a conspiracy in the Newport News area to steal mail and deposit counterfeit checks. According to court documents, on July 6, 2023, Andre Ephraim Billups Jr., 22, of Gloucester, and Johnny Ray Riddi  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 28 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release: * * * Share Insurance Fund Report Highlights Asset, Income Growth in Q4 2024 ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Feb. 27, 2025) - The National Credit Union Administration Board held its second open meeting of 2025 and received a briefing(Opens new window) by the Chief Financial Officer on the performance of the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund for the quarter ending on December 31, 2024. The S  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: * * * Ohio Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Drug Crime CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Terric Zaire Williams, 25, of Akron, Ohio, was sentenced today to six years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a substance containing methamphetamine. According to court documents   more

ROANOKE, Virginia, Feb. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia issued the following news release: * * * Roanoke Man Pleads Guilty to Robbery Conspiracy Connected to Murder of Drug Supplier Garrett Williams Admits to Helping Plan Robbery that Led to Murder of Drug Supplier ROANOKE, Va. - A Roanoke man involved in distributing large quantities of marijuana, has admitted to helping plan a robbery that ultimately led to the murder of his drug supplier Garrett  more