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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving West Virginia Newsletter for Monday January 19, 2026 ( 4 items )  

Charleston Man Sentenced to Prison for Fentanyl Crime
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia posted the following news release: * * * Trevell Marcelus Nurse, 27, of Charleston, was sentenced today to three years and eight months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for aiding and abetting the distribution of a quantity of fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in court, Nurse admitted to selling an approximate total of 27.3 gr  more

Detroit Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Crime
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia posted the following news release: * * * Detroit Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl crime HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Desean Lamar Briscoe, 35, also known as "G," of Detroit, Michigan, pleaded guilty today to distribution of fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in court, on March 3, 2025, Briscoe sold approximately 3 grams of suspected heroin to a confidential informant i  more

Detroit Man Sentenced to Prison for Fentanyl Crime
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia posted the following news release: * * * Detroit Man Sentenced to Prison for Fentanyl Crime Eric Jaeshon Ray, also known as "Brody," 32, was sentenced today to eight years and one month in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute 40 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl. According to cour  more

Raleigh County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia posted the following news release: * * * Raleigh County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime BECKLEY, W.Va. - John Thompson, 49, of White Oak, pleaded guilty today to aiding and abetting the distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, on March 18, 2024, Thompson oversaw the sale of approximately 205 grams of me  more