A Morgantown man was indicted by a federal grand jury this week following an FBI investigation into his possession and receipt of child pornography. According to United […]
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Former WVU professor accused of stealing grant funds, fleeing to China
A former West Virginia University professor who was federally indicted in 2020 on two counts of federal program fraud after investigators say he embezzled thousands of dollars […]
Former DHHR threat preparedness director indicted for approving millions in COVID tests without verification
A former official within the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) is facing federal charges after investigators say he lied to federal agents and […]
Hazelton corrections officers charged for 2019 inmate assault
Two corrections officers from United States Penitentiary Hazleton are facing charges over a March 21, 2019, incident involving the assault of a prisoner. According to U.S. Attorney […]
Sentences in Mexico-to-Morgantown drug ring followed by indictments of two more operations
A Bruceton Mills man, Greg Snider, was found guilty earlier this week for his role in a drug distribution operation from 2018 to 2020 that spanned from […]
Morgantown man accused of fraud-related charges for second time
A Morgantown man accused of stealing nearly a half a million dollars in a scheme involving forged checks that belonged to a relative was federally indicted Tuesday […]
Man pleads guilty to federal gun charges
On Monday, Reece Dillon Shepard, 31, appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Michael John Aloi and pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm. In July, Shepard […]
Woman charged with harboring fugitive caught in Westover
Law enforcement took Brandi J. Gowers, 40, of Mount Clare, into custody earlier this week after she allegedly harbored a wanted fugitive and provided police with false […]
Hazelton inmate, Preston County man indicted on federal charges
United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced federal indictments earlier this week for two area men with unrelated cases. The first, Michael J. Carter, 37, is currently an […]
One of three indicted in “Whitey” Bulger murder pleads ‘not guilty’
One of the three men indicted for their roles in the 2018 murder of James “Whitey” Bulger at the United States Penitentiary (USP) in Hazelton appeared before […]
