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An Abingdon man who concealed bank accounts and other assets from a federal bankruptcy court during his Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings was sentenced yesterday to 12 months in federal prison and ordered to pay a $4,000 fine.
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A Concord man who possessed a fully automatic machine gun while distributing large quantities of marijuana in the Lynchburg area has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison.
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A Goodview man who was involved in a fatal shooting at an Eastern Avenue drug house in the City of Roanoke was sentenced today to 26 years in federal prison.
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Greene County Commissioner of the Revenue Larry Vernon Snow has pleaded guilty to attempted witness tampering in federal court, and has resigned from his elected position.
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A federal grand jury in Roanoke has indicted a trio of men on conspiracy charges, Lacey Act violations, and other charges related to the alleged illegal removal of walnut trees from federally protected land.
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A Roanoke woman who sold drugs on behalf of her incarcerated boyfriend was sentenced Monday to five years in federal prison.
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A Wise County man found to be in possession of over 40 grams of fentanyl and a pair of firearms at the scene of a single-vehicle accident was sentenced in federal court to 195 months in federal prison.
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Ralph Allen Phillips Jr., 62, of Abingdon, was sentenced today to 210 months in federal prison for possessing with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine.
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A new initiative launched by U.S. Attorney Christopher R. Kavanaugh will investigate COVID fraud in Western Virginia.
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One of the 33 individuals charged with defrauding the federal government of more than $499,000 in pandemic unemployment benefits was sentenced this week to 30 months in federal prison.
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