Category: Virginia – Western District
Rollin’ 30s Crips Leader Sentenced to 37 Years | USAO-WDVA
ROANOKE, Va. – Three Roanoke men, all members of the Rollin’ 30s Crips, a criminal street gang responsible for two murders in the City of Roanoke, were sentenced yesterday in…
United States Attorney Kavanaugh Reflects on Five-Year Anniversary of August 12 Terrorist Attack in Charlottesville | USAO-WDVA
Charlottesville, Va. – United States Attorney Christopher R. Kavanaugh released the following statement marking five years since the Unite the Right riots that occurred on August 11-12th, 2017 in Charlottesville,…
Georgia Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Trafficking Methamphetamine into Smyth County | USAO-WDVA
ABINGDON, Va.– A Georgia man, who was convicted in February 2022 for conspiring to traffic methamphetamine from Georgia into Southwest Virginia, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison. Jerada…
Inmate Sentenced for Suboxone Trafficking and Assaulting Corrections Officer | USAO-WDVA
ABINGDON, Va. – An inmate being housed at Western Virginia Regional Jail, who physically assaulted and pepper-sprayed a corrections officer while awaiting sentencing on federal drug charges, was sentenced this…
Husband and Wife Real Estate Team Sentenced for Wire Fraud | USAO-WDVA
ABINGDON, Va. – A husband and wife realtor team from Wise were sentenced today on federal wire fraud charges related to their scheme to create fake residential sales contracts in…
Harrisonburg Bank Robber Pleads Guilty | USAO-WDVA
HARRISONBURG, Va. – A Harrisonburg, Virginia man, who used a BB gun to rob First Citizen Bank in Harrisonburg on January 4, 2022, pled guilty yesterday to federal armed bank…
Former Greene County Commissioner of Revenue Sentenced on Federal Witness Tampering Charge | USAO-WDVA
CHARLOTESVILLE, Va. – The former Commissioner of Revenue for Greene County, Virginia was sentenced today to three months in federal prison and a fine of $7,500 for attempted witnessed tampering…
Piedmont Infusion Services of Danville and Its Owner, Jacob Patterson, to Pay False Claims Act Settlement | USAO-WDVA
DANVILLE, Va. – Piedmont Infusion Services and its owner, Jacob Patterson, have agreed to pay $310,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act and the Virginia Fraud…
Former Nurse Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Fentanyl | USAO-WDVA
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – A former registered nurse who worked in the Emergency Department at Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital (SMJH) in Charlottesville, pled guilty today to obtaining controlled substances, fentanyl, and…
U.S. Attorney Chris Kavanaugh Selected as Chair of the Attorney General’s Advisory Subcommittee on Terrorism and National Security | USAO-WDVA
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – United States Attorney Chris Kavanaugh of the Western District of Virginia has been selected to chair the Terrorism and National Security Subcommittee for the Attorney General’s Advisory…
