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Federal Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for 2024-12-14 ( 11 items )  
Justice Department Announces Resolution of Criminal and Civil Investigations Into McKinsey & Company's Work With Purdue Pharma L.P. (10)
ABINGDON, Virginia, Dec. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia issued the following news release: * * * Former McKinsey Senior Partner Charged with Obstruction of Justice McKinsey Will Pay $650 Million, Cease Work Relating to Controlled Substances and Implement Significant New Compliance Measures * * * McKinsey & Company Inc. (McKinsey), a global management consulting firm based in New York, has agreed to pay $650 million to resolve a criminal and civil  more PR

National Park Service Awards $1.5M to Protect 101 Acres at Civil War Battlefields in Tennessee, Virginia (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: The National Park Service today awarded $1,501,260 in Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants through the American Battlefield Protection Program to protect 100.63 acres at two Civil War battlefields in Tennessee and Virginia. "The National Park Service is proud to help state and local organizations preserve these historic, cultural, and natural resources," said Na more PR

NCUA: 'Quarterly Credit Union Data Summary: 2024 Q3' (10)
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following quarterly data summary report in September 2024 entitled "Quarterly Credit Union Data Summary: 2024 Q3." Here are excerpts: * * * The Quarterly Credit Union Data Summary provides an overview of the financial performance of federally insured credit unions based on information reported by those credit unions to the National Credit Union Administration in the 2024Q3 Call Report. As of Septembe more PR

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Seeks Public Comment on Proposal to List the Eastern Hellbender as Endangered (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a proposal to list the eastern hellbender as an endangered species throughout its range under the Endangered Species Act. Eastern hellbenders are found in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West  more PR

Va. U.S. Attorney: Norfolk Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced to Over 14 Years in Prison (10)
NORFOLK, Virginia, Dec. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: A Norfolk woman was sentenced today to 14 years and six months in prison for fentanyl trafficking. According to court documents, in December 2023, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) intercepted a parcel containing one pound of cocaine that was sent from a UPS store in Chula Vista, California, to an address in Norfolk. On Dec. 13, 2023, a con more PR

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Charleston Man Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Prison for Federal Drug Crime (10)
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Dec. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: Chidi Anthony Okafor, 26, of Charleston, was sentenced on Wednesday, December 12, 2024, to 10 years and one month in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, on October 31, 2022, Okafor sold approxi more PR

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Detroit Man, Morgantown Man Sentenced for Federal Drug Crimes (10)
CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Dec. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Two men have been sentenced for their roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy that stretched from Michigan to Monongalia County, West Virginia. Dorian Myles, 26, was sentenced to 97 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. John Thomas, 46, of Morgantown, West Virginia, was sentenced to 100 months for aiding  more PR

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Harrison County Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Charge (10)
CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Dec. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: Timothy Robert Wilson, 38, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 92 months in federal prison for the distribution of five grams or more of methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, Wilson was selling methamphetamine in Clarksburg. He has prior convictions for drug trafficking, batter more PR

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Kentucky Nurse Pleads Guilty to Opioid Diversion Scheme (10)
BECKLEY, West Virginia, Dec. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: Jacqueline Brewster, 54, of Belfry, Kentucky, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, to obtaining a controlled substance by fraud and wrongful disclosure of individually identifiable health information. According to court documents and statements made in court, Brewster admitted that she unlawfully accessed and used individua more PR

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Michigan Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Trafficking (10)
CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Dec. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Drake D. Dodson-Williams, 33, of Southgate, Michigan, was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, Dodson-Williams was the leader of a drug trafficking organization, operating from Michigan to Harrison County, West Virginia. During a more PR

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Monongalia County Woman Sentenced to 14 Years for Drug Trafficking (10)
CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Dec. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: Anette Sanabria-Velez, 40, of Morgantown and Granville, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 168 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine hydrochloride. According to court documents and statements made in court, Sanabria-Velez was trafficking cocaine in Monongalia County, sometimes from her home. S more PR