Federal Court

Three individuals have confessed to their involvement in a significant drug trafficking operation in Berkeley and Jefferson Counties, West Virginia.

Four labor organizations have agreed to pay a total of $5.1 million to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by obtaining loans under the Paycheck Protection Program…

Darrel Keith McHoney, a 55-year-old resident of Fairmont, West Virginia, has been sentenced to 110 months in federal prison.

Nolvin Alfredo-Diaz, a 43-year-old Honduran citizen residing illegally in Lewisburg, West Virginia, has been sentenced to three years in prison for reentry of a removed alien.

Laurel Blankenship of Bluefield has been sentenced to two years in prison for conspiracy to commit witness tampering, followed by one year of supervised release.

Daniela Marie Giancoli, a 35-year-old resident of Baltimore, Maryland, has been sentenced to 150 months in federal prison for her involvement in supplying fentanyl to dealers in West Virginia.

Brice Allen Pomeroy, a 26-year-old resident of Hernshaw, West Virginia, has been sentenced to two years of federal probation.

Joshua Ray Vanreenan, a 37-year-old resident of Hillsboro, West Virginia, has been sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for methamphetamine distribution.

Wesley Shane Haggerty, a 37-year-old resident of Cabins, West Virginia, has been sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for the unlawful possession of a firearm.

Steven Sharps, a 45-year-old resident of Kingwood, West Virginia, has been sentenced to 100 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

Donald A. Ennis, a 43-year-old resident of St. Albans, West Virginia, has been sentenced to two years and nine months in prison for committing federal fraud crimes.

Joseph Sanchez, a 33-year-old resident of Fairbury, Illinois, has been sentenced to five years of federal probation for his involvement in an immigration marriage fraud conspiracy.

Joshua Mason Trotter, a 44-year-old resident of Crab Orchard, has entered a guilty plea to the charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Terry Leon Blankenship, a 56-year-old resident of Bluefield, West Virginia, was sentenced to 12 years in prison on May 27, 2025.