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2008 Press Releases

 

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31 Oct Federal Prisoner Sentenced to 30 Months for Assualting Prison Guard at USP Lee.
31 Oct Jury Convicts Two, 15 Defendants Plead Guilty in Crack Cocaine Trafficking Case.
28 Oct Former Special Agent for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Indicted For Obstruction of Justice.
28 Oct Larry Allen Mcclure Charged with Wire, Mail Fraud and Tax Violations.
28 Oct Richlands Doctor Charged with Drug Conspiracy, Possession of Narcotics by Misrepresentation.
28 Oct Bank Employee Indicted on Fraud, Money Laundering Charges.
27 Oct Head of Drug Distribution Organization Pleads Guilty to Multiple Counts.
23 Oct Chester Fannon, Virginia Gamefowl Breeders Association Indicted for Conspiracy, Money Laundering.
23 Oct Page County Sheriff Indicted on Rico, Obstruction Charges, Faces More than 300 Years of Federal Incarceration.
17 Oct Members of Methamphetamine Distribution
Organization Plead Guilty.
17 Oct Postal Employee Pleads Guilty to Making Threats.
15 Oct Robert Clear Coal Corporation and Mine Supervisor Plead Guilty to Violating Federal Mine Safety and Health Act.
14 Oct Jury Convicts Two, Twenty-one Plead Guilty in Crack Cocaine Distribution Case.
26 Sep Luray Doctor Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud, Tax Perjury.
25 Sep Former Medeco Employee Sentenced to 27 Months
For Mail Fraud, Admits Stealing over $700,000.
23 Sep Galax Woman Sentenced to 87 Months for Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine.
22 Sep Ohio BMV Employee Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy.
28 Aug Pair Charged With Conspiring to Grow More Than 1,000 Marijuana Plants.
27 Aug Final Member of Crack Cocaine Distribution Ring Sentenced to 105 Months.
26 Aug North Carolina Man Sentenced to 42 Months For Various Fraud Convictions.
20 Aug North Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing with the Intent to Distribute More than 5 Grams of Crack Cocaine.
19 Aug Copper Hill Woman Sentenced to 18 Months for Stealing from Railroad Retirement Board, Social Security Administration.
18 Aug Greensboro Man Sentenced to 25 Months for Participating in Check Cashing Scheme.
13 Aug Leader of Crack Cocaine Conspiracy Pleads Guilty, Faces Mandatory 20 Years in Prison.
13 Aug Rustburg Man Pleads Guilty to One Count of Receiving Child Pornography.
12 Aug Greene County Man Sentenced for Fraudulently Receiving Nearly $100,000 in Social Security Disability Benefits.
12 Aug Indoor Marijuana Cultivator Pleads Guilty.
11 Aug Four Members of Drug Distribution Enterprise Plead Guilty to Conspiracy Charge.
08 Aug Postal Employee Indicted for Threatening Supervisor.
31 Jul Five Members of Methamphetamine Distribution Ring Sentenced to Prison Terms.
29 Jul Second Member of Large-scale Drug Distribution Conspiracy Pleads Guilty.
29 Jul Four New York Men Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Crack Cocaine Throughout Charlottesville Area.
28 Jul Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Participating in a Conspiracy to Produce Unlawful Identification Documents.
25 Jul Seven Members of Crack Cocaine Distribution Ring Indicted.
24 Jul Pair of Cousins Plead Guilty for Conspiring to Distribute Crack Cocaine.
23 Jul Three Members of Crack Cocaine Distribution Ring Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Terms.
17 Jul Former Medeco Employee Pleads Guilty To Mail Fraud, Admits to Stealing over $700,000.
14 Jul Former Virginia Tech Student Sentenced to 60 Months for Arson.
10 Jul Trio Plead Guilty for Roles in Credit Card Mastering Scheme.
09 Jul Roanoke Man Sentenced to Life plus Five Years For Cocaine Distribution.
08 Jul Convicted Felon Sentenced for Illegally Possessing a Firearm.
08 Jul Former Charlottesville Mail Carrier Sentenced for Stealing Mail.
08 Jul Former Employee of Sperry Marine Federal Credit Union Pleads Guilty to Credit Union Embezzlement.
07 Jul Dugspur Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine.
27 Jun Detroit Man Sentenced for Trafficking Narcotics into the Commonwealth of Virginia.
24 Jun Charlottesville Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Possess with the Intent to Distribute More than 500 Grams of Cocaine.
20 Jun Six Individuals from Dickenson and Russell Counties Indicted on Drug Distribution and Firearms Charges.
13 Jun Warren County, Virginia, Man Pleads Guilty to Charges Related to Child Pornography Production Ring.
13 Jun Virginia Beach Man Indicted for Conspiring to Possess and Distribute Cocaine and Crack Cocaine.
09 Jun Yorba Linda, California Man Pleads Guilty To Mail Fraud, False Tax Statements.
09 Jun Indoor Marijuana Cultivator Pleads Guilty.
06 Jun Upper Marlboro, Maryland Man Convicted of Drug and Gun Charges Following Jury Trial.
28 May Dublin Doctor Who Defrauded Medicaid and Medicare Sentenced to Four Years Probation for Health Care Fraud.
27 May Greensboro Man Pleads Guilty to Participating in Check Cashing Scheme.
22 May Nevada Man Indicted for E-mailing Threats to Former Virginia Tech Students on Eve of One-year Anniversary of Massacre.
22 May Pembroke Man Pleads Guilty to Uttering, Counterfeiting Charges.
21 May Guatemalan National Pleads Guilty to Transporting Illegal Aliens Within the United States.
20 May Leader of Washington County Methamphetamine Ring Sentenced to More than 27 Years in Prison.
19 May Hurley Man Who Lied about Being a Quadriplegic Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison and Ordered to Pay More than $500,000 in Restitution.
19 May Three Members of Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Terms.
19 May Second Member of Crack Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy
Sentenced to 100 Month Prison Term.
19 May Illegal Alien Sentenced to 84 Months for Conspiring to Distribute More than 500 Grams of Cocaine.
09 May Guatemalan National Indicted for Transporting Illegal Aliens Within the United States.
07 May Assistant United States Attorney Zachary Lee Receives Virginia State Police Insurance Fraud Program’s Award.
06 May Fugitive Apprehended in Richlands Pleads Guilty to Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.
05 May Conner Sentenced to 130 Months for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine, Money Laundering and Tax Evasion Charges.
05 May Member of Drug Ring Sentenced to 100 Months for Conspiring to Distribute More than Four Kilograms of Methamphetamine.
30 Apr Law Enforcement Breaks up Major Crack Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy; Grand Jury Charges 51 People from Virginia, Tennessee and North Carolina.
29 Apr Cartwright’s Recreational Center in Winchester Forfeited to United States as Focal Point of Crack Cocaine Distribution.
28 Apr Trio Indicted for Conspiring to Possess with the Intent to Distribute More than 500 Grams of Cocaine.
28 Apr Bank Robber Pleads Guilty after Spending Almost 20 Years on the Run as a Fugitive.
23 Apr Greene County Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Receiving Nearly $100,000 in Social Security Disability Benefits.
23 Apr Former Charlottesville Mail Carrier Pleads Guilty to Stealing Mail.
23 Apr Orange, Virginia Felon Sentenced for Possession of a Firearm.
17 Apr United States Attorney John Brownlee Announces Resignation.
16 Apr Sixty Year Old Waynesboro Man Sentenced to 41 Months of Imprisonment
for Possessing Child Pornography.
16 Apr Four Arrested on Drug Trafficking and Wire-fraud Charges.
08 Apr Former Virginia Tech Student Pleads Guilty to Arson.
08 Apr Roanoke Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine.
02 Apr Dickenson County Men Sentenced for Stealing Forest Service Equipment.
01 Apr Illegal Alien Sentenced to Serve 17 Years for Role in Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine, Illegally Re-entering the United States.
28 Mar Thomas J. Bondurant Jr. Admitted to American College of Trial Lawyers.
26 Mar Warren County Man Charged for Involvement in a Multi-state Child Pornography Ring.
26 Mar Drug Dealer Sentenced to 70 Months.
25 Mar Woodstock Man Sentenced to 10½ Years for Transporting Child Pornography.
25 Mar Moneymaker Found Guilty of Making False Statements, Submitting False Documents.
24 Mar Four Sentenced for Roles in Health Care Fraud Scheme.
19 Mar Hurley Woman Sentenced to 94 Months in Prison for Role in Fraud and Tax Evasion Schemes.
17 Mar Former Greene County Deputy Sentenced to Serve 27 Months in Federal Prison for Violating the Mann Act and Making False Statements to FBI Agents.
13 Mar New York Man Charged with the Murder of Katherine Danielle Howard.
12 Mar College Student Charged with Posting Death Threats On-line.
11 Mar Eight Individuals Charged with Conspiring to Violate Federal Immigration Laws.
06 Mar Pennington Gap Dentist Found Guilty of Racketeering, Healthcare Fraud, Mail Fraud, Wire Fraud, and Money Laundering.
04 Mar Members of Wire Fraud Conspiracy to Serve Time in Prison.
04 Mar Inmate Sentenced to 262 Months for Scheme to Introduce Heroin into United States Penitentiary, Lee County.
03 Mar Coeburn Man Charged With Arson of High Knob Observation Tower.
29 Feb Members of Meth Conspiracy Plead Guilty and Agree to Forfeiture of $53,037 in Drug Money.
26 Feb Two Former Roanoke Residents Sentenced to 65 Months in Jail for Involvement in a Credit Card and Identity Theft Conspiracy.
25 Feb Former Bank Teller Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Over $200,000 From Wachovia Bank. (Revised 02/26/08)
21 Feb Dublin Doctor Who Defrauded Medicaid And Medicare Pleads Guilty To Health Care Fraud. (Revised 02/22/08)
20 Feb Pulaski Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Gun Charges, Faces Mandatory 25 Years in Prison.
14 Feb Three Indicted for Involvement in Credit Card Mastering Scheme.
13 Feb Eight Members of Drug Ring Indicted.
11 Feb Bristol Man Convicted of Fourth Drug Trafficking Offense, Receives Thirty Year Sentence for Crack Cocaine Conspiracy.
07 Feb Two Indicted in Check Cashing Scheme.
30 Jan Winchester Woman Sentenced.
23 Jan Bristol Man and Woman Sentenced to Prison for Crack Cocaine Conspiracy.
8 Jan Meth Manufacturer Sentenced to 16 Years and 6 Months in Prison.
8 Jan Greensboro Man Sentenced for Cocaine Trafficking.
7 Jan Former Gate City Public Works Director Sentenced to Prison for Money Laundering.
7 Jan Florida Man Sentenced to 188 Months in Prison for Child Exploitation.
4 Jan Grayson County Bank Robbers Sentenced.