MORGANTOWN – Currently the subject of a federal class action lawsuit, Monongalia County’s Pedestrian and Vehicle Safety Ordinance has resulted in a total of four tickets and four written warnings […]
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Clearfiber internet owner pleads guilty to laundering USDA funds
The owner of Clearfiber Inc., an internet service provider in Monongalia County, pleaded guilty to money laundering Wednesday, admitting to defrauding a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) grant program, […]
City of Westover settles lawsuit brought by former council member
The federal lawsuit brought by former Westover City Council member Ralph Mullins against the city and its representatives has been settled for $3,000. This is after seven of the nine […]
Morgantown man charged with theft of Federal Broadband Funding
The owner of Clearfiber Inc., an internet service provider in Monongalia County, was charged with money laundering Wednesday, after allegedly defrauding a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) grant program, […]
Former WVU professor accused of stealing grant funds, fleeing to China
A former West Virginia University professor who was federally indicted in 2020 on two counts of federal program fraud after investigators say he embezzled thousands of dollars in federal grant […]
Trial for Mon deputy moved to Wheeling
The upcoming jury trial for Monongalia County Sheriff’s Deputy Lance Kuretza will now be held at the United States District Court in Wheeling after maintenance work scheduled at the original […]
Two sentenced to federal prison for 2020 drug crimes
Two men were sentenced in United States District Court this week for selling large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine in the Morgantown area. Court records show that prior to Monday’s […]
Former corrections officer sentenced for selling drugs to inmates
A former corrections officer who worked at the North Central Regional Jail (NCRJ) in Greenwood, Doddridge County, was sentenced in United States District Court in Clarksburg for distributing drugs inside […]
Man pleads guilty to federal gun charges
On Monday, Reece Dillon Shepard, 31, appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Michael John Aloi and pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm. In July, Shepard was taken into […]
Third man accused in Bulger murder pleads not guilty; trial set for mid-December
The last of three men indicted for their roles in the 2018 murder of James “Whitey” Bulger at the United States Penitentiary (USP) in Hazelton appeared before U.S. District Judge […]
