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Four W.Va. Agencies Addressing Substance Use Secure Federal Grants
Four West Virginia organizations that aim to prevent opioid use and support addiction recovery have secured a federal grant from the United States Department of Justice.
Continue Reading Take Me to More News$650M Deal Means Firm Won’t Face Prosecution For Encouraging OxyContin Sales
The Justice Department will not prosecute a consulting firm accused of encouraging OxyContin sales in return for $650 million in resolution payments.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsDomestic Violence Prevention Programs Receive $4 Million
More than $4 million is coming from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women to three programs in West Virginia.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsJudge Rejects Plea Agreement In Submarine Secrets Sale Case
A Navy nuclear engineer and his wife have withdrawn their guilty pleas in a case involving the sale of secrets about American nuclear submarines. The moves by Jonathan and Diana Toebbe came Tuesday in a federal court in West Virginia after a judge rejected plea agreements that had called for specific sentencing options.
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W.Va. Judge Orders Couple In Submarine Spy Case Held in Detention, Sets Friday Hearing
A federal judge said Tuesday that the Maryland couple charged in a plot to sell sensitive U.S. submarine secrets to a foreign government will remain behind bars. Jonathan and Diana Toebbe each made brief appearances in federal court in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Magistrate Judge Robert Trumble ordered them to remain detained pending a detention hearing on Friday at which more extensive arguments are expected to be made. The couple answered perfunctory questions from a judge, but no substantive information about the case was discussed.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMail Carrier Altered Eight Absentee Requests, Says U.S. Attorney
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of West Virginia has charged a Pendleton County mail carrier, accusing him of tampering with eight…
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