09/08/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/08/2024 20:50
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Eleven inmates in the Northern District of West Virginia have been sentenced for smuggling or attempting to smuggle drugs into various prisons.
According to court documents and statements made in court, the inmates were smuggling drugs into Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Hazelton, Secure Female Facility (SFF) Hazelton, and Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Gilmer. Those receiving additional time to the sentences they were already serving include:
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Brandon Flower and Will Rhee prosecuted the cases on behalf of the government.
The Bureau of Prisons investigated.
Chief U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh presided.
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