Tuesday, June 18 2013 3:24 PM EDT2013-06-18 19:24:24 GMT
BECKLEY, WV (AP) — A former Massey Energy executive who is cooperating with the criminal investigation into the Upper Big Branch mine disaster is asking a judge for leniency when she sentences him Aug. 1.
BECKLEY, WV (AP) — A former Massey Energy executive who is cooperating with the criminal investigation into the Upper Big Branch mine disaster is asking a judge for leniency when she sentences him Aug. 1.
Monday, June 17 2013 4:19 PM EDT2013-06-17 20:19:37 GMT
Justices annulled the law license of H. John Rogers after he filed a false mental hygiene complaint against a Wetzel County businessman.
Justices annulled the law license of a New Martinsville attorney and former state Supreme Court candidate after he filed a false mental hygiene complaint against a Wetzel County businessman.
Monday, June 17 2013 12:22 PM EDT2013-06-17 16:22:50 GMT
The West Virginia attorney general has sent letters to two clinics, seeking to assess abortion regulations in the state.
The West Virginia Attorney General has sent letters to two clinics, seeking to assess abortion regulations in the state.
A Shepherdstown resident who obtained more than $5 million in personal loans from people he promised to repay with lottery winnings he never won will serve 282 months in prison, the U.S. Attorney's office recently announced.
David F. Brackett Jr., 63, pleaded guilty in August to wire fraud and money laundering stemming from a scheme that lasted from January 2002 to March 2011, the news release states.
According to the Aug. 2 information, Brackett used the money from these personal loans to buy a house and vehicles and to gamble.
The news release states Brackett laundered his money through several bank transactions, which involved many banks and accounts.