West Virginia Verdicts & Court Cases
1,245 verdicts, settlements, and court decisions from West Virginia.
United States of America v. Paul Oliver Dennison
Clarksburg, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with selling controlled substances and for his role in a firearms trafficking scheme. Reported by: Kent Morlan Beginning in spring 2024, the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department and Bridgeport Police Depart
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Joe Sidney Cross
Huntington, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing fentanyl in violation of 18 U.S.C. 846. Reported by: Kent Morlan On May 13, 2025, Joe Sidney Cross, 44, of Huntington, West Virginia, sold approximately 3.5 grams of fentanyl to a confidentia
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Terry Pierce
Wheeling, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343. Reported by Kent Morlan Terry Pierce, 48, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, was involvement in a Business Email Compromise (BEC) scheme. BEC schemes are a sophisticated form
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Kelvin Rydele Myles, also known as “D” and Kristina Renea Clark
Charleston, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs. Reported by Kent Morlan On March 14, 2024, Kelvin Rydele Myles, also known as “D,” 49, of Charleston, sold approximately 2.9 grams of fentanyl to a confidential info
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Sebastian Andres Arquilla
Charlottesville, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud with identification documents in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1028. Reported by Kent Morlan Sebastian Andres Arquilla, 22, of Palmyra, Virginia, advertised, sold, and shipped fake identification documents
View VerdictLucust Hill Unit Owner's Association, Inc. v. Michael B. Wilber
Clarksburg, West Virginia civil litigation lawyers represented the parties Michael B. Wilber owns Lot 407, located at 90 Sawgrass Drive within the Locust Hill subdivision, a common-interest community organized pursuant to the West Virginia Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act as codified in Chap
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Cody Lee Smith
Clarksburg, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making threats against the President. Reported by Kent Morlan Cody Lee Smith, 20, admitted to making threats to kill the President and to harm ICE agents. According to court statements, on January 17, 202
View VerdictUnited States of America v. James Burke
Huntington, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with embezzlement. Reported by Kent Morlan James Burke, 56, of Greenup, Kentucky, was the financial secretary of a labor organization located in Huntington. Burke admitted that he issued nine unauthorized or a
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Christina Nolte
Clarksburg, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of public money. Reported by Kent Morlan Christina Nolte, 42, of Bridgeport, West Virginia, fraudulently obtained disability to have $242,528 in federal student loans discharged. Nolte, a license
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Karen Shea Radford
Charleston, West Virginia, criminal Defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of government money. Reported by Kent Morlan Karen Shea Radford, 47, of Princeton, executed a fraud scheme while an owner of Healthcare Therapy Services LLC (HCTS), doing business as Medical Massag
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Matthew Clemont
Wheeling, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs. Reported by Kent Morlan Matthew Clemont, 33, of Wheeling, West Virginia, worked with others in a drug trafficking operation in the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia. Clemon
View VerdictUnited States of America v. McCayla Myers
Charleston, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aiding and abetting theft of government money. Reported by Kent Morlan McCayla Myers, 27, of Cabin Creek, engaged in a scheme to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of $83,332.00 in COVID-19 rel
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jaquan Marquis Brock
Clarksburg, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with use of the United States Postal Service to attempt to possess and distribute fentanyl. By Kent Morlan U.S. Postal Inspectors intercepted a package mailed to an apartment in Morgantown from an address in S
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Dennis Eugene West
Charleston, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal discharge of pollutant. By Kent Morlan On August 24, 2022, Dennis Eugene West, age 58, of Moncks Corner, South Carolina, was driving a tractor trailer in the northbound lane of the West Virginia T
View VerdictState of West Virginia v. Darrell R. Sharp, II
Fayette County, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal application for registration to vote. Darrell R. Sharp, II, was charged with attempting to vote after conviction of a felony while on parole. He attempted to vote in the 2022 general elect
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Kelli Renee Miller
Clarksburg, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, identity theft, and bank fraud. Kelli Renee Miller, 43, of Richmond, Virginia, worked with Michael Vordjorbe to assume the identities of account holders without their knowle
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Michael Graves
Charleston, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud and false statements. On November 15, 2021, Michael Graves, 70, of Charlton Heights, West Virginia, filed a Form 1040, U.S. Individual Tax Return for tax year 2016 listing his income as $816.00. As par
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Kelli Renee Miller
Clarksburg, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempt and conspiracy to commit mail fraud, bank fraud, wire fraud, and identity fraud. Kelli Renee Miller, 43, worked with Michael Vordjorbe to assume the identities of account holders without their knowl
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Michael Graves
Charleston, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud and false statement. Michael Graves On November 15, 2021, Michael Graves filed a Form 1040, U.S. Individual Tax Return for tax year 2016 listing his income as $816.00. As part of his guilty plea, Gr
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Gary Lee Hodges
Beckley, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted enticement of a minor. In 2021, Gary Lee Hodges connected online with “Alice,” who claimed to have an 11-year-old daughter and a 13-year-old daughter. The pair spoke at length about Hodges’s de
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Ryan Rasheed Shaw
Clarksburg, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug traffiking. Ryan Rasheed Shaw, 29, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was the point of contact in West Virginia for the operation led by Rodney Johnson in Philadelphia. Shaw was managing the drug business i
View VerdictUnited States of America v. James Garner, aka "Jake"
Huntington, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking. On January 17, 2025, James Garner, also known as “Jake,” 35, of Detroit, Michigan, sold approximately 50 grams of methamphetamine to a confidential informant in exchange for $350. As pa
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Brian Poling, Levi S. Weaver, and Leroy M. Miller
Clarksburg, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States. A federal indictment charges Brian Poling, 51, of Albright, West Virginia; Levi S. Weaver,74, of Fredericksburg, Ohio; and Leroy M. Miller, 40, of Millersburg, Ohio; w
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Francis Combs
Beckley, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with selling fentanyl and felony possession of a firearm. Francis Combs, age 58, of Cool Ridge, sold a Bryco Arms model Jennings J-22 .22-caliber pistol to a confidential informant in Raleigh County. As part of his
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Todd M. Chapman
Huntington, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud. Todd M. Chapman, age 58, of Huntington, West Virginia embezzled at least $602,000 from a now-defunct Huntington law firm while its office manager.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Gerald Henry, a/k/a “Unc,” “G,” and “G-ball,” a
Wheeling, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs. Gerald Henry, also known as “Unc,” “G,” and “G-ball,” age 41, was accused of possessing and distributing 400 grams or more of fentanyl. Henry transported large quant
View VerdictState of West Virginia v. Kayla Six
Wellsburg, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud in connection with an access device. Kayla Six, 31, was charged with felony offense of fraud in connection with an access device.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Justin Steven Boileau
Abingdon, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of children. Justin Steven Boileau, 30, a former resident of Reston, Virginia, engaged in the exploitation of children. “While social media is a powerful tool for keeping us connected, it c
View VerdictState of West Virginia v. Derek Arbogast and Larry Talkington
Montrose, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with attempted first-degree murder. Derek Arbogast and Larry Talkington accused for shooting a man in a residence on Mule Hollow Road in Montrose.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Brittaney Allura Hall
Martinsburg, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and fraud with identification documents. Brittaney Allura Hall, 36, was charged with one count of wire fraud. Hall was an office manager and accountant for a business in Martinsburg and had acce
View VerdictDelbert Kevin Cordle v. Resurgent Capital Services, L.P. et al.
Charleston, West Virginia, consumer law lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a Fair Credit Reporting Act violation. The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq., is a U.S. federal law enacted in 1970 that regulates the collection, dissemination, and use of consumer credit info
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Christian Gale Biles
Charlesotn, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute drugs. On March 4, 2024, Christian Gale Biles, 21, of Vienna, West Virginia, took possession of a package delivered to his residence by the United States Postal Service.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Gerald Lee Young and Gerald Lee Young
Wheeling, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribut drugs.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Madison Grant Sergent
Huntington, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of meth. On July 23, 2024, Madison Grant Sergent, 27, of Huntington, directed another individual to distribute approximately 24 grams of methamphetamine to a confidential informant in exchange fo
View VerdictState of West Virginia v. Jennie Davis
Williamson, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual assault. Following a jury trial held in February 1995, the petitioner was convicted of four counts of first-degree sexual assault[2] and four counts of sexual abuse by a parent, guardian, or custodia
View VerdictState of West Virginia v. Martin King
Morgantown, West Virginia,criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree robbery. On May 9, 2019, a Monongalia County Grand Jury indicted the petitioner on robbery in the second-degree. The petitioner was released from custody and absconded; the circuit court issued
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Hetzon Marroquin Reyes
Clarksburg, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer John Pizzo represented the Defendant charged with employing illegal aliens and tax fraud. Hetzon Maroquin Reyes, also known as “Hector,” age 41, was the owenr and operator of A&M Homes, LLC in Morgantown, West Virginia and hired and harbored i
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Tracy Don Jackson
Charleston, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing fentanyl. On June 15, 2023, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at a Charleston residence where they encountered Tracy Don Jackson Jr., 23, of St. Albans, sleeping on a couch in
View VerdictState of West Virginia v. Danile Lunn Wrights, Jr.
Rio, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with murder. Daniel Lum Wright Jr. accused of killing a woman and dumping her body in the woods. https://www.wboy.com/news/crime/west-virginia-man-arrested-for-allegedly-murdering-woman-and-dumping-her-body-in-2020/
View VerdictState of West Virginia v. Kyle Jitsuwo Ulysses Zercues Matsuoka Termin
Weston, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with possession of a stolen vehicle and eluding. On Jan. 11, at around 10:02 p.m., troopers were patrolling in the area of East 3rd Street near the intersection of Brown Avenue in Weston when they saw a sedan driving
View VerdictUnited States of America v. John Ladelle Puryear
Capbell, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute quantities of cocaine, fentanyl, and cocaine base, also known as “crack.” On January 16, 2025, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at John Ladelle Puryea
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Maurice Kelly Johnson, aka “Reese"
Huntington, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of firearm by a convicted felon. On May 22, 2025, Johnson provided a Smith & Wesson model M&P Shield M2.0 9mm pistol that was sold to a confidential informant in Huntington. As part of his guilty
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Avanibahen Patel
Beckley, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with hiring illegals. Aakash Prakash Makwana, 30, a citizen of India unlawfully residing in Ronceverte, was employed at a Fairlea business owned and operated by Avanibahen Patel and her husband. Makwana assisted with
View VerdictJules Gautier, et al. v. TAMS Management, Inc., et al.
Charleston, West Virginia, employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued on a WARN Act violation theory. The WARN Act “requires certain employers to provide notice to their employees of sudden, significant employment loss so that they [can] seek alternative employment and their c
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Theodore Miller
Charleston, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud. Between spring of 2022 and September 2024, Theodore Miller, age 36, of South Charleston, West Virginia, planned and carried out the fraud schemes. Miller used social media and presented himself as the
View VerdictState of West Virginia v. Robert John Clancy
Clarksburg, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant, Robert John Glancey, 63, of Philadelphia, who was using an Ohio man’s identity to try to steal money from banks.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Michael Robinson-Brown
Clarksburg, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a leadership role in a drug trafficking operation in Monongalia County. law enforcement had received several complaints about suspected drug activity at an apartment complex in Morgantown. Investigators det
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Quanda Kiev Wilborne, also known as “Quan” and “Queso,” and Taylor Faith Walke
Charleston, West Virginia criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Quanda Kiev Wilborne, also known as “Quan” and “Queso,” 29, of Charleston, obtained methamphetamine from co-conspirator Amanda Marie M
View VerdictState of West Virginia v. Jason Colt Jarrell
Glenville, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with three counts of brandishing,[2]three counts of assault,[3] one count of destruction of property, and one count of shooting within 500 feet of a dwelling.
View VerdictNelson Rigg, et al. v. Monore Darrow Eads, et al.
Hinton, West Virginia, civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in an easement dispute. On March 31, 2021, the Piggs acquired two parcels of property, an 11-acre parcel and what they understood to be an 80-acre parcel in Summers County from Thomas H. Walls, Jr. On November 30, 2021, the
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